When Cancer and Capricorn make a love match, it's a
celestial pairing of great tenacity and determination. Capricorn, the
Sea Goat, is focused on logic, on being down-to-earth and real; Cancer
brings a charge of emotional intensity to the relationship. Both hold
one another to high standards tempered by an abiding mutual respect. In
a Capricorn mate, Cancer finds dedication, and in return Capricorn
comes
to love Cancer's persistence. These two Signs from opposite sides of
the Zodiac can come together to create a very successful and secure
connection.
This relationship builds and grows from a strong
foundation of material and emotional security. Both Signs can be
depended on to make frugal, conservative decisions. It doesn't have to
be all solemnity, though, as Cancer can help their hard-working
Capricorn lover to relax a little at the end of the day, to take time
to
enjoy the rewards of all that labor. Cancer will also be the one to
polish and preserve the fruits of their shared accomplishments; Cancer
is the keeper of nostalgia and cherished memories and possessions.
Capricorn moves Cancer toward achievement and keeps in check their
Crab-like tendencies, enlightening Cancer to the more important matters
of the world outside their own easily bruised heart. This relationship
succeeds if there is an ironclad commitment and a stable, traditional
home environment.
The Moon (Emotion) rules Cancer, and Saturn
(Karma) rules Capricorn. The Moon is a warm, feminine energy, and
Saturn
a cold, masculine energy. The Moon is emotional and nurturing; it is
about maternal care giving and intuition, both of which become vital to
Cancer. Saturn practices integrity and discipline to achieve goals. A
Cancer love mate can show their serious Capricorn companion how to
enjoy
life and to appreciate beauty and comfort. Mothering Cancer truly
enjoys
smoothing over Capricorn's hard edges. Conversely, the Sea Goat can
smooth Cancer's ruffled emotional feathers by providing the sort of
solid foundation that Cancer desperately craves. Capricorn teaches
Cancer to be more disciplined and to go out into the world and strive
toward goals.
Cancer is a Water Sign, and Capricorn is an Earth
Sign. Earth Signs focus on possessions, Water Signs on emotion and
intuition, but also on beauty and nostalgia. The Cancer-Capricorn love
mates like to surround themselves with beautiful things -- a stately
home, gorgeous artwork, expensive cars. Their desire to be economically
stable and their love of finery ensures that this couple will work hard
toward this and other shared goals. This mutual love for fine things
keeps them out of arguments about one partner trying to live
ostentatiously or beyond their means.
Cancer and Capricorn are
Cardinal Signs. Both are initiatory, active and ardent. Though this can
be a catalyst for some dynamite conflicts, it can provide Capricorn
with
an emotional pillar, as Cancer is entirely dedicated to the
relationship. Their differing emotional dispositions complement each
other well -- Capricorn excels in getting the nitty-gritty business
done, and Cancer always steps in when emotional counseling is needed.
These Signs will get along well if Capricorn and Cancer allow one
another to use their respective individual strengths.
What's
the
best thing about the Cancer-Capricorn relationship? Their utter
dedication to one another and their mutual commitments toward shared
goals. Both are lovers of quality and of beautiful, luxurious things,
and neither shirks at the idea of a little hard work if that's what it
takes (in fact, Capricorn would rather be working than almost
anything!). Their shared passions, sense of responsibility and morality
make theirs a highly compatible relationship.
