Love Tarot spreads are perhaps the most common types of spreads used in a tarot reader’s practice.
Single querents are often interested in questions like when they will meet their “other half.” Those already in relationships ask for Tarot spreads to see the future of their relationship, what to expect, and how to act. Tarot can also help answer questions such as how this person feels about me and how the relationship will develop.
The layouts for Tarot spreads about love and relationships are, on the one hand, quite diverse—each spread describes the positions in its own way. On the other hand, many of the positions are similar and often synonymous. It’s clear that the formulation of the positions depends on how the querent asks their question and what words they use to express what they want to know.
A tarot reader who listens carefully to the querent’s words breaks down the question into elements and creates a spread layout, assigning each position a specific element of the question.
Since people tend to ask more or less the same things—albeit in different words—the similarity of the positions becomes so obvious that the idea of combining them and perhaps even creating a universal relationship spread naturally arises.
But first, let’s take a look at the different types of love spread layouts and how the positions are defined. We’ll organize them by the number of positions—from the fewest to the most.
The purpose of this spread is to understand how to normalize a relationship, reconcile after a long conflict, breathe new life into an old relationship, or improve relations with colleagues.
1 — A perspective that will be useful for analyzing the problem, or “Where do we currently stand?”
2 — The best way to talk to the other person about our issue
3 — The most helpful action I can take to resolve the situation
1 — The current situation
2 — What is your heart worried about?
3 — How does the other person feel about you?
4 — Tarot’s advice
1 — Who is he (or she)?
2 — What are their intentions toward the querent?
3 — Where could this connection lead?
4 — Advice
5 — Likely outcome
1 — How person A sees person B
2 — How person B sees person A
3 — What person A wants from love
4 — What person B wants from love
5 — How A thinks the relationship is developing
6 — How B thinks the relationship is developing
1 — The current situation
2 — What problems we’re facing
3 — What we’ve forgotten
4 — What needs to be said
5 — Our opportunities
6 — Where we’re headed next
1 — Characteristics of the potential partner
2 — Their ability, desire, and willingness to build a family
3 — Their ability, desire, and willingness to have and raise children
4 — Material interest or mercenary tendencies
5 — Career, business, and personal freedom
6 — The potential of building a family with this person
1 — What keeps you tied to your current partner
2 — What attracts you to the new partner
3 — The key — this card suggests what needs to be done
4 — The approach — a hint on how to act or how to do what you want to do
5 — The outcome — the result of your actions
1 — Will a new romantic connection appear in my life soon?
2 — What will this person’s zodiac sign be?
3 — Will we be compatible?
4 — Will this relationship be long-lasting?
5 — Will this person be a kindred spirit?
6 — What will be the outcome of my passion?
This spread is used to find out whether a single person will meet a suitable partner in the near future (within the next six months).
S — Significator
1 — What do I want?
2 — Will I meet a new partner?
3 — If yes, will this relationship satisfy me? If not, would it be better to spend this period alone?
4 — If yes, what can I do to support this partnership? If not, what can I do to attract a new partner?
5 — Guidance for the future — either for finding a partner or for building a life together with a new one.
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S — Significator.
A significator is a card chosen to represent the querent (you) or the situation. It’s not always required, but it can help focus the reading. The card can be selected based on your zodiac sign, age, gender, or a court card that matches your energy.
1 — How do I see myself in this relationship?
2 — How do I see my partner in this relationship?
3 — What brought us together in the past?
4 — What keeps us together now?
5 — What does the future hold for our union?
1 — My goal in love
2 — What I can offer
3 — What I lack
4 — What I want to see in a partner
5 — What I can expect from a partner
6 — The core of the issue
7 — What I need to do to succeed in love
1 — My style in sex
2 — Your style in sex
3 — What sparks my passion for you?
4 — What sparks your passion for me?
5 — You make me feel…
6 — I make you feel…
7 — Our sexual alchemy
A distinctive feature of this spread is that the 7th card is not chosen randomly like the first six. This card — a Major Arcana — is calculated by adding up the numerical values of the previous six cards. In other words, it represents the combined energy of your couple.
