The Rose - a relationship spread

I finally did this spread since the hubby-to-be was here. This spread was right on. I also feel there is no need for an outcome card. There is so much already. Plus, it would've been the 2 of Pents and I was too tired to figure it out! I also didn't shuffle in between the two sides. It actually picked up on some problems that I can now see are brewing, since we haven't discussed the issues yet. Way to cut them off at the pass. This one is going in my notebook! Thanks!

silly question... but if I am a guy (I am) and I am with a romantic interest that is a woman and we do this spread together, but I am the one that is really doing the dealing and interpreting. Do I still place myself on the left, or can I switch to the male side? I feel torn between the two otherwise I'd go with what feels right.

I took the liberty of making some modifications to this spread, so I thought I'd share them here; it's almost identical to the first, only now it looks a little more like this:

------1a------1b------
----------06----------
--3a--04------05--3b--
5a------------------5b
--4a--01------02--4b--
----------03----------
------2a------2b------

Where the lettered ones are the same, and the numbered ones in the center have the following meanings:

1 - Past - the shared history;
2 - Present - the current state of play;
3 - Future - shared outlooks and possible future tendencies;
4 - Problems - negative problems and/or things to be worked through;
5 - Solutions - positive patterns and/or things that create harmony;
6 - The overall outlook

I also divided the shuffled deck into three equal sections and used one for each 'part' of the reading. It's been a long time since I've done a reading that was as insightful and eye-opening as this one!

Thank you so much.

What a nice spread! I think I will write it down to use later on. Thanks!