Cancer: characteristics of the zodiac sign

Cancer is very easy to recognize by the manner of communication. If you hear that a person, telling a story, speaks in great detail not about the events themselves, but about how he felt while all this was happening, then most likely you have Cancer. The nature of this sign is very pleasant and sincere, but this is often hidden under chitinous shell armor. The thing is that the representatives of this sign are very afraid of betrayal and pain. And they try to protect themselves by any means available.

The impression at the very beginning of an acquaintance and after a long friendship is heaven and earth if your friend is Cancer. The characteristic of the sign allows him to be in the top of the most devoted and loyal friends nearby. Which, however, often becomes a difficult test for their souls, because Cancers are characterized by serious dedication.

How to be near this representative of the zodiac signs, not to hurt him and receive all the spiritual benefits – we will tell in our material with the help of an invited expert, astrologer-forecaster Anna Timofeeva.

General characteristics of the sign Cancer

To better understand how Cancer thinks and what governs his feelings and emotions, it is worth knowing more deeply which aspects affect the representatives of this zodiac sign. This table will help us.

Cancer character

Cancers amaze with the depth and beauty of their inner world. Today, together with astrologer Anna Timofeeva, we will plunge into the abyss of the feelings of Cancer and learn to understand them a little better.

Cancerians have a melancholy temperament which makes them highly sensitive, emotionally sensitive and, as a result, makes them vulnerable. 

Cancerians are not inclined to open confrontation, they try to smooth out sharp corners and prevent conflict. But if pressed against the wall, they will fight fiercely. It can be quite difficult for representatives of this sign to share their emotions and experiences with other people. Even to those closest to them, they may not reveal the true reason for their unrest. And that makes them hard to understand. At the same time, Cancers more than other signs of the zodiac depend on whether they receive the support of loved ones or not. Cancer can be thrice the best in everything, but negative opinions from significant people in his life can destroy his faith in himself. Therefore, the main life task of this sign is to create a supportive environment around itself. 

Cancers potentially strive to become the best in everything and try not to give up halfway through what they started. If some circumstances force them to retreat, then after a while they still return to their intended goals and realize their plans. 

These are excellent psychologists, but only for other people. It is quite difficult for them to realize their own feelings, so Cancers often plunge into soul-searching. With age, representatives of this zodiac sign become more selfish, cruel and straightforward. In the case of Cancers, this is a healthy selfishness that helps them say “no” in those situations when others want to get on their necks. 

Cancers love to hold on to the past and can hold grudges for a long time. The most successful in life are those representatives of the sign who manage not to become stale, let go of negative experiences and, based on lived experience, create their own set of rules. 

Strengths and weaknesses of Cancer

Strong and weak, sincere and cold, sociable and reclusive – all this is Cancer. Childhood, youth, family, problems that have fallen (or not) on their heads – all this can create diametrically opposite people from the same Cancer.

Strengths

• Cancers have deep family values, so they rightfully take first place among the twelve signs of the zodiac as the best family men. 
• Representatives of this sign are ready for self-sacrifice for the sake of other people. This makes them reliable friends and partners.
• Cancers have a great imagination, so they often choose creative professions for themselves.
• This sign has a very strong intuition. 
• Cancers can feel the feelings of other people well. And it depends only on the choice of Cancer itself whether this will become their positive or negative feature. It must be admitted that in the art of manipulation, few can compete with Cancer. If he uses these talents to help people, then everyone will love and appreciate him. If he begins to manipulate people, then they will begin to hate him.

Weak sides

• Cancers are more prone to emotional burnout than others. Throughout their lives, they have to make quite a lot of effort to learn how to manage their emotions.
• These people are prone to introspection and self-flagellation. No one can criticize Cancer so much as he himself. With experiences, he can bring himself to nervous exhaustion, so it is important to have an adequate environment that will distract and cheer him up in time.
• Cancers are hard to adapt to new circumstances, they are prone to conservatism and predictability. 
• They are overly trusting, from which they suffer especially strongly in the first half of life.

Love and relationships

Cancers are often seen in co-dependent relationships. Especially at a young age. They are ready for self-sacrifice for the happiness and well-being of their partner.

These people tend to give themselves without reserve to the relationship. In order not to become a victim of an unscrupulous person, Cancers should endure longer pauses before getting close to someone and giving a potential partner time to prove the seriousness of their intentions with their actions.

Cancer will never be able to forgive betrayal, for him it is too deep an emotional wound that will not heal and will not allow you to save the relationship, even if both partners really want it.

These people often face a misunderstanding of a partner, which they themselves create. Cancers do not want conflicts with their soulmate so much that they do not speak directly about the true reason for their discontent. They begin to slowly bring the partner to the topic in a roundabout, but safe way, probing how much their half is ready to talk about sore points. And God forbid they feel the slightest tension or irritation: Cancers will immediately take the conversation in the other direction, without touching on the exciting issue. Because of this feature of the sign, both partners will have to try to build an open and trusting relationship.

But if you still manage to do this, then you will see the other side of Cancer – a concrete and straightforward person. With them, you will not have seven Fridays in a week, because they are quite stable in their desires and life beliefs.