1 — My feelings
2 — My desires
3 — My regrets
4 — Your feelings
5 — Your desires
6 — Your regrets
7 — Our future
1 — What partner 1 is thinking
2 — What partner 2 is thinking
3 — What partner 1 feels or experiences
4 — What partner 2 feels or experiences
5 — Actions and behavior of partner 1
6 — Actions and behavior of partner 2
7 — What is between the partners — what unites or divides them
This spread is used when someone’s behavior (friend, colleague, relative, acquaintance, or loved one) suddenly becomes puzzling. Suspicions and confusion arise, leading to the natural question: What’s going on? What does this person want? How sincerely do they feel about you?
1 — Openly declared goals
2 — True goals
3 — Openly shown feelings
4 — True feelings
5 — What the person will do openly
6 — What the person will do behind your back
7 — Outcome of the relationship
Positions 1, 3, 5 — What is known to us, obvious and open — what they show us
Positions 2, 4, 6 — Hidden and unknown
1 — The querent standing before the Gates, how they show up in relationships; reveals their strengths and weaknesses in relationships
2 — Hope, the left gate wing — what the querent expects from this relationship, both positive and negative expectations
3 — Fears, the right gate wing — what the querent fears in this relationship; even a positive card can describe a fear. As Bert Hellinger says, it takes a lot of courage to be happy
4 — The arch above the gates — the responsibility the querent must take on if they want to pass through the Gates; what this entails for them
5 — The lock on the gates — what blocks love or complicates the relationship; sometimes this is how the partner is perceived
6 — The key — the right way to behave with the partner and, more generally, advice from the cards on overcoming difficulties
7 — What awaits beyond the gates; a forecast on the quality of the relationship
1 — What the querent thinks about the partner and their relationship
2 — What the partner thinks about the relationship with the querent
3 — The querent’s feelings
4 — The partner’s feelings toward the querent
5 — Possible actions of the querent toward the partner
6 — Possible actions of the partner toward the querent
7 — What unites or divides them
1 — Will I ever find my true love?
2 — Will I feel safe with this person?
3 — Will we get married?
4 — Will this love be like my previous infatuations?
5 — Will we be connected by financial obligations?
6 — Will the magic remain in our relationship?
7 — What do I need to do to make this person a part of my life?
If the querent is asking about their relationship with a partner, the right circle represents the querent, and the left circle represents the partner. If the querent is concerned about internal contradictions, then the right circle symbolizes the conscious mind, and the left circle the subconscious.
1 — 5 — What divides you, where you are furthest apart, the centrifugal force.
3 — 7 — Point of contact, common ground, resonance, possible path to reconciliation.
2 — 6 — Intentions, desires, goals.
4 — 8 — Inner needs, instinctive driving force.
How to interpret the spread:
Start by looking at cards (3 — 7) to find common ground. If these positions show diametrically opposed cards, union and wholeness are difficult to achieve — unless it’s a mutual attraction of two extremes.
Then examine cards (1 — 5) to understand what those extremes are.
Next, look at cards (4 — 8), the most important ones, to see their inner needs. Usually, these internal, unconscious needs are stronger than the conscious aspirations and intentions reflected in cards (2 — 6).
1 – What kind of relationship is your spiritual purpose guiding you toward?
The divine will in your relationships
2 – Which partner suits you best?
3 – How can you prepare for your relationships?
4 – How can you find peace and calm while searching for love?
5 – The sense of playfulness and its help
6 – What do you need to know about passion in your relationships?
7 – What needs clarification?
8 – How to bring the divine into your relationships?
9 – What joy do your relationships bring you?
1 – What do I think about myself?
2 – What do you think about yourself?
3 – My feelings
4 – Your feelings
5 – What I think about your feelings
6 – What you think about my feelings
7 – My desire
8 – Your desire
9 – What needs to be done
This spread addresses a very specific question: whether to stay in the current relationship or part ways with the partner. It offers a broader perspective on the current state of the relationship being analyzed.
