Neighbouring signs
Neighbouring signs sit side by side on the wheel but work very differently: different elements and different ways of acting. Each sees in the other what it lacks itself. These couples learn from each other, though at first they may not understand each other's motives.
Elements
Fire and water make steam and passion. The fire partner acts on impulse and speaks bluntly, the water partner feels deeply and remembers hurt. The attraction can be very strong, and so can the clashes: one feels smothered, the other feels wounded. This couple has to learn to handle each other gently.
Pace and temperament
The cardinal sign starts, the fixed sign sustains. One sets the direction, the other provides stability. Friction appears when the first wants change and the second wants to keep things as they are.
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.
Leo in love
Leo loves in style - with gestures, gifts and admiration. It needs a partner who is proud of it and says so. In return Leo gives warmth, protection and loyalty. Being ignored or criticised in front of others wounds its pride most of all.
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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