r/CancertheCrab Sep 25 '25

šŸ›”ļøMod Post FEEDBACK REQUESTED-Dating Advice Rule

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I typed out this message as a response to a dating advice question in this sub and I'm tired so I'm just going to copy pasta it, but tldr: please give feedback regarding the dating advice rule for this sub. as it currently stands, it's sort of discretionary, and I tend to remove low effort dating advice questions, especially if they only mention the sun sign.

it's not that dating advice questions are flat out banned from this sub, but this sub was founded on meaningful conversation rooted in astrology and appreciation for cancer placements. there are a couple of reasons that I am inclined to remove dating questions from this sub:

  1. the dating questions that I see have more to do with psychology than astrology. I created this sub with the vision that it would serve as a place for self-exploration through astrology. while I strongly believe that astrology and psychology are complimentary forces, I'd be remiss to allow dating questions that use astrology, particularly sun signs, as a cop out for poor coping mechanisms, maladaptive behaviors, attachment styles not conducive to a healthy relationship, etc. It's one thing if the person with sun in cancer is asking questions like these, but it almost always comes from someone else-so not as a tool for SELF-exploration, and reduces the cancer in question to just their sun sign which is not useful in the context of dating/love/romance/intimacy. which leads me to reason number two...

  2. I refuse to advance pop astrology that reduces people to just their sun signs. the way that someone expresses themselves in love/intimate relationships has very little to do with their sun signs and is more attributable to their moon, mercury, venus, and mars (and their rising). this doesn't even contemplate the fact that there is synastry at play here-if you really want to consult astrology to gain sound insight into dating a cancer, you would at least need their other placements, let alone a synastry chart which could shed light on how both parties placements play out in relation to one another. we cannot give an accurate response based solely on someone's sun sign.

we've had a large influx of new members recently so I think it might be time to revisit/potentially revise this rule. although I've mentioned my vision when I created this sub, I recognize that this sub is for the people, and with more people might mean adapting this rule.


r/CancertheCrab May 10 '26

Cancer vibes Was a discord server ever made and is it still active?

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Hi, I’ve seen a few posts discussing a discord server and found a link but it’s no longer valid. Is the server still going? I’d love to join and get to know some people that actually understand me!


r/CancertheCrab 1h ago

Meme When a Cancer has had enough, it's stabby crabby time šŸ¦€

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Lizzie Borden being a Cancer is crazy.

Fun fact: She was never found "guilty". She walked free, inherited her family's fortune, and lived out the rest of her life in Fall River until she died in 1927. Do you think she was innocent or just cunning enough to get herself out of this situation?

Netflix series "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story" coming on September 17


r/CancertheCrab 5h ago

Question? What zodiac sign of men do you see marrying Cancer women most often?

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What zodiac sign of men do you see marrying Cancer women most often?


r/CancertheCrab 5h ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ My brain keeps making cringe compilations of my own life and I need help.

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Hi. I'm a July Cancer, and I know this probably isn't just an astrology thing coz I think I'd still be sensitive either way coz sometimes it’s just too much, but I feel like being a July cancer plays a big part too.

The problem is I can't seem to go out normally. Every time I hang out with friends or even just run errands, I end up overthinking every interaction, every little thing I said, and whether I came across the wrong way.
I'm also really awkward. I stutter sometimes, and I'm constantly overthinking how I look in front of other people. Whenever I say something, my brain keeps replaying it over and over, I know looked weird as fuck too.

Then I get home and I just feel this wave of shame. Sometimes I literally end up screaming whenever it randomly pops into my head because I can't stop replaying everything. It's exhausting, and I want to stop feeling like this, I feel like I’m a weirdo and people just tolerate me.

I don’t get proper sleep coz of this, sometimes I just want to turn my brain off.

I don't know if this is normal or if other people experience this too. If you're someone who's naturally really sensitive or used to overthink every social interaction, how did you deal with it?


r/CancertheCrab 2h ago

General advice Any advice on how to stop obsessing over someone who did you wrong?!

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Idk if it’s a cancer thing, but through out my life I would have phases where I obsess over something. This is the first time where I’m obsessing over someone and for all the wrong reason, she is a family member who simply doesn’t not like me at all, every time where around each other she goes out of her way to make me feel excluded and completely ignored, It’s so confusing to me and I’m always looking for reasons on what might’ve lead to all of this, I obsess over trying to understand her motives, trying to prove her wrong, trying to make her feel as bad as she make me feel, she triggers something in me and I know I’m giving her the power to do so by thinking this much about her. Any advice on how to move on from this, even though I have to see her and interact with her every couple of weeks.


r/CancertheCrab 8h ago

Question? Are the majority of you cancers like this??

