We starting out with a ‘typical’ Scorpio/Cancer relationship. We met and instantly felt a connection. He was talking about us moving in together after knowing each other for maybe a couple weeks. Everything seemed ‘fairy tale-like’ ,we both had the same interests/goals for the future and he loved how nurturing and selfless I was, but after a couple months of perfection things started to become hot and cold. A lot of the things he complained about felt to me were things he expected me to know about him. After a couple hot and cold weeks he broke up with me on Mother’s Day. > We spoke sparingly a couple days after the break up but after 5-6days we agreed we didn’t want anyone else but each other a got back together. The following month was a little tough (I blame Mercury in Retrograde lol) but we gave each other a couple days of no communication, and after that we were AMAZING. For the next month we were back to planning on moving in together and by mid Aug we were set to move in together. A week before we got the keys he ended it saying that “I was giving him enough physical affection and that maybe he just expected so much out of the person he is with because I was the only source of love he had because he was all alone without family. And that even though I did nothing wrong and was one of the kindest and most caring people he’s ever met that he just couldn’t do it anymore.” Of course I was hurt ,but by the next night we were in each other arms again even more passionately that when we had been dating. Since then he’s be very ‘inconsistent’ with what he says he wants and what he does. Recently this weekend when I started to pull back with my communication and he started to blow up my phone with saying he wanted to hangout and how he missed me. We had a blast and were together the whole weekend, but then last night he told me he was scared that he wasn’t good enough to be with me because he has a lot of mental issues from his past and that he doesn’t want me to get my hopes up for the future. I don’t know if this is a test to see how loyal I am or if he just likes that I have that nurturing quality that he lost when his mom past. He’s always expressed how people abandon him but at the same time he says he pushes people away because he is so “f***ed up in the head.”
Scorpio/Cancer relationship over but still going?

He is emotionally manipulating you. You have set no boundaries and have not stood up for yourself and have set no relationship goals. So he is able to take advantage. And come & go as he pleases. You really do need to put your foot down and accept that you will move on with heartbreak but with digity and peace of mind.

Personally, I'd be very concerned about being a person's "Only source of love". This is so unhealthy. Apologies ahead of time to anyone who is offended, but the human need for love and affection is so consistent that there is no way in the world one person could fill all of that in another. There needs to be an additional support system involved. He's not taking good care of himself by allowing only ONE person to be that source and it sounds like he also thinks it's ok for him to expect his partner to completely fulfill that need.
My ex Aries was like that and after I made it clear that I couldn't be that one source and didn't find that shit cute or romantic, he made more attempts to connect with his family. His mom and dad said that they had the healthiest relationship with him while we were together. He would try to manipulate me by saying that he only had me and his mom, so if something happened to one of us, that was it. I told him, well then you better find more people to connect with or pray to God that nothing happens to me.
Don't allow yourself to be guilted/manipulated into trying to be everything that a person needs. My ex has contacted me after the break up talking about he thinks he's going to die and all he wants is for me to look him up on two years to put flowers on his grave.
Ok Crazy...get the fuck on somewhere.
My ex Aries was like that and after I made it clear that I couldn't be that one source and didn't find that shit cute or romantic, he made more attempts to connect with his family. His mom and dad said that they had the healthiest relationship with him while we were together. He would try to manipulate me by saying that he only had me and his mom, so if something happened to one of us, that was it. I told him, well then you better find more people to connect with or pray to God that nothing happens to me.
Don't allow yourself to be guilted/manipulated into trying to be everything that a person needs. My ex has contacted me after the break up talking about he thinks he's going to die and all he wants is for me to look him up on two years to put flowers on his grave.
Ok Crazy...get the fuck on somewhere.
The Scorpio is the guy. Apparently this got taken out by but he's had a very rough life. He lost his father around age 10 and his mother got sick and he put his dreams of going to college on hold to care/working/paying the bills for her until she passed when he was in his early 20s. From there he's had no family to help him and has worked night and day to be able to buy a home etc .. He's 28 now
And maybe your ex is unstable. Everyone is different.

Posted by BekindCancerIt's really not about him.
The Scorpio is the guy. Apparently this got taken out by but he's had a very rough life. He lost his father around age 10 and his mother got sick and he put his dreams of going to college on hold to care/working/paying the bills for her until she passed when he was in his early 20s. From there he's had no family to help him and has worked night and day to be able to buy a home etc .. He's 28 now
It's terrible having it rough. But it can't be at the expense of losing the woman he loves. And certainly not at the expense of your sanity.

