If dating apps have let you down, your love life feels like a loop of heartache, or you’ve mastered the art of romantic solitude—your birth chart may hold some answers.
Astrologer Ivy Underwood (aka @0degreesTaurus) points to certain astrological placements that she playfully refers to as “forever alone” signs. These don’t mean you’re doomed, but they can suggest a longer or more complex journey toward love and commitment.
Rising Signs: Leo & Cancer
If your rising sign is Leo or Cancer, your romantic timeline may naturally unfold more slowly.
Why? Because Saturn, the planet associated with discipline and delays, rules your seventh house of partnerships. This means you’re less inclined to settle for casual relationships and more likely to hold out for something meaningful.
- Leo risings may be drawn to flashy partners who aren’t always a good fit.
- Cancer risings often attract people who need them—creating a dynamic of emotional caretaking that can drain rather than fulfill.
These patterns aren’t fixed—they’re lessons to overcome.
Saturn in the Seventh House
Having Saturn placed in your seventh house of relationships is like the universe saying, “Not so fast.”
Underwood explains that people with this placement tend to be “late bloomers” in love. Commitment often comes after much personal growth—and only when it truly feels right.
Rather than jumping into relationships, these individuals often wait until their foundations are strong enough to support something long-term.
Challenging Saturn-Venus Aspects
If Saturn forms a square or opposition with Venus, you might find the road to love filled with detours.
- Venus represents love, beauty, and harmony.
- Saturn represents structure, karma, and restriction.
Together in tension, they can create internal conflict: wanting deep love, but feeling unworthy or held back by fear or baggage.
Still, this placement doesn’t mean you’ll be alone forever. It often signals that true connection will come later in life, and that earlier relationships may serve more as lessons than life partnerships.
So… Am I Doomed?
Absolutely not.
Having these placements may mean that love arrives on its own timeline—but it also means that when it does come, it tends to be built on a solid, enduring foundation.
As Underwood notes: “These are only general guidelines. So many other parts of your chart can shift your story entirely.”
In other words: You’re not cursed. You’re cultivating something meaningful. And as with all good things—the wait might just be worth it.