S1 — Significator of the Querent
S2 — Significator of the Partner
1 — What is the current state of the relationship?
2 — What does the Querent want?
3 — What speaks in favor of breaking up?
4 — What supports staying together?
5 — What needs to be done?
6 — Final outcome, prediction.
This spread is ideal for single individuals interested in their romantic prospects. It also works well in the early stages of a new connection, when there’s a desire to explore the potential of the relationship.
1 — Who is the person the Querent is destined to meet (or what is this new acquaintance like)?
2 — How much will this person love and care for the Querent?
3 — What kinds of problems may arise in future communication?
4 — What is this person like professionally or socially?
5 — What will the sexual connection be like in the future?
6 — What will the emotional connection be like, or how serious will it be?
7 — What potential differences in worldview might exist?
8 — What is the potential financial situation?
9 — What actions should the Querent take to win this person over, if the previous cards show a positive outcome?
This spread is ideal for single individuals interested in their romantic prospects. It also works well in the early stages of a new connection, when there’s a desire to explore the potential of the relationship.
1 — Who is the person the Querent is destined to meet (or what is this new acquaintance like)?
2 — How much will this person love and care for the Querent?
3 — What kinds of problems may arise in future communication?
4 — What is this person like professionally or socially?
5 — What will the sexual connection be like in the future?
6 — What will the emotional connection be like, or how serious will it be?
7 — What potential differences in worldview might exist?
8 — What is the potential financial situation?
9 — What actions should the Querent take to win this person over, if the previous cards show a positive outcome?
Use this spread to gain insight into the dynamics, emotions, and actions shaping your romantic connection over the course of a week.
S — Significator (represents the querent or the relationship energy)
1, 2, 3 — The development of the relationship throughout the week
4 — Your thoughts and feelings toward your partner
5 — Your partner’s thoughts and feelings toward you
6 — Your actions or steps during the week
7 — Your partner’s actions or steps during the week
8 — A taboo or restriction — what not to do or what should be avoided
9 — Advice on how to behave this week
10 — The outcome or result at the end of the week
This spread is ideal when the querent’s question involves personal relationships or emotional connections with another person. The cards are interpreted in pairs — as mirrored reflections.
1 – 4 — The Body: Material needs. The immediate, tangible, and concrete.
2 – 5 — The Mind: The intellectual aspect. What each person is thinking.
3 – 6 — The Heart: Deep inner emotions. What each person truly feels, often subconsciously.
7 — The shadow you project onto others — the aspects of yourself you refuse to accept.
8 — The shadow others project onto you — a reflection of what they refuse to acknowledge within themselves.
9 — The material essence of the relationship — what results from your connection in the physical world.
10 — The higher alchemy of the relationship — its spiritual or transformative potential.
This spread reveals painful dynamics within a relationship. Its main purpose is to help both partners understand the emotional wounds they are currently inflicting on each other and to reflect on how they are coping.
1 – How do I love you?
2 – How do I hurt you?
3 – How do I protect myself?
4 – How do you love me?
5 – How do you hurt me?
6 – How do you protect yourself?
7 – Where I stand emotionally right now
8 – Where you stand emotionally right now
9 – How the relationship may evolve
1 — The past: the origin of the connection, karmic ties
2 — The present: current state of the relationship or situation
3 — Opportunity or obstacle presented by the connection
4 — Advice: how to approach this obstacle or opportunity
5 — The querent’s role and contribution to the relationship
6 — The other person’s role and contribution
7 — The essence or core of the bond between the two people
8 — What the querent truly wants from this relationship
9 — What the other person truly wants from the relationship
10 — Outcome: where the heart finds peace
1 — The past: the origin of the connection, karmic ties
2 — The present: current state of the relationship or situation
3 — Opportunity or obstacle presented by the connection
4 — Advice: how to approach this obstacle or opportunity
5 — The querent’s role and contribution to the relationship
6 — The other person’s role and contribution
7 — The essence or core of the bond between the two people
8 — What the querent truly wants from this relationship
9 — What the other person truly wants from the relationship
10 — Outcome: where the heart finds peace
1 — The past: the origin of the connection, karmic ties
2 — The present: current state of the relationship or situation
3 — Opportunity or obstacle presented by the connection
4 — Advice: how to approach this obstacle or opportunity
5 — The querent’s role and contribution to the relationship
6 — The other person’s role and contribution
7 — The essence or core of the bond between the two people
8 — What the querent truly wants from this relationship
9 — What the other person truly wants from the relationship
10 — Outcome: where the heart finds peace
This spread offers deep insight into the dynamics between two people in a relationship, focusing on perceptions, strengths, challenges, and ultimate outcomes.
