The type of partner indicated by this position is independent, proud, ambitious, generous, honest, and law-abiding — unless the Sun happens to be afflicted, in which case they will be arrogant, tyrannical, selfish, and extravagant.

This may indicate a partner of high social standing — it usually signifies a partner who is superior to the individual. Professional or social advancement may result from the marriage. Generally, worldly progress will be considerably influenced — for better or worse — by the partner.

Marriage tends to be delayed until middle age.

When the Sun is afflicted in the 7th house, it is necessary for one partner to yield, otherwise inner quarrels develop. From the viewpoint of the outside world, marital differences will usually be well concealed. In public, the couple will conduct themselves toward each other with mutual formal and elaborate courtesy.

The affliction will also bring early and severe opposition to the marriage, usually from a parent with ambitions or financial authority, and may be the cause of the destruction of a career.

According to Alan Leo, the position of the Sun holds less significance in a female horoscope than in a male one.

The Sun is not favorably placed when in this house. Its fiery nature and great individuality do not create the prerequisites for an ideal marriage, to an even greater extent than is the case with Mars and Uranus.

Consequently this position is vulnerable to even weak afflictions and requires good aspects of a gentler nature to improve matters. A favorable aspect from the Moon, Venus, or Neptune is clearly beneficial, but in the case of Mars, Saturn, and Uranus — and to a lesser extent Jupiter as well — it is better to have no aspect at all, because those planets are assertive even under good aspects, while Jupiter tends to increase arrogance and extravagance.

The Moon's position in the 7th house indicates a generous-hearted but rather moody partner.

In a female horoscope it creates a romantic marriage, and indicates a husband who is sensitive, whose feelings are easily led astray.

In a male horoscope, this position is not as a rule the only significator of the wife — the planet to which the Moon applies, or the planet with which it is in close strong aspect, must also be taken into consideration.

If the Moon receives good aspects, the wife will be of an emotional and gentle temperament. If the Moon is afflicted, the wife will be greedy, soft, grasping, ill-tempered, sickly, and slovenly.

This position of the Moon is not favorable because it creates a strong tendency toward fluctuations and changes in married life. In some cases this may be reflected in the partner's profession — for example in the case of a woman who marries a sailor, commercial traveler, or advertising agent. In such cases some of the partner's changeability may be channeled toward legitimate paths.

If the Moon is not seriously afflicted, the husband's failings do not usually break up the marriage. In contrast to the love of change and variety, the Moon's inner tendency is to cling to what it has.

Maintaining two separate situations simultaneously occurs with this position, particularly if the Moon happens to be in a mutable sign or in strong aspect with planets in mutable signs.

As a rule, the Moon in the 7th house, even if well aspected, indicates a partner who usually attaches great importance to sharing ideas and feelings together, and tends to insist on agreement. Under affliction, this can turn into quarreling and constant insistence on the same subject until some form of agreement is given for the sake of peace and quiet.

Severe afflictions from malefic planets to the Moon in this house, especially when no support is given by Jupiter or Venus, can bring about the death of the partner. This, however, cannot prevent a second marriage.

Mercury in the 7th house represents a clever, versatile, sharp-minded, critical, and intelligent but somewhat unreliable partner — vain if a woman, prone to flirting if a man.

If afflicted, it indicates incessant chatter, intellectual or physical harshness, a partner who may range from a liar to a forger or thief, depending on the strength and nature of the afflictions.

Sometimes, by virtue of the law of polarity, an afflicted Mercury in the 7th house signifies a partner of extreme stupidity. The intellectual affliction in such cases can be rather complex, especially if Neptune, Uranus, and possibly Pluto are involved in the adverse aspects.

An individual who has Mercury in the 7th house takes a great interest in marriage and has definite views and theories about conjugal relations.

The husband or wife is usually younger than the individual. They may be a cousin, a distant relative, a school friend, one of a pair of twins, or a member of a large family.