Cancer women need an open, kind, sociable partner who can respect her feelings and invest in the development of relationships. But that’s only when they’re alone. In society, in front of other people, he should be strong-willed, decisive and purposeful. In addition, a man must be emotionally and financially stable. Therefore, often Cancer women choose partners much older than themselves for relationships.

A Cancer man at a young age is looking for an ally who will share his life beliefs and move towards common goals with him. Therefore, he also often chooses more mature women. Over the years, his views on the second half change. Cancer begins to appreciate youth, femininity, tenderness and sincerity more. A desire appears in him to be a knight and a hero for his chosen one. Because of this, Cancer men either start a family very early (and often have several marriages in this situation), or marry at a more mature age.

Sex

In sex, for Cancers, emotional experiences are the most important. They love long caresses and whispering tender words in their ears. The depth of emotional experiences is more important than passion. If you want to diversify your sex life with Cancer, then you should arrange some kind of surprise associated with luxury and comfort. For example, renting a cozy house with a fireplace or a luxurious hotel room.

Family and marriage

Cancers are the most familial sign of the zodiac. They are considered the best family men because they give a lot of time, money, strength and energy to this particular side of their life. Not a single sign of the zodiac is capable of what Cancer is capable of for the sake of their family. They tend to start families quite early and become parents. 

The family is a support, a fortress and the main resource of this sign. If Cancers have the support and approval of the family, they can achieve a lot in life and overcome all hardships for the sake of it.

For a Cancer woman, it is especially important that her husband ensures her financial stability. He does not have to single-handedly take on the provision of the family, but everything must be organized in such a way that the Cancer woman does not worry about tomorrow. Often Cancers, both women and men, run a joint business with a partner and have multiple sources of income. Any fluctuations in this area of ​​uXNUMXbuXNUMXblife knock out the ground from under the feet of Cancer, scare them and make them nervous.

Cancers love abundance. They stock everything, plan ahead, and pay bills months in advance so they don’t have to worry about tomorrow. The motto of Cancer in family life is “Everything in the house.”

In the modern world, Cancer may refuse to start a family at all if he had an overly traumatic relationship experience in his youth, or he emotionally failed to cope with the divorce of his parents.

Which parents

Cancers are caring parents. Cancer women are more strict in the matter of raising children than men.

Cancer parents try to raise their children in an atmosphere of emotional comfort, love and understanding. Children love to come to them with their experiences. Representatives of this sign instill stable family values ​​in their children from an early age. Boys will definitely be taught to be responsible, oriented towards social realization and taught to earn money. The girl will be the main mother’s assistant and is always busy with creative activities. Sometimes Cancer parents can be overprotective of their children and have difficulty letting their grown-up child go into independent life. In this case, they run the risk of facing a serious rebellion of children in adolescence.

friendship

Cancer is that friend who will always come to the rescue. If you are experiencing some kind of emotional pain, then no one will help you cope with it better than a representative of this sign. He will always listen carefully and help you get to the bottom of your feelings, allow you to cry and never judge. Cancer creates such an emotionally comfortable atmosphere around him that he wants to entrust all his secrets. If you need some physical help from Cancer, he won’t refuse either. Although it is more difficult for him.

Hobbies and hobbies

Crayfish explore other cultures and countries with great pleasure, they are interested in the cuisines of different peoples of the world. Often they are fond of something related to home improvement and creating comfort. They love music and singing. Rarely choose drawing. The list of interests of the sign includes everything related to water and other liquids. These are exactly the same people who have a collection of drinks and teas at home.

Career and profession

Cancers do well in professions related to teaching, psychology, architecture, design and style. They are excellent at everything related to caring for people, animals or agriculture.

Representatives of the sign with pronounced leadership qualities can successfully realize themselves in administrative positions or build their own business. Some Cancers choose for themselves professions related to herbs, water and other liquids (we remember how much they love them). Of all the creative specialties, Cancers often choose music and singing. Surprisingly, often Cancers understand the mentality of other cultures and peoples more easily than their own. Therefore, international relations is an excellent professional choice for Cancers.

Health

Achilles’ heel of Cancers – psychosomatics. Their health directly depends on psycho-emotional comfort. Cancer women are also prone to menstrual disorders and migraines. The weak point of Cancer men is intestinal disorders.

Compatibility

It is easiest for Cancers to find a common language and build long-term relationships with other Cancers, Libra and Aquarius (especially if Cancer is a man and Aquarius is a woman). There may be a strong alliance with Taurus, Sagittarius and Capricorn. It will be more difficult to maintain relationships with Gemini, Scorpio and Pisces. The most difficult compatibility of Cancer with Aries, Leo and Virgo.

Cancer man

The social realization of the Cancer man is very dependent on how his childhood passed. Cancers, who had a positive entrepreneurial experience in their youth, which received the approval of the family, often become successful businessmen in adulthood. If since childhood they have been set up with all their might to work for hire, then they will try to become the best specialists in their field. After all, they are flattered to receive recognition in society. Cancers like to have assistants to whom they can delegate part of the tasks if they themselves do not like them. 

