When Cancer and Libra make a loving couple, they give each other important things that they each have.
Both Signs seek a secure and guaranteed relationship and will enjoy their shared appreciation for beauty and luxury - especially when it comes to their home environment. These two can blend their energies harmoniously if they choose to work towards a common goal. Although this pairing may progress more slowly than others, and at first they may fear that they have little more in common than their mutual need for companionship and love of beauty. However, the more they get to know each other, the better each individual in this Cancer-Libra love match will recognize and respect positive qualities in the other.
Neither Cancer nor Libra avoid combining the powers of their emotion and intellect, and both enjoy the occasional tearful opera or sentimental inheritance. Expression of feeling and happiness are important to both Signs. Cancer and Libra can complement each other in many ways. Cancer appreciates Libra's charm and tact, and Libra's calm and relaxed diplomacy skills can tame even the craziest madness that Cancer can conceive. What's more, Libra, a lover of beauty and aesthetic harmony, will appreciate her Cancer partner's maternal instinct for a comfortable home and the security that goes with it. Libra can offer the sometimes emotionally impetuous Cancer some perspective on situations. Cancer needs to see the different sides of an issue, or this crab may be prone to making decisions without knowing all the facts.
The Moon (Emotion) rules Cancer, and the Planet Venus (Love) rules Libra. These planetary partners share a love of home, family and romance. Although Libra is known for its balanced nature (Libra is the symbol of Libra, after all!), these love partners share stimulating personalities and desire harmony over conflict. More than any other clash of Signs, this astrological pair brings a warmth and sense of stability to those around them. Despite all the harmony and domestic bliss, however, the Libran, whose approach to life is based on intellect, can be a little snobbish and superior. Cancer, who looks at life through an emotional lens, still has those easily hurt feelings.
Cancer is a water sign and Libra is an air sign. Libra sees life as pure mental exploration, while Cancer's experience is more tactile, more kinesthetic. Cancer is more satisfied when their emotional needs are met, while Libra simply focuses on what stimulates their mind. Sometimes these lovers can find it difficult to understand each other. Conflicts can arise in this relationship if Cancer seems too grumpy or Libra seems too provocative. Both need to learn that they simply see the world in different ways.
Cancer and Libra are both Cardinal Signs. In this relationship, there can be fights over who wears the pants, who's at the wheel, who's really in control here. If Libra's indecision annoys Cancer, Libra can turn on its subtle charm and sense of justice and go along with Cancer's decision. Both are initiators, who can, when their ideas and approaches differ, be quite difficult.
What's the best thing about the love relationship between Cancer and Libra? Their mutual appreciation of stability and inner balance. Aesthetics are important to them, and they share a love of life's comforts. Their similar tastes and loves make for a relationship of great dedication and harmony.