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Coping Strategies For Your Cancer’s Moods

Cancers are sweet and loving creatures, but learning how to handle their intense emotions can sometimes be a challenge. They have a lot of love and affection to give, and that (paradoxically) can make them hard to deal with. It’s like being a billionaire who’s always having strangers kiss up to them: you olny need to get burned a few times before you become suspicious of everyone.

But: for those of you willing to make the effort, here’s a visual guide to getting Cancer out of their shell!

1) BE DIRECT, BUT NOT TOO DIRECT. Cancer appreciates straight-forwardness and sincerity, but any attempt the get Cancer to open up can be taken as a threat. Be patient.

2) YOUR PATIENCE HAS NOW PAID OFF! Once your Cancer has expressed interest in leveling with you, he/she will carefully approach you with their Personal Truths.

 

3) YOUR PATIENCE HAS SUDDENLY TURNED AGAINST YOU! Or, so it seems. Cancer experienced a lot of emotional bruises before you even showed up. A lot. And Cancer clearly remembers Every Last One Of Them. Tune out the litany now and you’ll be rejected. Make sure you are seated comfortably.

4) AND THEN CANCER WITHDRAWS. Even if you’ve done your best to listen and empathize, Cancer will eventually get freaked out by how much of their heart they’ve exposed. Again, stay firm and be patient.

5) OH GOD, CANCER IS WALLOWING IN IT NOW! Just let this go on and run its course. You’ve already spent enough of your time and patience on Cancer, so you might as well keep investing in it. In fact, now it’s time to bust down some barriers…

6) SUCCESS! Your Cancer is now all your to enjoy! Just don’t be too surprised if somehow this all goes bad at some point — your relationship may not last, but it will linger as another sad failure in Cancer’s story. Think of it as a form of immortality!