If the childhood of the Cancer man was difficult, he could not rely on his family, there are two possible ways: either the young man will not find himself and will be eaten by unfulfilled ambitions all his life. Or, to spite everyone, he will become successful, but he will constantly ask himself the question: “Am I in my place?” It is best for a Cancer man to choose a job where he can manage his time or work for himself.

The Cancer man knows how to care incredibly beautifully. He loves when a woman admires him and is ready to make a lot of efforts to achieve the location of the chosen one. If in his youth he was partly used and hurt his feelings, over the years he can become more callous and resort to manipulation. In general, Cancerians are more romantic at a young age.

Outwardly, this man is quite tough, principled and demanding. You will never understand what is really on Cancer’s mind. In his entire life, he lets a very limited number of people into his inner world.

If you choose a Cancer man as a life partner, then you should tune in to the fact that you will always have to be on top both externally and socially. Even if you do not work, which a Cancer man may want, you will have to try to become the best of all existing housewives.

Cancer Woman

Cancer Woman is entirely dependent on mood. It is very interesting to watch her variability. For the most part, Cancer women are very sensitive, intelligent and insightful. Pretty light, positive, emotional and affectionate. But if a girl does not have a relationship with her father, then she will be more closed, cold and even a little cynical. 

The life and character of a Cancer woman, as in the case of a man of this sign, largely depends on how her childhood passed. Girls who grew up in a family of loving and supportive parents become quite light, open, tuned in to building harmonious relationships, creating a family and motherhood. Most often, they choose specialties in which they can show their creative side.

Girls who were formed in harsher conditions are less open, constrained in the manifestation of emotions, prone to manipulation, which greatly helps them in building a career. They choose a line of behavior more characteristic of men and may refuse to create a family.

The psyche of a Cancer woman is arranged in such a way that any responsibility makes her a little tougher. Therefore, if you want to connect your life with a representative of this zodiac sign, then be prepared to protect her. Then you will have the most faithful, reliable, loving and caring life partner imaginable.

Most often, a Cancer woman is surrounded by a large number of friends and admirers. For her, the environment is very important, and receiving recognition from him is doubly important. If a Cancer woman gets married and finds herself in such conditions where her man stops caring for her and giving compliments, then she begins to fade before her eyes. This often leads to divorce.

Cancer Woman is somewhat possessive. Even in the family, she must always have something that belongs only to her, and other family members have no right to touch it. She treats her man in the same way: the Cancer woman is prone to jealousy, so it’s better not to give her a reason to think of something. And if she finds out about the betrayal, she will never forgive it.

Cancer Child

The most important thing for a Cancer child in childhood is to receive love and support from a parent of the opposite sex. 

Cancer boys and girls need to be raised a little differently to help them succeed in life, you need to guide them a little in childhood itself.

From an early age, it is worth developing the strengths of the Cancer boy, teaching him to be responsible, encouraging his entrepreneurial attempts. It is also worth helping him socially adapt so that he does not grow up withdrawn and cold. 

It is the father who should be especially delicate with the Cancer girl: it will be more difficult for her to accept criticism from him, and rudeness on the part of the father can incredibly hurt the baby. Cancer girls are by nature very responsible. They must have some responsibilities that they will perform on a regular basis. Trust them, for example, to water the flowers and praise them for their diligence. Just do not forget to praise the Cancer girl and just like that. Otherwise, she risks turning into a “good” girl who will grow up and think that she should not only receive, but definitely deserve love, and the person who is in a relationship with her does her a great favor.

Cancer children should never be criticized. As a result, their self-confidence can be significantly shaken. In the event of a conflict, it will be enough to tell them that they upset you and offer a solution to the situation. Raising your voice to small Cancers is also not worth it, this can aggravate their closeness.

In learning, Cancer babies will need the help of their parents, as they easily learn only what they like. For other subjects, you will have to instill interest or work together.

Celebrities born under the sign of Cancer

Under the sign of Cancer, many interesting personalities are born who have received wide world fame. Among them are Princess Diana, Pamela Anderson, Tom Hanks, Elon Musk, Giorgio Armani, Vin Diesel and Mike Tyson.

An astrologer’s commentary on the zodiac sign Cancer

Astrologer Anna Timofeeva through the prism of professional experience, she shared her personal view on the representatives of the zodiac sign Cancer.

– Cancers are nice to talk to, they are always polite and tactful, but they need more time to open up and talk about the real reasons for what worries them. For the first time at the beginning of the consultation, as a specialist, I always have to pass a small trust test from them.

I have many Cancer friends. And these are incredibly deep, understanding and pure-hearted people. I recommend everyone to get to know these wonderful representatives of the zodiac sign better, and I advise Cancers to be a little bolder in opening up to others. But resolutely close the doors to those people who do not appreciate the beauty of their inner world, – says Anna Timofeeva.

Popular questions and answers

Cancers are one of the most profound and non-obvious in the next step, thought or action of the zodiacal signs. It is almost impossible to know them completely. But the astrologer Anna Timofeeva will help us to open the veil of secrecy in the world of Cancer a little more.