~first~ and ~second~, once every nine cycles your relationship may go through a challenging period, a time when only your love and commitment will see you through. (This is felt more strongly in a yearly versus a monthly cycle). Your current cycle is likely to bring disagreements and arguments that make you wonder what happened to the nice person you used to know. This is due to being at opposite ends of the spectrum. ~first~, you have a 1 cycle delivering new beginnings, while ~second~ is at the tail end of their cycles, wrapping things up before beginning a new phase. Conflicts could be heightened by ~second~'s emotional vulnerability during a period when you may be less sensitive than usual.

There are few, if any, cycle combinations as challenging as this one, but with effort and recognition of your love for each other, your relationship can survive and grow even stronger. For you ~first~, the most important piece of advice is to give ~second~ plenty of attention. Try to be sensitive to potential mood swings, even if you feel ~second~ is overly emotional. The advice for ~second~ is not to take their emotions too seriously, you are going through changes that require surrender and acceptance, which could make you more emotional than usual (even melodramatic). ~second~ will also benefit from understanding ~first~  doesn"™t mean to be abrupt or insensitive, ~first~ is just in a more ambitious cycle than you are.

Only your hearts can save the day. When emotions are high, it is often the heart, not the mind that is able to understand and weather the storm.