Opposite signs
Opposite signs face each other across the wheel like two halves of a whole. The attraction is strong: each sees in the other what it lacks. The relationship swings between admiration and argument, and balance comes when the partners stop trying to change each other.
Elements
Water nourishes earth, and earth gives water its banks. The water partner brings feelings and care, the earth partner brings support and practicality. It is a harmonious, durable match for a long relationship and a family. The risk is keeping things in: both can find it hard to raise problems first.
Pace and temperament
Both signs are cardinal - initiators used to starting things and leading. Together you launch shared projects easily, but you need to divide roles, or each of you will pull in a different direction.
Cancer in love
In love, Cancer needs to feel safe. It opens up gradually and looks after its partner like family. Cancer hopes for the same tenderness, attention to small things and certainty that it will not be abandoned. Harshness and indifference hurt it more than it shows.
Capricorn in love
Capricorn does not play with feelings - it chooses someone seriously and for the long run. Its love shows in reliability, plans for the future and willingness to take responsibility. Talking about feelings is hard for it, but its word can be trusted. A careless partner makes it wary.
Why one sign isn't enough
Sign compatibility compares only the position of the Sun. Even two couples with the same signs have their Moon, Venus and Mars in different places - which is why it comes easily to some and takes work for others. Exact compatibility is calculated from both partners' birth charts.
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