Will my love marriage last? Talk to an astrologer who reads both your charts
How long a love marriage holds is read from the 7th and 8th houses of both partners, and no astrologer can promise how two people will choose to treat each other.
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We married for love two years ago against my family's wishes. Lately we fight a lot. Will our marriage last?
Please share both birth dates, times and places, and your wedding date. I will read the 7th and 8th houses in both charts and the dashas you are both running now.
Short answer
A love marriage can last as long as any other, and astrologers read its strength from the 7th and 8th houses, Mars and Saturn near them, and both partners' charts together. A chart shows strains and supportive periods, not a fixed ending. On Kismo, verified Vedic astrologers read both charts by chat or call, online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about love or arranged marriage?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| The question | Whether a marriage you chose yourselves is likely to stay strong |
| Common phrasings | Will my love marriage last, love marriage success, will my marriage survive astrology |
| What an astrologer checks | Both 7th and 8th houses, Mars and Saturn near them, the 1st and 7th lords, and the dashas ahead |
| What helps in real life | Feeling your partner is committed, appreciation and how conflict is handled, research shows 3 |
| What to bring | Both birth dates, exact birth times and places, and the date of marriage if it has happened |
| Session on Kismo | From ₹15 a minute, 5 free minutes in the first session, online from anywhere in India and abroad |
What does an astrologer check to see if a love marriage will last?
- Mars in the 7th house and whether a benefic aspects it. B. V. Raman's Muhurtha reads an unaspected Mars there as frequent quarrels 5.
- Saturn in the 7th or 8th house. The same book reads Saturn in the 8th, especially square to Mars, as discord and lack of understanding 5.
- The lords of the 1st and 7th houses. Raman's book reads them as friends for affection between the couple, and as enemies for its lack 5.
- The navamsha of the 7th house cusp. A malefic navamsha there is read in the same book as frequent misunderstandings 5.
- Both partners' dashas for the coming years, because a hard period in one chart may be eased in the other.
What changes the answer to whether your love marriage will last?
- Whether you are married yet. Before the wedding many astrologers read both charts and choose a muhurta; after it, they also cast a chart for the wedding moment.
- Whether the strain is in one chart or both. A Mars or Saturn affliction in only one partner's 7th house is read more lightly than the same in both.
- The dashas you are both in now. A hard stretch that ends in a year is read very differently from one just starting.
- Whether family support is missing. Lokniti-CSDS researchers note that couples in love marriages often feel they cannot lean on parents in a crisis 4.
How common is divorce or separation in India?
Divorce is rare in India, and separation is more common than divorce. Census 2011 counted 13.6 lakh divorced people, 0.24% of everyone who had ever married 1.
| Census 2011 | Share |
|---|---|
| Divorced, of ever-married people | 0.24% 1 |
| Separated, of married people | 0.61% 1 |
| Separated people for each divorced person | About 3 1 |
Neither the census nor the study splits these figures by love and arranged marriage. The study lists infertility, poverty, child marriage, a schooling gap between spouses, urban life and spousal violence as risk factors 1.
Do love marriages last as well as arranged marriages?
Love marriages showed no lower love or commitment than arranged ones in a US study of Indian-origin couples. Pamela Regan's team compared both groups on passionate love, companionate love, satisfaction and commitment, and found no difference 2.
The couples were about 35 years old and married for about 10 years, all of Indian descent and living in the US 2. Regan herself warns that marriages in India may look different, so the result is a hint, not proof 2.
What predicts a lasting relationship is how partners treat each other. A 2020 study pooled 43 couples studies from 29 laboratories 3. Feeling that your partner is committed came first, then appreciation, sexual satisfaction, the partner's satisfaction and conflict 3.
The same study found change hard to predict. Relationship factors explained up to 45% of how happy couples were at the start, but only up to 18% by the end of each study 3.
In India the doubt often comes from family. Lokniti-CSDS researchers write that arranged marriages are seen as more robust because parents step in during trouble, while love marriages are seen as conflict-ridden 4. Among youth in love marriages, 72% saw inter-caste marriage as right, against 43% of those in arranged ones 4.
A Kismo astrologer can read both charts, the hard periods and the supportive ones, and help you plan around timing. An astrologer cannot repair a relationship or replace a marriage counsellor. Where there is violence, call the Women Helpline 181 or the emergency number 112, both run by the Government of India 6.
What should a couple check before asking if their love marriage will last?
A couple asking whether their love marriage will last gets more from the session after a few honest checks of their own.
- Note what the fights are about, money, family, time or trust, so the astrologer can look at the matching houses.
- Collect both exact birth times, and your wedding date and time if you are married.
- Decide what you want: a reading of timing, a second opinion on a match, or a muhurta for a wedding.
- If there is any threat or violence, contact 181 or 112 first, and a counsellor or lawyer, before any reading.
