Never Mind Keith -- Can Nicole Commit?

All the media chatter around Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's blossoming relationship has focused on the question of whether he can settle down and commit to her. Well, what I'd like to know is, can she commit to him, or to anyone?

Sure, with her Mercury in Cancer, Nicole talks a good game about settling down with the whole white-picket-fence deal. And with Venus and Jupiter in Leo, she comes off as a hopeless romantic, wearing her heart on her sleeve and getting it dramatically broken with regularity. When she bats those flirty Gemini eyes, the public assumes that this plucky lass who loves too much has been used and abused by the fickle likes of Tom Cruise/Lenny Kravitz/Steven *shudder* Bing/the aforementioned Keith. But doesn't it ever occur to anyone that a Gemini with a Sagittarius Moon might actually enjoy all this partner-hopping? Serial dating is the preferred modus operandi of the Gemini. And while Sagittarius Moon types will gladly hop a plane to the ends of the earth (or, say, Nashville) to pursue a romantic adventure, the idea of being tied down in a commitment terrifies them. It may be that marriage is not Nicole's goal at all. If she's having fun with her passionate flings, why stop playing the field? With the Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Leo, she's all about following her heart, but with her Sun and Moon in mutable signs, it may lead her in several different directions.

Ironically, Keith Urban, a Scorpio with the Moon either in Cancer or Leo, Venus and Jupiter in Virgo, and Mars in Capricorn, seems much more capable of building a lasting commitment than Nicole. With the Sun and Mercury in Scorpio, it may be that he hides the depth of his feelings until he's utterly certain that he won't get hurt -- then he's in for the long haul.

I doubt, though, that Keith will be the man to make Nicole settle down. Since I don't have either of their birth times, there may be some dynamic I'm not seeing (perhaps the Leo Moon vibing with her Venus-Jupiter), but their charts don't really have strong connections with each other. Their Suns form a benign out-of-sign trine, but this just suggests that they get along harmoniously, rather than possessing any deep bond or even great sexual chemistry. Really, a shared love of Vegemite can only take you so far as a couple.

So who might be a better match for Nicole? Well, maybe once fellow Gemini supastah Angelina Jolie has chewed up and spit out her Sagittarius puppy dog Brad Pitt, Nic will be there to pick up the pieces. Just picture it -- all their multiethnic adopted children frolicking happily together, and Brad with his hair dyed red to match Nicole's. I can't wait!