Four Layers
Check the natal Spouse Palace, the ten-year cycle, the annual trigger, and real-life readiness. Timing is a window, not a promise.
Why One Star Is Not Enough
Hong Luan, Tian Xi, or an activated Spouse Palace can describe attention, but they do not prove a wedding date or a stable partnership.
Bring in Work and Home
Career and Property often decide whether a relationship can move into shared responsibility, public commitment, or a new living arrangement.
Example
An annual Hua Ji in the Spouse Palace with support in Property may call for a home-and-boundary conversation before any final relationship judgment.
A Practical Reading Order
Start with the concrete question, identify the main palace, add the opposite and the three supporting palaces, and then check the major and annual timing. End with an observable next step instead of a fixed prediction.