The Aries/Cancer combination has very strong positive and negative aspects to it. Aries energy is strong and assertive, while Cancer is receptive and sensitive. Together one can complement the other, as Cancer receives and nourishes the forward-moving, fiery energy of Aries. The soft and gentle Cancer woman feels energized by her Aries partner. And the forceful Aries (who nevertheless may feel insecure beneath her outer bravado) finds soothing warmth with her sympathetic Cancer partner. Aries can bring excitement into the Cancer's life, while Cancer can give Aries a sense of roots.
This relationship can bring complementary energies together, or it can bring the clash of two very different personalities. For an Aries woman, her Cancer partner's motherly concern can be comforting, but at times it can also be smothering to the Aries' need for independence and freedom. For the Cancer woman, her Aries partner brings a lot of zest and excitement to her life, it's true- but the Aries temperament can also be very abrupt and abrasive. Without meaning to, the Aries woman can impulsively say something that will wound her sensitive Cancer partner's feelings. The Aries will then be bewildered when the other woman retreats in hurt silence. Above all, this is a hightly emotional relationship, often characterized by volatile ups and downs. This can be positive, especially, because both women tend to react to life on a gut level and are very aware of each other instinctively. It is a very changeable relationship, also. One moment the two women will be loving and tender, and the next the Aries woman will go storming out the door, leaving the Cancer woman in tears.
As these two women grow to understand each other more and more, they will find ways of circumventing such unfortunate scenes. Both will need to modify their behavior to some extent and then a very happy relationship will be possible. The Aries woman must learn to be more aware of how sensitive her Cancer partner is, and be more solicitous of her feelings. The Cancer woman must learn to be a little tougher, and then not take everything their Aries partner says so seriously. Sexually, these two can have a very satisfying relationship. Cancer loves the Aries passion, and Aries loves the Cancer's emotional responsiveness. Aries may need to develop more tenderness in the way she expresses love, otherwise Cancer may feel she isn't loved.
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