Major Chart Patterns
Although there are all kinds of relationships between
people— between friends, lovers, not-so-friends—most
of these relationships can be boiled down into a handful
of main types. The two best-known types, of course, are
those of The Lover and The Loved One. Most
relationships, romantic or otherwise, tend to end up with
one partner taking on the role of the Lover, and the
other partner taking on the role of the Loved One.
This is not to say that one partner does not love the
other, or vice versa. The point is, as a relationship
develops, partners tend to take on distinct roles. Usually
one takes on the role of the Lover or caretaker and the
other takes on the role of the Loved One—the one
being cared for. The role of Lover or caretaker can be
as simple as being the one who picks up the socks or
wipes off the counters, and the role of Loved One as
simple as being the one who tends to forget about that
stuff, letting the partner do it. So, I always want to know
right off the bat what type of relationship role a particular
person likes to play, and to do this, I determine their
chart type. This is not hard to do, so let's learn
something about relationships and chart types.