For the next couple of months, relationships could feel pretty challenged. Venus is "combust", behind the sun. So, it feels pretty "burned up".  Venus is also joined with Mars and it's not in very high dignity – for getting along in relationships.

Venus is currently in Cancer, where we can be pretty emotional about how respected we feel.
Next, Venus goes into Leo, where we get more demanding about how we're being treated.
Then Venus goes into Virgo, where we can find every fault and flaw with our partners and how we are being treated by them.
This difficult Venus continues through early October of this year.

What Next?
Fortunately, there are many things we can do, besides looking to our partners for validation. This can be a great time for creativity in general. Any type of art or music or dance or other types of creative outlets will be supported. Often this is the best time to find that sense of appreciation and enjoyment within yourself, rather than expecting others to provide it for you.

Cycle of Tragedy
You see, what typically happens, is we feel unappreciated by someone else, then we disrespect them (because we feel like they disrespected us). Then it circles back to us again - and again. It is a vicious cycle.