Betty Friedan
in Relationships

Serious and responsible, she tries to carry the world on her shoulders and rarely let others know that she needs help and support. Betty Friedan denies or ignores her own emotional needs and feels that others will not accept her if she appears "weak". She is especially uncomfortable with emotional dependency, and will tell herself and others (even children) not to be a "baby". Betty Friedan needs to accept that no one is self-sufficient all the time, and to be gentler with her "childish" emotional needs and wants. To others, she may appear to be rather hard-nosed and tough, with a businesslike attitude toward their personal concerns and feelings. Actually, no one is a truer friend. Her feelings and loyalties run deep, but she often does not let people know how much she cares. Betty Friedan also needs to learn to relax, enjoy herself, and play sometimes.

Betty Friedan has a soft exterior and tends to relate very personally and sympathetically to other people. However, Betty sometimes lets her emotions overpower her reasoning and logic, and consequently she is sometimes biased in her opinions. Betty Friedan is impressionable and rather gentle, or at least that is the way she appears. Her feelings are on the surface and Betty cannot hide her emotions.

Betty has conflicting emotional desires and needs which complicate her personal life and relationships. She may feel that she cannot depend on her love partner to take care of her or perhaps Friedan cannot decide what she really wants in love relationships: a parent or a lover. If her needs for emotional sustenance and love are not satisfied, overeating (especially sweets) can become a problem.

Her emotional attitudes and instincts tend to be quite liberal. Betty Friedan does not want to be caged or dictated to, and she feels everyone is entitled to do as they please in their personal and emotional affairs. Friedan tends to surround herself with people who are unusual, creative, open-minded, unpredictable, restless, and changeable, and her relationships, with women in particular, may be somewhat unstable as a result. However, Betty Friedan enjoys an element of surprise and unpredictability.

Her intimate relationships and close personal relationships are often intense, highly-charged, and difficult, as they trigger deep emotional responses in Betty Friedan that have more to do with unsatisfied hungers and unmet childhood needs than with the present situation. She may feel like a voracious, bottomless pit when it comes to nurturing and emotional reassurance, and her neediness often drives others away. When Betty Friedan does let herself feel close to another human being, painful long-buried feelings bubble to the surface as well perhaps grief at the losses she suffered, or anger at the neglect or hurt Friedan endured. She may also reenact these situations in her present day relationships, in an unconscious effort to resolve and heal those old issues. Friedan will do a lot of clearing and cleansing, if she can listen to what her feelings are telling her. If not, Betty Friedan will simply have a tumultuous, passionate, and stormy emotional life.

Her emotional excitability is very strong and Friedan tends to be high-strung and impatient. Betty Friedan knows what she wants to accomplish, she forges ahead and brooks no interference. Domineering and forceful, it is not easy for Betty Friedan to back down gracefully when she is confronted.

Her love feelings and desires are easily aroused but it may be difficult to sustain her romantic interest in relationships after the initial, exciting "chase and conquest". Betty Friedan enjoys a partner who is dynamic and alive, someone with a strong independent streak, and she does not like things to become too peaceful or predictable in the love arena. Betty wants to see sparks fly once in awhile, even if that means instigating a fight.

Beautiful, elegant, and harmonious surroundings are very important to Betty Friedan, and she has an innate sense of style, design, and form. Socially, also, good form and politeness are important to Friedan and she instinctively avoids crudeness and dissonance.

She enjoys talking about love, relationships, art and the beautiful side of life. Betty Friedan appreciates artistic people.

Her feelings are very rich and Betty Friedan has an enormous capacity to express her love. She is very cordial and likely to experience happiness in love relationships. Betty Friedan may also have artistic aspirations or aims and could be very successful in some kind of artistic work.

Betty does not hold back with her charms and shows everyone what she has to offer. Her personality is quite dazzling and enables Betty Friedan to attract many people. Her need for affection is strong; and Friedan will probably have very intense love relationships.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Moon in Capricorn

Moon in 1st house

Moon Square Venus

Moon Sextile Uranus

Moon Opposition Pluto

Moon Conjunct Mars/MC

Venus in Aries

Venus in 3rd house

Venus Opposition Jupiter/MC

Venus Opposition Pluto/Asc.