1 — What is the Querent like in this relationship?
2 — How does the Querent see their partner?
3 — How does the Querent view the relationship itself?
4 — What strengthens the relationship?
5 — What weakens the relationship?
6 — The Querent’s hopes.
7 — The Querent’s fears or concerns.
8 — The Querent’s role or task in the relationship.
9 — The partner’s role or task in the relationship.
10 — What will come of it in the end?
This intricate spread is designed for deep reflection on emotions, memories, and personal direction. It provides a layered view of the querent’s inner world across time—past, present, and future.
1, 2, 3, 4 — What’s on the heart (emotional state)
5, 6, 7 — The past (first layer)
8, 9, 10 — The future
11, 12, 13 — The past (second layer or deeper emotional/energetic influences)
14, 15, 16 — The present: thoughts and plans
17, 19 — Bridge between the past and current thoughts
18, 20 — Bridge between the future and current thoughts
This spread is ideal for those seeking insights into a future partner and the circumstances of their meeting. It offers a comprehensive look at personality traits, emotional impressions, and relationship potential.
General characteristics of the future partner
Their positive personality traits
Their negative personality traits
Their professional field or type of work
Their physical appearance
The circumstances under which you will meet
The impression they will make on you at your first meeting
The impression you will make on them at your first meeting
Your feelings toward them
Their feelings toward you
Possible obstacles to a harmonious relationship
Will your relationship be long-term?
This tarot spread is designed for those going through a difficult relationship phase, especially when considering separation or divorce. It helps clarify emotions, desires, and the likelihood of parting ways.
You – your current state in the relationship
Your partner – their current state in the relationship
What is happening right now between you
What do you want?
What does your partner want?
6, 7, 8. Upcoming events – what happens next?
What will you do?
What will your partner do?
Probability of divorce or separation
Arguments for divorce
Arguments against divorce
This tarot spread is perfect when you want to uncover someone’s true intentions, emotions, and hidden motives in a relationship.
Their true goal in this relationship
2, 3, 4, 5. Their feelings for the querent
6, 7, 8. Their actions toward the querent – what to expect in the future
9, 10, 11. What they are planning to do in the near future
What they are hiding
Why they are hiding it – the underlying reason
This spread helps explore the emotional, mental, and karmic dynamics between two people, offering insight into the connection and potential future of the relationship.
S1 – Card representing the querent or the feminine side in the relationship
S2 – Card representing the partner or the masculine side in the relationship
S1’s feelings
S1’s thoughts
S2’s feelings
S2’s thoughts
5, 6, 7. The bridge between partners – events and how things will develop (can be extended to 7 cards)
What the partner likes about the querent
What the partner dislikes about the querent
The partner’s intentions toward the querent
The partner’s actions and behavior toward the querent
Outcome or result of the relationship
Karmic lesson in this relationship for the querent
Karmic lesson in this relationship for the partner
This spread is designed to explore both partners’ current feelings, how the relationship might develop, and the emotional outcome for each person involved.
The foundation on which the relationship is built
2, 3, 4. Her feelings in this union today (traditionally the left side of the spread is considered “feminine,” but it can also simply represent the querent’s perspective)
5, 6, 7. His feelings in this union today
8, 9, 10. What will happen next — expected developments in the relationship
11, 12, 13. How she will feel in the relationship in the future
14, 15, 16. How he will feel in the relationship in the future
Her outcome — “where her heart will settle”
His outcome
Final outcome of the relationship — what form it will ultimately take
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