In other words look out for you.
I agree he's admitted to being more of a runner when things aren't perfect. He's admitted that with past relationships when it isn't ideal he's out and he ices out people who hurt him (which from what I read is typical to a scorpio).. and that with me its harder to let go because I'm genuinely a kind person.
Also, when I say we were talking about moving in together I mean .. he committed and bought a townhouse that I wanted.
I'm strong enough to walk away when I know for sure it's over (being single isn't something that scares me).. maybe its just in my cancer nature to hold onto something until I truly see it's over lol ..but he's just not doing what I guess a typical scorpio would do. I've read that once it's over its over .. no friends or no friends with benefits .. no 'i love you' but with him its 'i dont want to be with anyone else and i can't imagine you with anyone else but im scared im not good enough or i need to much'
Flat out I'm confused ..
Also, when I say we were talking about moving in together I mean .. he committed and bought a townhouse that I wanted.
I'm strong enough to walk away when I know for sure it's over (being single isn't something that scares me).. maybe its just in my cancer nature to hold onto something until I truly see it's over lol ..but he's just not doing what I guess a typical scorpio would do. I've read that once it's over its over .. no friends or no friends with benefits .. no 'i love you' but with him its 'i dont want to be with anyone else and i can't imagine you with anyone else but im scared im not good enough or i need to much'
Flat out I'm confused ..

Be very wary here. That connection that comes from the push:pull in intoxicating and blinding.
Ask questions. Are we together right now? Do we still have a future. I'm not saying he's playing with your feelings but I am saying be aware of where things stand and if that's what you want.
Ask questions. Are we together right now? Do we still have a future. I'm not saying he's playing with your feelings but I am saying be aware of where things stand and if that's what you want.

Posted by Rabbit+++++++++++1
All the shitty things in life that happen to a person do not define who they are.
How they deal with those shitty things define who they are.
He's defining who he is...

Posted by FrostAndBiteAnd let me tell you, that instability didn't come out that way until AFTER the relationship ended. He's the one who initiated the ending. I just refused to allow him to come back, because I don't let people break up with me in order to try to control me and then come back talking about they didn't really want to break up in the first place. I was actually shocked to hear this guy talking about death and dying, but when I thought about it...it fit with the manipulation scheme and the fact that he hadn't really taken accountability for his responses to life's bullshit.Posted by NoreallynowI think what MsT meant was that is that this guy is putting unbelievable pressure on the OP to be the only source of happiness and support in his life. It's completely impossible for one person to completely fulfill every need of another. And most of the time when you try you lose yourself in the process and the other person very often loses respect for you. Not always but often enough to be a pattern.
And maybe your ex is unstable. Everyone is different.click to expand
Shit happens, but you have to find a way to wipe it off...you have to. If not, you end up completely miserable and stuck in a rut...taking as many people down with you as possible. I could tell you shit about my childhood that would make you cry and you don't even know me. However, you either do the work to heal or you stay damaged/victimized and let me tell you...I'm so glad that I did the healing work.
Posted by renutzuYes in the past I can see that constantly being available or just letting him control EVERYTHING was more of a turn off to him. When we were dating he and I always talked about how we wanted more of a partnership (still maintaining the sexual attraction obv) but being on a team together.Posted by FrostAndBiteYeah, this. Give love, but always maintain some dignity, don't be a doormat. This is what I disliked about my past relationships with 2 Pisces women. They want to give their whole soul to you, but usually maintained little for themselves. Nice at first until I started disrespect it and saw the lack of will to be repulsive because I prefer us to be a strong team.Posted by NoreallynowAnd most of the time when you try you lose yourself in the process and the other person very often loses respect for you. Not always but often enough to be a pattern.
And maybe your ex is unstable. Everyone is different.click to expand

Who is Sid & Nancy?
Sounds very much like my Scorpio ex whom had had a bad childhood, he was so emotionally manipulative that in the end I just walked away. I think you should take a step back, be a friend but nothing more at the moment.
The scorp/cancer connection is like a drug so I know that's hard to do.
The scorp/cancer connection is like a drug so I know that's hard to do.
Posted by KsamCancerTrue!
Scorpio males don't work with cancers unless the girl is strong

Posted by ReincarnationThat's because you're a man, not just a male. Huge difference.Posted by KsamCancerI don't know.Posted by ReincarnationIt MEANS that cancer girls can be the most gentle sign(perhaps after taurus and pisces) and scorpio males are known for their intensity. So a weak hearted and minded cancer wont work with a typical scorpio. One of my best buds is a scorpio and the shit he will do if a girl doesnt text him after 24 hrs... Its like he tells himself stories in his head and starts to believe it.Posted by KsamCancerI don't even know what this means.
Scorpio males don't work with cancers unless the girl is strong
Sounds like feminist BS.
I prefer a softer woman, I think.click to expand
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