How come Cancer+Virgo a good match?

I've read on many websites that Cancer+Virgo is a good match in that the water would feed the earth and the earth gives the stability water looks for.

But, really, how can this be a good match? Isn't cancer too emotional for virgo's taste? Wouldn't virgo find crab dramatic? And isn't virgo too cold for crab's taste? Wouldn't crab find virgo distant?

How is this match supposed to work even at the very beginning, let alone in the long run?

Because cancer admires virgo's practicality and virgo admires the nurturing warmth and family orientedness of the cancer.

falling,
i tried the cancer/virgo thing and the symbiosis was very nice in the beginning. i don't know how tempestuous you are, but for me it became a place where 'i laughed but not all of my laughter and cried but not all of my tears'. as friends, virgo/cancer relationships rock! they're great for making us see things in a more logical light but when they are the source of your turmoil it can be quite the challenge. again, all relationships are different...all the best.

Thanks looneybird moonmaiden.

I'm not that tempestuous, could be due to my Cap rising or Virgo moon. Still, I find it difficult to express myself with this VirGuy that I am interested in.

How was your symbiosis very nice at the beginning? How did you get the Virgo open up? It is quite a challenge I think...

water and earth, we make mud together.

i'm cancer & ex = virgo. hit it off great. i couldn't take the screaming & kicking sooo0o0o.. yep had to end. love her to death though very much so. have no clue how she feels about me, but it was like 2 fighting fish in a mason jar. i think she was a great person though if that helps - very intelligent - not very showy with emotions - very clean almost to a fault - hurts - bye =]

never met a virgo i really gave a damn about...

How do I get this Virgo lady I am dating to talk? Can Virgo women be faithful partners?

falling,
hey hon, i've been recuperating from my crappy christmas...anyway so virgo guy was amazing for a short (albeit intense) while...i didn't have much trouble getting him to open up because, well, i'm a cancer and let's face it if you're not telling it-i'm sure not gonna get the ball rolling...it was this weird deal kinda like trying to get a baby to eat peas...he'd tell me something deep and dark and then go,"ok your turn"...and i'd pause and say-"wow, that must've been horrid...i can't imagine...dear, tell me more" 18 months later and i'm realizing i'm not half as crazy as i thought i was and he isn't merely as sane!

truth be told, he came about during a really rough time for me, and his stark realism got me out of a low place...in a, "rip the band-aid off and be done w/it" way-it worked for the moment, but "suck it up" became the quote of the day and i am so NOT ok w/that, particularly w/matters of the heart...i realized that my laid-back, weirdo, cancer guy was the only way for me and so virguy got the bye-bye...and boy was that a table-turner...HE was a groveling mad-man! i'm sure he was just as happy to get rid of me, but i beat him to it and that was not ok! conclusion-cancers handle getting the boot much better...uh...no we're not friends...

I identify with moonmaiden and cancerdude.

Personally, the only thing that I think that pairing is good for is what goes on OUTSIDE of the heart. Together, this pair will have a nice home, careers that move forward, possibly a successful family business, and immaculate children that are well mannered, high achievers with great self esteem. What they create together can be powerful. Virgos are pretty practical so as long as you close the toilet seat and the bills are paid they tend to be able to manage. The cancer with a virgo will often end up feeling shut out, nagged to death....after some time the INPUT just doesn't seem worth the OUTPUT with a virgo. For fullfillment's sake, stick to someone more passionate and outwardly appreciative of all the 1000 sacrificies and gestures that a cancer is willing to make. A virgo can be an awesome friend, but they will NOT make your heart flutter as a lover....not for long at least.....they are generally just not the type that will give you that relationship that you dream about.

Thanks everyone... Wow, I can't believe what you guys have experienced with your ex-virgos.

Yep, have to agree, that even now (when nothing serious has started between me and my potential virgo) I can feel that his lack of passion might be a problem for us in the future. I know once I'm in a relationship I will do my best to keep the relationship going but I have to see that my efforts are appreciated, if not reciprocated. And I have doubts about that with this Virgo...

You all made me think, thank you and happy 2007!

according to astrology, these two signs are sextile each other and so it's defined as harmonious. but i agree with cancerLA's post, this relationship would most likely work better outside the heart. i've been attracted to many cancer's but it's always better as friends. and yes, we can be cold...second nature i suppose, but it's more like i need some breathing room. well, i'm not gonna spend my time typing my defenses for this because i don't feel like rehashing things that other's have already said.

This is an interesting thread, because Cancer and earth signs are supposed to be very compatible.
However, in real life I don't know many Cancer-Virgo, or Cancer-Capricorn relationship. Of course, I know some, but not as many as they should be according by the "astrological compatibility". While Cancer and Tauruses I know loads of (Yes, I am one of those people that ask people their star signs, I just find it interesting. Very often I can guess it, too).

I've been talking to this Virgo for over a month now on the phone. We talk everyday atleast 4 times a day for a long time. It's really strange how we just click. He's been kind of a shoulder for me through the shit I been goin thru and we met in a very awkward way. I'm hearing all this negative stuff for the long term. Hmmm?? Makes me wonder...

yeah the beginning connection is always good with virgos because the conversation is great and they don't know you well enough to get started on all the cold criticisms. But hey you never know plenty of cancers are with them so go for it just be cautious and don't delude yourself if and when you see signs. Be forewarned...

That is safe to say that I unconsciously feel an attraction becuz we started talking strictly on a friendship level. The first night we talked it was for four hours. Things grew from there and now I totaly think he is a sweet heart. He's very down to earth and I can be really open with him maybe becuz I wasn't thinking of him in a relationship kind of way. It seems to be evolving into that but, right now I need to clean out the closet in my heart before I let anyone else in there and he knows that. I know he has hopes for the future but, I'm just cautious becuz right now our friendship is of a phone nature and not a physical one. I need more to build on. Who knows what may come of it. I'm the type to let things be however there going to be. You know, I just ride with it.