It's taken a long time to get to this point, with 2010 already thrown everything it has at you, in terms of romantic wake up calls and relationship challenges. This leaves you at a point where you know what you want from love and your relationships and exactly how to make it happen.

At the same time that things are becoming fairly urgent on the work front, the Sun and Mercury align in your romantic sector, in a way that gives you a clear sense of where you've been and where you're going. With Mercury not due to turn direct for another 10 days, the door to second chances is still open.

The fact that both Venus and Mars, the planets of love and passion are getting ready to leave your romantic sector adds to the urgency of the romantic passions that are already in overdrive. Yet even after they leave it's the things that they've been able to kick start that will be more than sustainable. This is just the beginning.

Less than a week before Venus is due to reach your romantic sector and with conditions already improving on the relationship front, an alignment between the Sun and Mercury throws you an important lifeline. Aligned in your communication sector it's your relationships and in particular the past that are given a voice.

It will be just under 2 months before Mars, planet of passion, reaches your romantic sector, kicking off some very romantic months that stretch uninterrupted all the way out to February 2011. This is close enough that you can pick up on the romantic promise in the air but far enough away that you're able to ready your life.

The Sun and Mercury, planet of communication, align in your sign today, not only giving you an authentic voice but a clear sense of both foresight and hindsight. With Mercury in retrograde motion and your romantic and relationship focus still on the past, this gives the past the voice it needs at a critical moment for second chances.

It's been 59 years since your Venus return has had the support of both Mars and Saturn, giving you the courage and the commitment to know what you want and to stick to it. Despite the relationship challenges of recent weeks even your relationship options are off the scale, making settling for less a no go.

What a difference a few weeks make, for it wasn't that long ago that Venus and Jupiter, the planets of love and luck were in opposition. Now they're already working together, aware of the joint role they'll play in making the last 4 months of 2011 some of the most romantic on record.

With Jupiter now in his final week in your romantic sector and with the countdown already underway for his departure in just 6 days time, put everything you have into getting things onto the right path. Yet you'll find it hard to get it wrong, with alarm bells sounding if you veer from the authentic path.

Now in her final week in a very competitive part of your chart Venus, planet of love, is looking for a commitment from you, reminding you that it's your responsibility to know what you want. What you have now is courage and stickability, allowing you to take a leap of faith and to stay committed for the long haul.

While Venus, planet of love and romance and Mars, planet of passion are encouraging you to take a leap of faith, move out of a romantic rut and embrace a sense of romantic adventure, you need to back up a little first. The first thing you have to establish is what you want, making any romantic adventures you take count.

Today's alignment between the Sun and Mercury in your relationship sector does more than bring the past and future together, it creates a turning point where the future starts becoming more relevant. The most important understanding being gained now is that the challenges of the past really are behind you.