♈Venus in Aries
Attracted to the chase more than to the arrangement. Read as somebody who pursues directly, loses interest when something becomes too easy, and prefers an honest disagreement to a comfortable silence. Affection here is demonstrative rather than subtle.
♉Venus in Taurus
Venus rules Taurus, so this is value at its most direct: attracted to what is beautiful, physical and lasting. Read as loyal, sensual and unimpressed by novelty, with the traditional caution being possessiveness, since what is valued here is also quietly regarded as owned.
♊Venus in Gemini
Attracted to conversation first. Read as somebody who needs to be interested before they can be interested, who values wit above almost anything, and who tends to keep things light for longer than a partner would prefer. Variety here is a requirement rather than a phase.
♋Venus in Cancer
Attracted to safety and to being needed. Read as nurturing, loyal and slow to open, with affection expressed through practical care more than through words. The traditional caution is that being needed and being loved can become hard to tell apart.
♌Venus in Leo
Attracted to what is impressive, and generous once attached. Read as warm, demonstrative and loyal, with a real need for the relationship to be acknowledged rather than kept quiet. The traditional caution is that admiration and affection get confused.
♍Venus in Virgo
Attracted to competence, and shows affection by being useful. Read as devoted, undemonstrative and quietly exacting, with the traditional caution being that a critical eye turned on somebody you love is experienced by them as withdrawal rather than as attention.
♎Venus in Libra
Venus rules Libra, so relating here is the main event. Read as romantic, considerate and happiest in partnership, with a strong aesthetic sense and a real dislike of ugliness in any form. The traditional caution is being in love with the arrangement rather than the person.
♏Venus in Scorpio
Attracted completely or not at all. Read as loyal, intense and privately possessive, with a strong preference for one deep attachment over several pleasant ones. The traditional caution is jealousy, and the tradition is unusually direct that the issue is control rather than affection.
♐Venus in Sagittarius
Attracted to what expands the world. Read as warm, generous and honest to a degree that occasionally costs it, with a real need for independence inside a relationship. The traditional caution is restlessness once the discovery phase is over.
♑Venus in Capricorn
Takes commitment seriously and shows affection through reliability. Read as loyal, undemonstrative and slow to open, with a preference for what lasts over what is exciting. The traditional caution is treating a relationship as another responsibility to discharge.
♒Venus in Aquarius
Attracted to the unusual, and needs freedom inside closeness. Read as loyal, unconventional and more comfortable with friendship than with intensity, with the traditional caution that detachment offered as respect for space is not always received that way.
♓Venus in Pisces
Venus is exalted in Pisces, which the tradition reads as love at its least conditional. Read as romantic, giving and inclined to see people as they could be, with the traditional caution being that idealising somebody is not the same as knowing them, and the disappointment was built in from the start.