Cancer and Gemini Compatibility

A Cancer woman with a Gemini man? It's a wonder such a cautious fox ever stepped into this love trap. Well, getting out won't be easy for her.

Love and Dating

From the very first days of their romance, a Cancer woman and a Gemini man can torment each other to their hearts' content. She'll wear him down with her slow pace: "Oh, let's not do this tonight," "No, I'm not ready yet." He, in turn, will drive her crazy with his speed and his habit of charging in headfirst.

All that heat gets them both going, so Cancer and Gemini may well spin a pretty intriguing love story.

Sexual Compatibility

In bed, a Cancer woman and a Gemini man usually get off to a flying start, but over time their different temperaments can take a toll on their compatibility. She prefers long love scenes and slow, lingering caresses. He's more into lightning raids with long cuddles afterward. What's more, the woman in this pair is fairly guarded, so she won't voice her complaints directly, but her partner would do well to wonder why she's in such a bad mood in the mornings.

Relationships and Family

If you ever happen to watch a Gemini man and a Cancer woman arrive together at a fair or a market, you won't see them standing at the same stall. While she's quizzing the vendor about how fresh the tomatoes are or how the pattern got onto a painted platter, he's already made the rounds of every booth and stand, sampled cheese at one end of the fair and tried on a cowboy hat at the other.

A Cancer woman and a Gemini man can easily live together without fights or blowups, though that's no proof of an idyll. It's simply that the lady in this pair avoids conflict by nature, and Gemini cheerfully goes along with whatever she decides about the house. He doesn't care, as long as he's left alone. In that respect, a Cancer woman is one of his best possible matches for sharing a home: she all but excuses him from household chores, provided he brings in enough money. And since Cancer is thrifty, her idea of "enough" doesn't mean mountains of gold.

Their differences, with their separate goals and clashing outlooks on life, often become an unspoken stumbling block for this couple and, in the end, a reason for divorce. Then again, a lot depends on the two of them. They can stay together for many years if the Gemini man tries not to test his partner's patience any more than he has to (there's plenty of it, but it's far from limitless) and the Cancer woman accepts the man she loves with all his endearing quirks.

A Gemini woman and a Cancer man together are a calm lake and a playful breeze that's determined to whip up a storm on it. These two differ sharply in temperament, and they certainly don't want the same things out of life, but the horoscope insists: true love can overcome any obstacle!

Love and Dating

A Gemini woman and a Cancer man make for a romance charged with emotion. The fairer half of this pair is no connoisseur of life's subtler, more delicate feelings, though that doesn't stop her from savoring them in someone else. Behind his calm exterior, the Cancer man is deeply sensual and, at times, downright sentimental. Once the Gemini woman discovers this side of him, she's smitten, but her interest can cool just as fast. It's not unusual for a brief, dazzling fling to leave Cancer with a broken heart. Still, that's far from a given: love works miracles, and if they want to, these two can very well stay together for the long haul.

Sexual Compatibility

In bed, a Gemini woman and a Cancer man are an excellent match. He has a big appetite for pleasure but plenty of patience, so he takes his time, drawing his lover into grown-up games slowly and with real feeling. No one knows better than Cancer how to reach her, and he does it through her imagination. Always quick to get carried away, the Gemini woman throws herself headfirst into exploring her own sexuality when she's with a Cancer man.

Relationships and Family

You won't often see a Cancer man and a Gemini woman out together. He's a homebody, and if he does turn up at a loud gathering, you can bet it was her idea. And even when they arrive at a party as a couple, you might not notice him at all. Most likely, Cancer will spend the evening in quiet conversation with a close friend while his high-energy girlfriend dances on the table or holds the whole room in a heated debate about saving the whales in the Pacific.

A Gemini woman and a Cancer man want entirely different things from life. He'd rather stay tucked inside his cozy shell, and what he looks for in a relationship is security and stability. She hates sitting still, and to her, "stability" is just another word for monotony. The biggest danger for this couple is trying to re-tailor a partner to their own measurements, and neither of them will put up with that.

To keep their relationship together, a Gemini woman and a Cancer man have to stop hunting for a magic spell that will turn the other into the partner of their dreams. Yes, for these two, love takes some self-sacrifice, but really, they don't have to give up all that much: she should stop making decisions on her own without talking to her husband first, and he should stop looking for a catch where there isn't one.