The Cancer/Libra combination can be a harmonious one, but there may be difficulties because both women are so sensitive in different ways. Watery Cancer is dominated by her emotions, while airy Libra needs to take a completely objective standpoint to be comfortable. Both women are acutely aware of other people and their needs. Both are also warm and gentle in their manner, and should be able on that account to feel very comfortable with each other. Cancer wants to soothe and care for others with emotional empathy; Libra wants to create harmony by clear and open discussion of differences and by making reasonable compromises.
A great deal of time these two women get along beautifully, especially given the fact that each is so concerned about the other's comfort. The problem that can arise is that they are both almost too concerned. Both these women are very finely strung, but the string is very taut. Each is aware of the slightest imbalance and discord affects them almost physically. The Cancer woman has a hard time understanding the Libran's need to reach verbal agreement, as if that solved the problem; the Libran hates intense emotional displays and will do anything to avoid them. The Cancer sense the Libra is uncomfortable with her strong emotions, and therefore tries to inhibit them. In short, the two can be walking on eggs around each other. Both are kind, gentle women, and hate discord, and yet they can slowly drive each other crazy.
That is one side of the picture. Obviously, there is still a lot of ground for agreement between these two women, and this can help them overcome their problems. Since they both need love and affection so much they will be highly motivated to find harmony with each other. The Cancer woman can learn to appreciate the objective mental perspective her Libra partner can offer her often confused emotional feelings, and the Libra can learn to broaden her understanding of life to a deeper emotional level through her Cancer partner. Each woman has much to offer the other. Sexually, these two women can be very compatible as each is very concerned with pleasing her partner, and both are warmly responsive in love.
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