She clearly showed her sexual attraction towards him but because her concepts of love and sex were so intertwined, we would eventually see how disastrous the sex would be for her and it comes as a surprise.
The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure.
Totally agree about Empty Nest, out of her element.