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Big Brother 2013 fails to generate buzz on Twitter
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- July 30, 2013
OPENLY gay Ben and ex-AFL player Ed Lower are set to duel it out for this year's Big Brother crown.
This year's winner could be the last however, as soft ratings were compounded by a lack of buzz on social media, according to analysis of Twitter conversations during last night's launch.
Last year, the official Twitter hashtag #BBAU peaked at more than 1000 Tweets per minute during the season opener, and attracted around 45,000 Tweets in the first day.
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Yet this year the #BBAU hashtag has attracted less than 30,000 Tweets, barely registering more than 300 Tweets more per minute at its highest point during the launch broadcast.
The broadcast was not without its highlights, however.
Twitter activity during last night's Big Brother launch spiked during the introduction of Ben, 30, the nervous, glasses-clad lookalike of Arrested Development character Tobias Funke.
The twist is that every year from now on a gay man named Ben wins #BBAU ! #Shimmy! #fabulous! #goodluck— Benjamin Norris (@BenjaminJNorris) July 29, 2013
Based on first impressions, only former AFL player Ed Lower, 26, looms as a threat to Ben in the competition.
Hold on, Xavier loves the Bulldogs, and Ed's identical twin plays for them. This will be good. #BBAU— Michael Beveridge (@mickyb273) July 29, 2013
Ed was the subject of more than 1000 Tweets during the show, trailing only Ben, and Tim, 29, a science student from Sydney.
Tim is unlikely to last long in the house though, with a sentiment analysis from Topsy showing that Tim featured in more negative conversations than any other participant.
Is it me or is Tim a bit #annoying #bbau— Ben Williams (@benandben2012) July 29, 2013
But Big Brother failed to match the ratings of Channel 7's The X Factor last night.
Seven's talent show - with judges Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Dannii Minogue and Redfoo - averaged 1.633 million viewers across Australia's five capital cities.
The launch of Big Brother, hosted by Sonia Kruger, averaged 1.309 million viewers across its two hour running time.
The two shows are set to fight it out two more nights this week - tonight and tomorrow night.
Big Brother unveiled 12 of this year's housemates in its premiere episode last night. Channel 9's reality show also detailed two twists - the house would be split in two and that two more housemates would pose as a married couple.
Big Brother's launch still stimulated more social media activity than last night's episode of X Factor. The #XFactorAU hashtag has been used about 8000 times in the last 24 hours, peaking at 3600 Tweets per hour in the same hour - less than half of last night's peak of #BBAU.
News Corp Australia is awaiting comment from Channel 9 regarding the show's performance.
Hi @Channel9, were you happy with the public response to #BBAU? With social media activity down on last year, is this the show's last year?— Jackson Gothe-Snape (@jacksongs) July 29, 2013
This year's contestants are a more diverse group than last year with ages ranging from 24 to 42 and jobs including a former soldier, a high school teacher, an ex-cop and a sports agent.
The house has been split into a luxurious Safe House and a grungy Half Way House with contestants selecting a key to determine their fate.
The Safe House features a gym, spa, and swimming pool while the Half Way House has half-sized beds and very limited facilities.
In tonight's show, two new housemates, Drew and Jade, are introduced and told that to stay in the house for longer than two weeks they have to convince other contestants they are married.
Mikkayla: 23. High school teacher. Newcastle NSW.
A South Korean orphan, Mikkayla was adopted by an Australian family when she was six months old. "On the flight to Australia I screamed the whole way." After experiencing racist bullying at school she escaped into a world of books and study which led to university and a teaching degree. "I was always a massive bookworm but once I overcame my fears of rejection from my peers I became a social butterfly. My life has not been smooth sailing but it has brought me to where I am today and for that I am grateful."
Xavier: 28. Facilities manager. Melbourne.
Xavier doesn't hold back when asked if he's happy with his life: "No. I've been stagnating in my job and ambitions for years. I need to break out and find something." A born entertainer, Xavier gets his post work kicks from being the lead singer of a band and by making people laugh. "My best quality is my sense of humour. You can't fake being funny and I'd like to think I genuinely am. I'm average looking, but I know how to wrap presents and iron a shirt. Come at me ladies."
Tahan: 24. Part-time model. Public servant. NT
Darwin born and raised, Tahan is a striking mix of Aboriginal/Malaysian and Chinese heritage. She had a real NT childhood, riding quad bikes, swimming in waterholes and stealing mangoes from the neighbor's yard. Her adult life is a more sophisticated affair, living as a young professional in Melbourne and doing acting and magazine shoots. "People either like me or dislike me and I can't change that. Everyone has the right to their own opinions."
Ben: 31. Former flight attendant. Brisbane.
Benjamin is not your regular thirty-year-old guy. For starters, he counts his mum as his best friend: "Mum sacrificed so much for me and raised me on her own. I can always count on mum to turn up, keep a secret or help take care of something for me." Ben loves TV current affairs and still enjoys his childhood practice of walking through graveyards and reading gravestones. "I'm not much of a drinker, don't go to clubs, I like to read, can't dance and hate clothes shopping."
