Sometimes you just can't win in the court of popular opinion, and that's especially true when Venus turns retrograde at the top of your solar chart. Whether it's good intentions that paved the way to your hellish situation or your close association with someone who draws negative fire, there's very little you can do to defend your reputation now. The best course of action is to let people's ire run its course. You'll have to accept the fact that they will probably never see reason, but knowing that you’ll emerge with a prize in hand at the end of the retrograde should make up for that.