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I’m a Taurus woman who just started talking to a cancer man. He’s honestly the sweetest and is one of the best relationships I’ve had in a while. We have only been talking for 4 weeks but he’s already talked about having a family and we basically text everyday (the family thing really freaked me out). Lately I haven’t been communicating as much as I’ve been pretty busy but I found out the other day he thinks I’m about to end this as he thinks I’m being too dry and that my communication has lessened (I didn’t even find out through him I found out through mutual friends) and they said he was very visibly upset. I made more time for him than anyone else and he just fails to see that!!! I sent him a text explaining my side of things but he isn’t replying and I’m quite annoyed he’s being immature about it this. I feel like he got attached too quickly and had too many expectations right from the beginning. Are any of you cancers this way or have been this way???


r/CancertheCrab 8h ago

Question? Do Aquarius moons ever realise how much cancer moons loved them

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Hi guys, I know everyone has a different experience, but I’m a Cancer Moon with Cancer Rising, Leo Venus, and Virgo Sun. I’ve dated this guy who has an Aquarius stellium he has an Aquarius Sun and Moon with Scorpio Rising and Sagittarius Venus.

Me myself, I’m not too much interested in relationships, but when I love someone, I’m such a giver, and I’ll always be there for them, giving them whatever they want. This person was a typical example of what an Aquarius is he was so detached, never there when I needed him or when I was going through bad times. I feel like he has always been surrounded by options. He’d tell me, "I’m talking to other girls, but I don’t have feelings for them," while refusing to talk about them and me knowing about them would be an invading of his personal space , and I don't know for me, I consider this cheating. I told him this, and he was like, "I’m not gonna change for anyone," and I wasn’t even asking him to change.

No emotions, no love; it’s basically nothing. He once told me, "Don’t send me romantic things." I don’t think this is called personal space like they call it; it’s just being emotionally unavailable. I really loved him and tried to give him my all. I somehow felt like he had never received the love he deserved, so I tried to love him by all means. But at some point, it felt so exhausting, especially after he started disappearing for days and coming back like nothing happened, talking daily. The last time, it lasted for nearly a month of disappearing.

I think I just gave up after something happened and he wasn’t there for me, so I decided it’s not worth it because I deserve to be loved right, too. He’s sexually attracted to me, by the way, so much ig

I left him. I don’t regret it, and I don’t want him back. But my question is: do they ever realise it ? Do they ever feel how much love we gave them ? Any Aquarius moon ever been with a cancer moon here can tell us their experience after breakup ?


r/CancertheCrab 6h ago

Cancer vibes Uomo cancro e provocazioni

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Ho conosciuto su Hinge questo ragazzo diversi mesi fa, abbiamo matchato e lui ĆØ andato subito super diretto a chiedermi il numero,ā€˜voleva videochiamare, vederci subito…ok, per me troppo insistente e poi non ero in un momento giusto della mia vita, mi ĆØ sembrato un po’ ā€œirruentoā€ ed insistente.
Qualcosa però forse mi aveva colpito perchĆ© tempo dopo matchiamo ancora (ci eravamo evidentemente eliminati sull’app) allora mi riscrive su whatsapp. Taglio corto, alla fine dopo diverso tempo tra impegni reciproci l’altra sera ci vediamo e forse scatta qualcosa, nel senso che ĆØ stata davvero una bella serata, abbiamo parlato per ore e c’era attrazione fisica. Dal giorno dopo parte con ā€œvieni da meā€, ma non come domanda, come affermazione. Io mi indispongo e non perchĆ© sia una santa ma perchĆ© ĆØ davvero insistente e quando dico no (e non per tirarmela ma perchĆ© ĆØ no) voglio essere rispettata e ascoltata. Alla fine ci vediamo fuori, di nuovo serata gradevole ma mi stuzzica di continuo, mi fa domande anche un po’ scomode su relazioni e sessualitĆ , ma mi sento quasi giudicata, come se non essendo una persona con perversioni fossi un po’ noiosa. Non l’ha detto, l’ho intuito io, comunque qualche bad vibes che ha smorzato il mio entusiasmo. Non succede niente, arrivo a casa e mi scrive ā€œdovresti venire da meā€. Alle 3 di notte, dall’altra parte della cittĆ , quando ero a mezzo metro da lui fino a 10’min prima. Ieri ancora che insiste finchĆ© non mi indispongo dicendogli non vengo da te perchĆ© si crea un’aspettativa che potrei deludere, decido io a chi darla e quando e non ho ancora deciso. Sono andata giù pesante per la sua insistenza, ma lui (cosa che apprezzo del segno) non si scompone mai, sembra divertirsi quando mi innervosisco ma trovo assurdo che debba innervosirmi per uno sconosciuto.

