Yeah so, we're still in Venus retrograde which ends November 16th and it began October 3rd I believe. Venus is the plane of love and relationships and you will see a shit ton of break ups and affairs happening during this time. Then, after it ends, you will see a lot of regret and perhaps even reconciliations happening. I hate venus retorgrades when dealing with a flake. if you have a good man, it's nothing to worry about really. This tends to also bring about either memories of past loves or past loves themselves or family members from the past, friends too. It's all about relationships. Not a great time to start a brand new relationship. However, it is a great time to reconcile one from the past if it pops up.
Mercury goes retrograde 3 to 4 times per year. You have the pre-retro energy where you will start to notice things becoming a bit more difficult, thoughts a bit more cloudy and muddied, misunderstandings , arguments, temper issues, etc. Mercury is the planet of the mind and communication. It also rules electronics so you may see a lot of cars breaking down, car accidents, suicides, broken computers, appliances, phones, missed messages not found until days later, missed emails etc. It also causes bad delays. Things seem to take foreverrrrrrrrr during these retrogrades. These energies altogether, pre, retro, and post last about 8 weeks. Obviously the worst part of it is the actual retrograde phase. Again, not a good time for the start of new relationships, but is a good time for any reconciliations. The reason it's not a good time for the start of jobs, relationships, contracts, etc. is because things are not as they appear to be during this time. Thinking is clouded. You may even feel extra tired of mentally drained and find yourself zoning out and/or daydreaming a lot. And yes, Mercury goes retrograde on November 16th the same day Venus goes direct. May be a rough day for some.
These energies to effect some people more than others depending on which house of yours it hits and also which sign it is retrograding in. Sit back and observe. The struggle is real ya'll lol.