Will things work between them?

[iwonder]

There a person I know and care about very much. Recently his ex approached him to see if they could try to get back together. They have a child whom he loves dearly, and with his natal Sun being in Cancer (family is super important), he is willing to give it a chance, even if only to find out there is no chance.

Aside from all the drama (I won't go into the details, but I think this decision is self destructive, at the moment he had someone else in his life with whom he had to part, and it still hurts. He does not love his ex and wants to try it more out of a duty to his son), I am curious if it is going to work between them.

So I made this chart "Will things (relationship) work between them?"

Asc is a bit early, but we can still see where it may be heading, right?

THEY are the 1st (Jupiter), and their relationship is the 7th (Mercury).

The reading I get is NO.

Mercury is in the 1st, but is in fall. Jupiter is rx, which is also not very good, I think. Significators do not make an aspect, there is no transfer of light or reception. Even though they are moving toward each other, they make aspects with other planets on the way. Before leaving their respective signs, they both will change directions: Mercury will turn rx at 21 degree Sag, and later Jupiter will turn direct in 1st degree Taurus. They will "turn away" from each other.

Mars is about to perfect a trine with Jupiter. Mars rules their 5th, which can be either romance or kids. I know there is little romance now, at least on his part. So I am not sure what this aspect may mean.

Moon, their co-significator, is in the 8th = loss, it is about to hit square with strong Saturn and trine with ominous Sun (Scorpio + 12th house).

POF in the 8th is also an indication of a negative answer.

What do you all think? Honestly, I am wishing for them to discover their mistake asap, before they can cause each other too much pain and ruin the civil relationship that has existed between them after their divorce. But maybe I am not seeing something in the chart because of that.

Edit: I made the chart in Placidus, but houses are the same in Regiomontanus. In Equal, Jupiter ends up in the 6th, which I think is even worse placement.