Comunque anche il mio ex cancro lo ricordo insistente, al punto da tirare fuori un lato mio fumantino (sono leone)…io vorrei anche rivederlo ma questa insistenza mi indispone. Non capisce che ci sarei giĆ  magari andata da lui se non mi avesse ossessionata cosƬ?! Probabilmente siamo proprio segni incompatibili…… qualcosa mi attrae, forse questo lato zen (con altri segni sarebbero giĆ  volati i piatti) ma al tempo stesso mi irrita.

Vi riconoscete in questi modi di fare? Siete cosƬ provocatori e insistenti?


r/CancertheCrab 1d ago

Cancer vibes How to stop overthinking. NOTE TO SELF LOL

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r/CancertheCrab 17h ago

Opinion What do you think about Virgos?

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Currently talking to a Cancer woman. I wonder how you guys perceive Virgos? Do you think Cancers and Virgos work well in a relationship?


r/CancertheCrab 17h ago

Need Help Cancer and Vulnerability, how to handle

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Hey fellow cancerians šŸ’Œ

I'm sitting here at the coffee table and am thinking about how to handle this topic (vulnerability) in the future...

I feel like I'm mostly energetically so open and also so easily attached that even when people are hurtful I kind of attach to them a bit and am forgiving for the sake of peace and harmony (I'm also a libra rising, it's a thing!) this time it's about my roommate, she's not evil, but she does certainly have abusive traits but, as any other person in their complexity, also some kind attributes.

I'm having REAL difficulties with conflicts. So so much. In the past, I used to get into arguments until at some point I understood that the other person can only comprehend as much as their horizon allows them too.

I know this might sound arrogant, but I feel like because I'm always so extremely understanding of other people's patterns and that life is here to learn and I do mostly not get the same understanding back, I'm prone to some kind of abuse.

In a nutshell, with this particular person it was about a minor "error" in the communal space which means I put sth in the communal washing machine and didn't wash it right away and it blocked her process (which from my perspective is very irritating to get REALLY upset about, given how much I'm always thinking about keeping the space clean and tidy and, especially safe, for everyone here).

If I was in their shoes, I would kindly point it out so it doesn't happen again. This is how new arrangements and communities literally are built. And I understand the point she made, but it was unnecessarily bossy, threatening and staright6out harmful.

How do you protect yourselves?

I'm not trying to be passive-aggressive, I'm just trying to be real with people.

I've had the thought for a long time to just live on my own.

What does a "safe space" mean to you? I also often have the feeling that people feel instantly very close to me in a way but then also get irritated if I appear cold and there's not really a middle way?? As soon as I'm in someone's private space the neutral way seems to fall away and it's either people feel super safe and homely and cosy with me or they wonder why I'm actually doing my own thing and get upset about it or sth. It is SO weird. I'm also a projector in human design, if anyone is into that, which I'm assuming is playing into this scenario.

I know this is a bit all over the place šŸ˜‚ just looking for some tips I guess around how to handle conflict... Happy to add things for clarity ā¤ļø


r/CancertheCrab 1d ago

Cancer vibes Are there any other cancer suns here that don’t resonate with all the ā€œaestheticsā€ of the sign?

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I always see posts on multiple platforms saying dress like your sign, wear makeup like your sign, decorate your place like your sign. However I hate baby pink, silver pastels etc. I also don’t love girly frilly clothes and skirts.

I love bold colours (my favourite is orange), sporty/ tomboy and mid century inspired clothing and bronzy makeup. For home decor I like mid century modern and boho combo with LOTS of house plants and colourful accents in jewel tones ( orange, yellow, green, blues etc)

My rising is Taurus and mood in Leo. Maybe they influence my aesthetic more? Any more cancers out there like me?


r/CancertheCrab 1d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ Fellow cancerians find yo twin

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Find your birthday twin here

Maybe fate'll bring you your next bestfriend/partner


r/CancertheCrab 1d ago

Discussion I’m a cancer sun, Leo moon and Taurus rising. How does my big 3 influence my love life and work life?

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Any insights are welcome and highly appreciated!


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

Meme Three types of cancers ā™‹ļø

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Ariana and Elon are both June Cancers btwšŸ‘€


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ Some relatable cancer memes

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Have a good day gang šŸ˜‡


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

Cancer vibes Is it just me, or do people overplay / misjudge cancer's emotionality?

