The Cancer and Capricorn combination is basically a very strong and positive one. Cancer and Capricorn are opposite signs in the zodiac, and as polar opposites they can complement each other or conflict. Cancer, a water sign, brings warmth and sentimentality to a relationship, and Capricorn, an earth sign, brings grounding and dependability. These two women can supply what each other lacks. The Cancer woman can give her Capricorn partner the emotional nurturing which the Capricorn tends to deny herself, and the Capricorn woman can offer her Cancer partner the solid security and dependability she needs.
Both Cancer and Capricorn are concerned with security, but while Cancer needs a sense of emotional security and roots, Capricorn needs the security of a solid foundation as well as the security of achievement in her work. These two women will be able to understand the need to give security to each other, and their relationship will be characterized by a sense of enduring continuity. Generally, the Cancer woman will supply emotional nurturing focused in the home, while the Capricorn woman provides security through her achievement in the world.
When problems arise between the two women they stem from the definition of security. The Cancer woman needs a lot of emotional security, and the Capricorn woman tends to have a facade of strength and self-sufficiency even though she may feel very vulnerable. The Capricorn woman is often very reserved in expressing affection, and the Cancer woman will tend to interpret this as meaning that her partner lacks emotional warmth. The Capricorn woman may have a hard time dealing with the Cancer's neediness and oversensitivity, as Capricorn believes very strongly in standing on your own two feet. The Cancer woman will need to develop more self-reliance, but the Capricorn woman will need to learn to express affection more freely.
In spite of these difficulties, these two women have much to offer each other and their basic personalities blend well. They will feel secure with each other and know that they can count on each other. Together they will create a warm and comfortable home. For both of them the sense of dependability is more important than anything else and they can express love best when they feel secure.
Sexually, their natures and needs are very compatible, especially since they are both able to be more uninhibited and intimate when they can trust their partner.
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