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How do I get a Cancer man to communicate with me more?
Posted by MiZLeoI adore my husband. I've always gotten along best with Cancers and his quiet leadership, his nurturing nature, and his genuine sweetness and kindness melt my heart every day. But he does have one flaw and this is it. He clams up and at the same time will tell me "But I DO tell you" No...not really. He'll share the bare facts if I prod him but he won't discuss feelings.
I could never marry another cancer man for this reason. It's like pulling teeth. They go in their shell and want you to get them out by being a mind reader. Then everything is your fault. After a while you stop trying and then that just makes everything spiral down from there. And it's still all your fault cause you just gave up on the relationship....even tho they are the ones who would tell you "I don't want to talk about it right now". Then eventually everything inside them that they have been holding in explodes and their bringing up shit from 10 years ago. Rinse and repeat.
At one point I was crying and he caressed me and told me to stop because it was making him feel sad. I was like "That's the point! I AM a little sad and that's ok! It's an appropriate response for life right now. And it's ok for you to be sad, too!" It was probably the only real answer I got about his feelings besides the initial "I can't make myself and everyone happy and it's eating away at me"
Omg that sounds like me. Whats his other placements i dont like talking about stressful negative things going on. I just rather foz them and have a smile on my face make sure eveyrone is happy. I can open up about good tbings not bad...just let him be he will handle it his way. I dont like to be pressured to talking about deep things when im working to fix it....i know as a partner u want to help but he dont want to seem weak. Its uncomfortable for him
Posted by MiZLeoSo true. So true.
I could never marry another cancer man for this reason. It's like pulling teeth. They go in their shell and want you to get them out by being a mind reader. Then everything is your fault. After a while you stop trying and then that just makes everything spiral down from there. And it's still all your fault cause you just gave up on the relationship....even tho they are the ones who would tell you "I don't want to talk about it right now". Then eventually everything inside them that they have been holding in explodes and their bringing up shit from 10 years ago. Rinse and repeat.
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