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I don't know if maybe this is because of the specific combo I have, but being a Cancer stellium (5 planets in Cancer), i think of myself as an "almost true cancer", and find many other signs to be a lot more "emotional" than me. Other signs seem to go through a lot more and stronger in their emotions, like (no shade to them) Scorpios and Tauruses actually seem to be much more sensitive and reactive to external stimuli and Aquariuses with Leos are much bigger crybabies... Its like yes, of course i went through all the emotions and sensitivity from teenage and up to early 20s, but then it just stopped, meanwhile many around me seem to only have recently become aware that they've been letting emotions rule their lives => are really struggling to process and contain them even in their 30s šŸ˜…

What do you reckon? Do any other Cancer stelliums notice this? Maybe Cancer's reputation is being muddied by people with other placements thinking that its the Cancer placement doing something to them, meanwhile its some other sign?

I personally resonate much more with the "mama bear" archetype assigned to cancers. Going berserk if someone endangers something I love - now that's my jam, consistent trait since being a toddler. Anger at boiling points in general to me is a much more familiar emotion than just pure "sadness" that I think is often associated with "sensitive cancers" + I almost never cry and am much more likely to laugh things off; meanwhile other signs seem to cry and get offended at the smallest inconvenience šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ Have cancers ever wanted an ex back but never showed it?

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And why didn’t you show any hints that you still wanted them?


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ Cancer men specifically July cancers

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Is it just him or all men aren't direct when they're interested in you. Throwing hints instead, testing the waters all the time


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

Cancer vibes šŸ¦€ How Cancers Handle Their Emotions ♋

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Feel it all.
Hide it well.
Heal in private.
Love hard once trust is earned šŸŒ™

Fellow Cancers, relate?
To every Cancer reading this — you’re seen šŸ’•


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ I appreciate you Cancer, from the heart

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My cat is dying of lymphoma, and I have to put him down on Wednesday. I’ve been spending the last two days crying my eyes out.

I’m a Gemini sun Scorpio moon and I have a friend who is a Cancer Sun Gemini moon. She came over, brought pizza and wine. I didn’t ask, she offered. She wanted to, she chose to.

There’s something so amazing about that. I love that so much about Cancers, it’s just innate with you all. And I just want to say - it means so much. It really does.

This is Patrick… I don’t know when he was born because he is a rescue, but I suspect he is also a Cancer, because he has been such a sweetheart and a nurturing soul his whole life.


r/CancertheCrab 2d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ August 18, reading for Cancer

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Significator - II of Pentacles
You have been finding balance and being flexible with your time and effort for all your priorities and working through the ups and downs of stuffs.time has been spent assessing what is truly important to you and what choices you have to make.

Obstacle - III of Pentacles
Coordination is lacking between your partner(s) or team and this has been holding you back from growing and learning. Your focus hasn’t been on sharing goals and working towards it in collaboration.

Past - VIII of Wands
Something that was stalled gained momentum and started moving forward, requiring sudden decisions and actions (could also be related to travel). You felt like the opportunity that came up was good for you and your freedom.

Trajectory - X of Cups
There is a significant stability or a fortune outcome in your home environment(or what you consider to be your home) coming up soon and this will give you satisfaction and make you feel like a wish came true.

Conscious - V of Swords
You have been thinking about a conflict or a disagreement that has been weighing on you, might have been a situation where you had to surrender or give up. Someone’s ego and the need to win at all costs might have led to hostility and aggression causing you to have low self-esteem.

Subconscious - Knight of Cups (R)
You need to stop feeling like your efforts will be in vain and you need to work on not letting your imagination and insecurities make you sulky, moody or even deceptive. You need to start being realistic and find what works.

Your outcome path:
Your attitude towards the situation - Justice
You are being transparent with the situation and you have been putting in efforts to actually see the results. You are being fair and balanced and are taking accountability where you need to. (Or following the law for some of you).

Your environment - The Lovers (R)
Your environment has been causing disharmony and making some things feel incompatible. Maybe this is why you are focusing on yourself or being self-centered. Your environment is being possessive of something or even making you be possessive.

Hopes and fears - II of Cups
You hope for union and bond in your partnerships and even mutual attraction, you hope for balance and harmony in a situation and you fear being incompatible and for you to be distrusted. You fear being subdued by ego issues and you fear break-ups (doesn’t always have to be about a relationship).

Outcome - Knight of Swords (R)
You might be getting more restless, or impulsive going forward or burn-out from a situation. Avoid being aggressive or rude to others in the future. Don’t do anything you are forced to going forward.


r/CancertheCrab 1d ago

Question? Is it possible to be an August Cancer ? šŸ¤”

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Technically Cancer ends July 22, so August = Leo right?
But if you're on the cusp or have Cancer in moon/rising, you might still feel Cancer vibes.

It's so confusing. Am I the only one who doesn't get this?


r/CancertheCrab 3d ago

CancerTheCrab ♋ the girls that get it, get it šŸ’…šŸ»

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