Temperance, the ban of my friends love life

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Hi!! I’ve been reading tarot for 11 years now. One of my closest friends from college has been getting readings from me for over 7 years now. *everytime* I do a tarot reading about her love life, like clockwork, we pull the temperance card. We’ve been pulling this card for *7* years. We have no clue why the advice is always to “be patient.”

Every single crush? Temperance. Hook up? Temperance. A cute guy she thinks may be interested? Temperance. Why is this card following her around?!

Some additional context: she’s never had a serious relationship. She has had some hook up’s and crushes, but never has had a boyfriend. She truly is one of the most kind, selfless, hard working people I have ever met. And such a cutie!! She has put in so much leg work to work on herself emotionally, has a great job, and is super independent.

We now have a running joke that when she FINALLY gets married she’s going to get temperance tattoos on her because literally, Every time we ask the cards what she can do to finally welcome a romantic partner in her life, the advice is temperance. She has tried meeting organically through adult classes, used dating apps, etc. no matter what she does, she can’t seem to get a partner:

So tarot enthusiasts, what the heck are we missing here? Is she really supposed to just sit back and wait? We are approaching our 30s abd after her most recent crushing crush (pun intended lol!) she has decided to completely stop even getting her hopes up and trying to find love. What is the hidden meaning, if any?

Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC

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