For Cancer, the world revolves around family, home and feelings. Dreams, fantasy, belonging, care and sensitivity are part of their emotional language. It matters to them to nurture and to be nurtured: to find in their partner’s gaze a place of trust.
They see those around them as people who need to be loved and cared for, and they usually take on that task. Their surroundings may seem welcoming or hostile to them depending on what they awaken in their sensitivity. Before trusting, they may appear shy, wary or reserved, as if they needed to make sure their feelings will be safe.
Emotional support feeds their tenacity. When they feel a bond with someone they love or admire, they can take on goals that once seemed out of reach.
They also live time according to their mood: a pleasant moment seems to stretch on, and obligations may lose priority in the face of what they feel.
With strangers they usually speak little. In a setting of trust, on the other hand, they can open up, talk and celebrate. Their family holds a central place and their emotions run close to the surface, though they do not always express them right away.
Faced with aggression, they may fall silent and seem indifferent, build up resentment and react intensely when they reach their limit.
How to win their heart
Feeling and romance are key words for this profile. If they do not want to talk, respect that moment and let them feel that you are there. An attentive look and a gesture of closeness can open a space that insistence closes.
Choose small gifts that show dedication. Their price matters less than the fact that you chose them with that person in mind. Spend time with their family and respect the bond they have with it.
What pleases them
- Having their silence respected, and a closeness of feeling that makes them feel understood, even before they find the words.
- Receiving small gifts chosen especially for them.
- Their partner spending time with their family without trying to control those bonds.
- Enjoying their world of fantasy.
- Feeling loved, accompanied and encouraged, without constant scolding.
What they dislike
- Having to raise their voice to be heard.
- A rigid demand for punctuality.
- Getting up early every day.
- Activities that demand sustained, strict order.
Strengths
- Tenacity and courage to reach goals when they feel a bond with something or someone they love and admire.
- Practical sense in covering their basic needs and those of their loved ones.
- Sensitivity in perceiving warmth and sincerity in how they are treated.
- A capacity for building lasting friendships.
- An ease in creating atmospheres of fun, laughter, entertainment and good food.
Weaknesses
- A tendency to put up with too much and then overflow emotionally.
- Touchiness they may hide behind an appearance of indifference.
- Difficulty telling a criticism or a suggestion for improvement apart from an attack or a put-down.
- Too little distance to judge people close to them who might take advantage of their affection.
- Great sensitivity to irony, criticism and mockery.
- Resistance to acting on logic alone when their feelings point in another direction.
- Excessive dependence on other people.