The 7th house in Astrology represents the epitome of relationships, mainly representing married life and what kind of life partner we will get in life. This house also represents all other types of partnerships, including business dealings and our associates. Being the furthers point away from the Ascendant (birth), it also represents foreign lands and distant places.

The 7th house is one of the most important houses of any chart, representing a lot more than just love relationships or romance. This house represents how well we do in life in regards to all kinds of agreements and all kinds of relationships. To live is to relate, we are always making agreements, always relying on others through our career and life. So a strong 7th house is important not only for marriage, but also for our professional life and dealings.

On love relationships themselves, this is actually not the only house to assess. Love and romance are represented by the 5th house, while marriage is represented by the 7th house. Knowing about your husband/wife is important, but you will (usually) not jump right into marriage upon meeting someone, you will usually romance or date first. And to see that, you must see the 5th house.

The 7th house will represent (along with the Navamsha chart and karakas such as Venus and Jupiter) the life partner and his qualities, as well as the timing of when will a marriage happen.

Planets in the 7th House

  • Sun in the 7th house: Partners can feel overbearing, and they usually tend to take the lead over you. Relationships are very important to you, and you might have a strong libido. You might enjoy traveling and partners from different cultures. In business, success can be attained specially through delegation.
  • Moon in the 7th house: Partners are very emotional and malleable, or relationships are constantly changing. Good for business, as you tend to have an easy time building rapport with others.
  • Mars in the 7th house: A combative attitude by your partner could create trouble in marriage, he will tend to be easily angered and constantly fighting. In business, you will tend to deal with smart and bright people. Usually, this indicates good prospects for opening up an independent business.
  • Mercury in the 7th house: Partners tend to be younger, humorous and fun. Relationships both romantic and professional tend to be harmonious and diplomatic. Could do well in any field that deals with communication.
  • Jupiter in the 7th house: The partner is respectable, strong and well educated. Usually, a comfortable life is indicated. Businesses tend to succeed.
  • Venus in the 7th house: Partners are very attractive. Relationships are based on beauty, enjoyment and a degree of hedonism. Professional partnerships are very harmonious and prosperous.
  • Saturn in the 7th house: Marriage can be delayed, or happen with an older person. The partner could come from a different background, different social class, different country, etc. The marriage tends to be somewhat serious or cold, but it is usually long lasting. Business partnerships can be prosperous, but they will usually require a lot of work and effort, the associates in business might be overbearing.
  • Rahu in the 7th house: The partner could come from a different background, different social class, different country, etc. Relating to foreigners becomes specially common with Rahu. Marriage will be a turbulent ride, with many ups and downs, the partner might be a bit self-centered. In business, you will tend to deal a lot with technology and foreign lands.
  • Ketu in the 7th house: The partner could be odd and unusual, or aloof and subdued, in some way. People will usually have a strange impression of your partner. They could be needy or or behave like victims. In business, the native might lack direction, and usually he will deal with something that seems upsetting or unusual to the family.

Ruler of the 7th in different houses

  • Lord of the 7th in the 1st: people tend to seek you, you attract a lot of people. Could be somewhat self-centered or expecting people to live to please you. You might be always seeking a relationship. The people you meet will usually bring you good opportunities. You could live or deal with foreign lands
  • Lord of the 7th in the 2nd: you could have more than one marriage. Marriage will give you great opportunities to acquire wealth or make gains. At times, this could show relationships based on money or financial interest. It could also show sudden changes or reversals in your dealings.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 3rd: You could meet a partner while enrolled in some education institution, like school or college. Your partner will like to travel. In business, you could meet very enterprising people who would help you. People you meet could help you intellectually or give you great ideas and guidance.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 4th: You need a partner that brings you security, family life and comfort become central matter in your marriage. You tend to share values and virtues with your partners. You might have a very successful partner.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 5th: Romance is very important to you, and you seek a partner that is very bright and respected. Children might play a key role in your life. Marriage could bring great improvements in your business life. You are great at understanding people.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 6th: You are attracted towards people with some kind of problem or issue. Maybe a health problem, maybe addictions or a crooked background. You have a desire to fix or help the people you meet in life. Your spouse will add a layer of complexity in your life. Your relationships tend to improve a lot with time and hard work.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 7th: Marriage is really important, and partnerships are central in your life. Relationships will be a key point in your life. You are charming and attractive, relationships tend to run smoothly. You might have a hard time being alone or away from people.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 8th: Relationships deal a lot with secrets. Either you like keeping your relationships in secret, hidden from the world. Or you and your partners keep secrets from each other. Relationships are constantly changing, with sudden roadblocks forcing your way. Your partner might come from a very different background from you, and he might try changing or transforming you in some way. In business, secrets and sudden changes could make for unreliable partnerships. In all kinds of partnerships, sudden breaks or changes could create trouble or an ending. You might have a hard time socializing, opening up with others and enjoying relationships. A big lesson in life for you deals with trust and openness.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 9th: Partner is very philosophical and intelligent, they might enjoy traveling, higher education or religion. Overall, it tends to indicate smooth and prosperous partnerships. You might meet people through church or university. You might have an easy time dealing with foreigners and foreign lands.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 10th: You will tend to meet partners in a professional environment. Your partner could be very workaholic or work oriented. Usually, you will develop a smooth relationship with his family. You could have a family business. You are well connected.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 11th: Socializing and mingling are important for you, seeking a partner who shares your interests and likes to socialize is very important to you. Your relationships tend to be very public. You might gain financially from marriage and your initiatives.
  • Lord of the 7th in the 12th: Unusual or foreign partners are indicated. You might experience losses in your relationship. At times, you could feel isolated from your partner. A similar theme to the 6th house could also be present, with you wanting to save someone troubled. You might meet a partner through the internet.

7th lord from the Ascendant shows the general trends, 7th lord from the Moon shows how we feel in these relationships. So a divide could happen, where we have very good material conditions (from the Ascendant), but we still feel dissatisfied — from the Moon’s point of view. The reverse is also true, with people in unsightly situations very pleased with their lives.

The challenging placements of the 7th lord in houses 6 and 8 will usually show a degree of unreliability with people in your life. They will be somewhat unavailable or non-dependable for you. Natives with these placements could feel lonely at times. Even with people around them, they could feel lacking, as if they couldn’t trust or open up completely around them.

The ruler of the 7th house determines how partnerships tend to happen in life, but it also shows how we tend to deal/act with people in our lives. Understanding that it is a two way street is key to learning and improving in life.

For instance, the two challenging houses mentioned above might denote dealing with abusive people, or actually troubled individuals. But a lot of times, it is simply a reasonable person pushed by the behavior of the 6th/8th house native. I have seen natives with these placements that were called out or blocked by business partners, which would appear to make them the victim. But those events came after months of the native keeping secrets, creating doubt and overall not sharing. If you don’t tell people things, they will have to guess, and not everybody is happy about making predictions or guesswork.

Similarly, the loneliness these natives feel is accompanied by a hard time connecting and sharing with others. If you can’t open up and share about yourself, you will always be alone, because you will always have big chunks of your life kept to yourself. Learning to share, for these natives, is a hard process. But they should try starting it, taking small steps, so that they can learn and improve.