Why are so many couples splitting at this time?

Soul Astrology Answer:

Jupiter is travelling through Libra, from last October through to the end of October 05, and this increases awareness of the balance, and the harmony, in relationships - we are noticing when our relationships seem to be out of balance, and arguments are particularly unwelcome. So perhaps we are being a bit more purist about how our partner is behaving towards us.
Conflict may not have been too noticeable until the beginning of this year when Jupiter moved into a square position (90 degrees) to Saturn. As Saturn travels through Cancer, he is slowly bringing all childhood patterns to the surface: patterns of our childhood need for nurturing; and the desire to care for another being coloured by shades of parental control.
This uncomfortable relationship between what we want and what we appear to be getting in relationship is at its strongest from the beginning of 05 through January, February and March. In early April Jupiter’s apparent backward motion takes it away from this contact and there is a respite until, in early June it move forwards again. However the square between Jupiter and Saturn only occurs again after November, by which time the two planets will have changed sign, so the quality of their conflict will no longer be about partnership.

The way to deal with this present awkwardness is use the natural growth factor of Jupiter’s emphasis for your own development – that is, notice where you yourself are contributing to the lack of balance and harmony. Remember to give to yourself whatever it is that you feel you need, and your partner is not giving you. When you nurture and support yourself, it becomes easier to give to another – and the one on the receiving end is likely to feel more generous. Jupiter is about the pipe of giving and receiving, and it delivers to us when we unblock our end of it.
Resolving the Saturn end of this conflict requires us seeing where we are acting out our parents in our present relationships. How much are you behaving like your mother or your father did in their marriage? If you act out one end of your parents’ relationship, your partner is bound to take the other end. Another possible feeling that could arise is sibling rivalry, where you feel that you and your partner are a pair of children both trying to get what you need. The only way out is to confess what you see yourself doing, so that you can both become adults in your own right.

One more thing – Venus is travelling through Aquarius right through February, so this month there is likely to be a need for space in all relating. Don’t cling on to a loved one for fear of losing them – if you allow them freedom, they are more likely to return. Venus slides into Pisces at the end of February, contacting Uranus (the planet of freedom) directly during March, and through the first hale of April she moves through Aries – very independent. So during this time, we could all do with space and time for ourselves anyway! Good relationships thrive on it.