- Plan to talk with your partner about the reading, not to use it against them.
What do people get wrong about this?
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How do you know an astrologer is genuine?
- Every Kismo astrologer passes four steps: qualification review, panel interview, live audits of real sessions, 30-day probation.
- Nobody can guarantee an outcome. Treat any promise of a fixed result as a red flag.
- Never pay for an expensive puja or ritual under pressure. Get a second opinion first.
- On Kismo you only pay for the minutes you use; misconduct, pressure or a request for money outside the app is handled by a person.
Which astrologers can I talk to about love or arranged marriage?
How does a consultation on Kismo work?
- Log in on kismo.app or get the app from Google Play.
- Pick an astrologer who speaks your language and works with your question.
- Share your date, time and place of birth.
- Ask by chat or call. The first session carries 5 free minutes, then each minute is billed from your wallet.
Questions worth asking in the session
- Is Mars or Saturn touching the 7th or 8th house in either of our charts?
- Are our 1st and 7th lords friendly or hostile?
- Which dasha are we each in, and when does the hard part end?
- Does our wedding chart show anything you would watch for?
- Is there a time that suits a serious conversation or a fresh start?
What should I know before booking a session about love or arranged marriage?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does a session cost? | Each astrologer sets one rate for chat and call, from ₹15 a minute. A 10-minute session at ₹15 a minute costs ₹150 (October 2026). |
| Is the first session free? | 5 free minutes on the first session, no card. |
| Chat or call? | Both. You choose when you start the session. |
| Do I need an exact birth time? | It helps. Without one an astrologer can still read your Moon sign and planets by sign, or work out the time with you. |
| Is my chat private? | Your chat is not shown to other clients. How Kismo handles your data is set out in its privacy policy at kismo.app/privacy. |
| What if I am not happy? | There is no refund for a reading you did not like. Misconduct, pressure or a request for money outside Kismo is handled by a person. |
| Where does it work? | Online, from anywhere in India and abroad. People use Kismo from 80+ countries. |
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Questions people ask
Can astrology tell me if my love marriage will end in divorce?
No, astrology cannot tell you for certain that a love marriage will end in divorce. Astrologers read strains such as Mars or Saturn near the 7th and 8th houses, and the periods when they are strongest. How a couple handles those years is their choice, so a reading shows pressure points, not an ending.
We fight all the time after our love marriage. What does an astrologer look at?
An astrologer looks first at Mars in the 7th house, Saturn in the 7th or 8th, and the lords of the 1st and 7th in both charts. Then they check whether either of you is in a hard dasha now. Many astrologers will also suggest a counsellor, because fights need more than a chart reading.
What is the success rate of love marriages in India?
There is no reliable success rate for love marriages in India, because divorce figures are not recorded by type of marriage. Census 2011 shows divorce at 0.24% of ever-married people, with separation about three times as common. Any website quoting an exact love marriage success percentage is guessing.
Should we match kundlis after a love marriage?
Matching kundlis after a love marriage is optional, and many couples use it only to understand each other's periods. The match cannot undo a marriage already made. What helps most is reading both charts for the dashas ahead, so you know which years may need more patience.
What does a married couple pay to ask an astrologer whether their marriage will last?
Reading both charts on Kismo costs the astrologer's per-minute rate, from ₹15 a minute, billed per started minute from your wallet. Your first session carries 5 free minutes with no card needed, and the minimum top-up is ₹100. Kismo is an app where you talk to verified Vedic astrologers by chat or call, in 16 languages.
An astrologer says only an expensive ritual can save my marriage. Is that true?
No, no ritual can save a marriage on its own, and pressure to pay for one is a red flag. Get a second opinion before paying for any ritual, and talk to a counsellor about the problems themselves. On Kismo, after a session you are suggested up to three other astrologers for a second opinion.
Talk to an astrologer about love or arranged marriage
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Where do these facts come from?
- Marital dissolution in India: patterns and correlates (Sahoo, Pradhan, Alagarajan, Sharma and Das), International Journal of Population Studies 11(3), AccScience Publishing. Accessed .
- Arranged vs. love-based marriages in the U.S.: how different are they? (Pamela Regan, 1 August 2012), Psychology Today. Accessed .
- Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies (Joel, Eastwick et al.), PNAS 117(32), 2020, Goldsmiths Research Online. Accessed .
- Attitudes, anxieties and aspirations of India's youth: changing patterns (CSDS-KAS Youth Study 2016), chapter 6, table 6.5, Lokniti, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. Accessed .
- Muhurtha or Electional Astrology, chapter on marriage, pp. 70-76 (B. V. Raman, 1948), Internet Archive (Digital Library of India). Accessed .
- India's Commitment to Women's Safety (Ministry of Women and Child Development, 29 March 2025), Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Accessed .
