Astrological guide to ‘Vanderpump’ breakup drama

Bye Bye bye to our bubbas.

Long term “Vanderpump Rules,” couple Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney have separated after two weddings and 12 years together.

Though the pair have certainly, and oft very publicly, had their differences including but not limited to throwing drinks, kissing strangers, using dogs as emotional leverage and serious discrepancies about commitment, the news of their split was met by friends and fans with sadness and surprise.

Were the stars crossed and the dye cast from the get go for these two? Read on to learn more.

Libra Fully Loaded

Born October 16, 1982, Tom Shwartz has an abundance of Libra energy with his sun, moon, Mercury and Venus all in the sign of scales and balances. Libra is ruled by Venus, planet of love, beauty and minimal effort. Self-described mactor (model/actor for the uninitiated) Schwartz leads with looks and relies on charm, both behaviors reflecting the serious Venusian energy in his chart. As he once mused, “If I can set my hair straight, maybe I can set my life straight.” Don’t stop believing, baby. 

Because Libra is the only sign in the zodiac represented by an inanimate object, there is a certain inertia associated with it, these people need to be activated by something in order to make moves, self-starters they ain’t. This quality is magnified in Schwartz who has openly struggled to make personal and professional headway.

Libra rules the seventh house of partnerships, suggesting that Tom views his relationship with Katie as an essential part of his identity while Capricorn Katie sees it with a bit more objectivity. This difference helps explain why Tom is still wearing his wedding band after the two announced their uncoupling. Tom, I recommend a listen of fellow double Libra Bruce Springsteen’s heart shattering 1987 masterwork “Tunnel of Love.” Turn it up and let it out brother.

The planetary saving grace within Tom’s Libra laden chart is his Mars in Sagittarius. Mars represents our will, our fighting spirit and approach to sex and success. Mars in Sagittarius folk are imbued with the relentless spirit of positivity, moving through the world with the belief that things are bound to get better. As Tom reported post breakup, “I’m always optimistic, eternally. And yeah, I’m doing OK. I’m staying busy.”

Capricorn Katie

Born January 16, 1987, Katie Maloney is a Capricorn sun, Leo moon, a combination that suggests she knows what she wants and will get it, albeit not always easily and never painlessly. Capricorn is equal parts patient and punishing, qualities expressed in Katie’s long term and long suffering relationship with Tom. Capricorn is ruled by stern, rule making,…