Compatibility
Cancer and Sagittarius
Cancer is setting the table for two. Sagittarius is calling from the airport, delighted.
Together
The sign of home and the sign of away. Cancer wants roots, rituals and a front door that knows their footsteps. Sagittarius wants a passport, a philosophy and no particular address. They often meet because each is curious about the other's planet, and the first months can be charming in the way of a visit to a foreign country.
Cardinal water and mutable fire share very little. The Moon asks for closeness and Jupiter asks for more room. Both are generous, and that is the thread that holds when nothing else does.
Love
Sagittarius is honest the way a gust of wind is honest, and Cancer feels every gust. A blunt remark about Cancer's mother, a cheerful plan to spend the holidays somewhere new, a late reply sent from a mountain. None of it is meant to hurt. All of it arrives. Meanwhile Cancer's care can feel to Sagittarius like a very soft fence.
Friendship
Workable at a distance. Sagittarius sends postcards, Cancer keeps every one in a shoebox. Both are happier this way than they would be sharing an apartment.
Work
Sagittarius dreams up the expansion, Cancer worries about who will look after the staff once it happens. Both concerns are fair. Neither likes hearing the other's.
Where it breaks
Tact and timing. Sagittarius forgets fast, Cancer remembers forever, and every joke becomes an exhibit.
The frog's verdict
One star, honestly, but not zero. This pair lasts when the home has a door that opens both ways. Sagittarius names the date of coming back, Cancer agrees not to treat the leaving as a verdict. Write the date on the fridge.