Cancer the most selfish water sign?

This topic was created in the Astrology forum by Kupo on Friday, October 21, 2005 and has 17 replies.

Are Cancers the Most Selfish Water Sign

Cancers tend to be emotionally open and help others when it benefits them or makes them feel good. Their motivations for helping are often based on personal feelings and past experiences, which can be seen as self-centered. However, this behavior is rooted in their emotional nature and desire for connection rather than pure selfishness.

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@Kupo
21 Years

I find us to be the most selfish water sign.

First, when dealing with emotions, pisces always try to hide it and put on a cheerful front to most of the world. Scorpios never show emotions to strangers. We cancers are the only one that let the whole world know how we feel. When we're upset, everyone else knows and we expect everyone to help us. Or at least that's the way I feel sometimes.

When helping other people. Pisces try to help everyone around them w/o any hidden motives. Scorpios don't help people they don't care about, but they go all the way for those they do. We Cancers only help when we want to feel good about ourselves, and i find myself often contemplating whether the individual is worth my help.. (ex. have this person helped me in the past?) If he/she has helped me then I don't mind returning the favour equally or twice as much. But, if this person hasn't helped me, then I feel justified in not helping the person.

I find myself to be quite selfish at times, have any other cancers noticed that about themselves? Are we the most selfish water sign? It's something that I/we must work on..

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@Kupo
21 Years

Which signs are individual and which are group? I never learned of this. Any links to where I can read about it?

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@Kupo
21 Years

[i] If Cancer aint happy, aint nobody happy [i]

I find myself in this situation quite often.

I feel that this is a major flaw of cancer. Also, we can be helpful, it just depends on our mood. I'm often very critical of myself, which I feel stems from my virgo moon.

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@haffo
21 Years5,000+ Posts

Aries, Tauru, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo are individual focused signs. Scorpio, Saggitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces are group focused signs. Libra is in between and tries to ballance those two groups.

I don't have any ready links. Try to find yourself. I'm pretty sure there are alot of information about this on internet.

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@Melusine
20 Years500+ Posts

Calling yourself names just so you could create a new thread, kupo?
That's pathetic!(j/k)

I don't think cancerians are selfish...everyone that I have met so far were all very kind and helpful...they can be a bit self absorbed sometimes but I don't think they mean any harm by it...I like hearing their stories... they are good at telling stories...

"pisces always try to hide it and put on a cheerful front to most of the world."

I know I always do that, but is that such a good thing? I think it makes us even more hard to understand...most people feel confused around a pisces...some call us two faced... I think cancerians have the right idea...they are open about their emotions...that's supposed to be healthy right?

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@Tiamat
21 Years1,000+ PostsScorpio

My taurus moons the only "me" sign the other two are "we's",on the total chart it's even in numbers but with a libra sitting in the middle of it though so that one wasn't added to either side.

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@Daemon
21 Years

Selfish?WHy not? U can be selfish cause it helps,why can't u put urself first. I help when i feel like it. Cause sometimes when u do try to help,fairweather friends appear from nowhere,lol.

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@Kupo
21 Years

yeah, cancer are said to be cheap.. ummm I mean frugal. It stems from our need for monetary security.

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@Kupo
21 Years

I've never met a cancer doesn't complain that they have zero money, when they have about a few thousand bucks stashed away somewhere. I do it myself sometimes too 🙂. Do you guys do it too? I think the security thing about cancers is 100% accurate.