Tully: 25. Social media strategist- "spends half her life on Facebook - and gets paid for it" Sydney.
An inner city type, Tully lives in a terrace house with girlfriend Tahlia and their pomeranian puppy, Luna. Despite having a good job with a top advertising agency, Tully says she never has any money: "Shopping makes me happy, but I never have extra cash to blow." As for bad habits: "I can be unfriendly or bitchy to people I don't know before getting to know them and giving them a chance. That said, I'm generally spot on with my first impressions."
Tim: 29. University student. Sydney.
Easily distracted, rebellious and with an eye on having a good time, Tim is still trying to finish his science degree ten years after he started it. "My life is a constant search for weird and fun. There are no limits. I crossed that line years ago and life is so much more interesting on the other side." Tim doesn't believe in playing it safe: "If more people lived life like me I'd have more friends. To get more friends I'd have to sacrifice who I am. I can't have both."
Sharon: 41. Ex-cop. Melbourne.
A married mother of three, Sharon's daily life is non-stop. Getting the kids up and off to school before taking fitness classes with clients of her personal training business then home for bath time, dinner and bed. In her younger life, Sharon was a policewoman, but rates her biggest achievement as losing 30 kilos "not once, but three times. It was a bloody hard task but I always say strong mind, strong body and if you believe it you can achieve it."
Ed: 26. Sports agent. South Australia.
One half of identical twins, Ed's a former AFL player who had to give the game away after a devastating knee injury. His brother Nick plays for the Western Bulldogs. "I could never have imagined being unable to play at 23 especially when that's all I wanted to do when I was younger. But it's been good to experience life outside of professional sport." Ed still goes to the gym five times a week as well as university. His job means he's constantly looking for promising players to sign up to the agency.
Matthew: 28. Former soldier turned electrician. Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
An Australian soldier who has seen active service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mathew has now left the army and settled back into the Queensland sunshine and the more peaceful life of a tradesman and surfer: "Being in the Australian army infantry was the most rewarding thing I have ever done and such an honour to serve this amazing country. But to be back with my mates, surfing and having the freedom to walk along the beach is amazing."
Heidi: 29. Radio announcer. Newcastle NSW
Born in Bathurst NSW and armed with a degree in public relations, Heidi travelled the world looking for her dream job, before finding it in Newcastle where she landed a gig as a breakfast announcer on the local FM radio station. It suits her alpha personality: "There's nothing fake about me. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I love to listen. People tell me I'm the mother hen. People tell me everything."
Jasmin: 24. Flight attendant. Melbourne.
Jasmin's funky good looks come courtesy of an Australian mum and an African-American father. A Melbourne-based flight attendant she has a natural affinity with people, but her generous nature doesn't extend to beetroot which she has hates with a passion. She also can't stand people who lie: "I'm a terrible liar so I just don't do it." At 24 Jasmin is an unashamed mummy's girl and calls her up to three times a day for advice. If mum can't fix a problem, she turns to comfort food. "Vegemite and butter cures just about any emotional girly problems."
Caleb: 33. Fireman. Melbourne.
Caleb completed an accounting degree before deciding he needed to try something more exciting and signing up as a flight attendant. After spending "three years in the desert" based in Dubai with a Middle Eastern airline, he returned to Australia and took a job with the Melbourne metropolitan fire brigade. Caleb's weakness is women: "I always fall too quickly for a girl I like. I'm a sucker for wearing my heart on my sleeve."
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Lisa of Brisbane Posted at 9:53 AM July 31, 2013
I think the opening two episodes of Big Brother have been fantastic! They have introduced a great range of different ethnic backgrounds (e.g. Mikkayla, Jasmine, Tahan with the Aboriginal and Chinese heritage, also Rohan tonight). The housemates are very diverse and the twists are both interesting and entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing how they incorporate the Saturday Night showdown and other specials. They graphics and opening theme are very colourful and appealing also. X Factor is very heavily edited and very repetitive. I'm loving the new season of BB.
Phantom of Perth Posted at 8:52 AM July 31, 2013
It lost it's luster after the first season and became reality crap until someone came to their senses and cancelled the show. Now someone else recycled this crap show fofr what ratings...big failure. Should have been left in the waste basket were it belongs....I don't watch the show but seeing the ad's and press is annoying enough....
Turned Off Posted at 8:46 AM July 31, 2013
I'm predicting sales of DVDs and Foxtel subscriptions will go through the roof now that unReality crap is dominating the FTA channels more than ever! You can have your cooking shows, singing shows and whatever Big Brother is, I'll happily watch my True Blood, Game of Thrones and movies on demand!


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Essie's winter collection, Cocktail Bling, is a newer and more modern take on winter nails. All named and inspired by, as the names imply, bling. A touch of grey in all of the colors makes them feel oh so new and different this time around. All of them were smooth and easy to apply. I tend to have more difficulty with lighter shades, but Essie really nailed this formula (ha ha) and even Bangle Jangle and Cocktail Bling went on like buttah!
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Like a mix between dove grey and lavender, this shade is pretty unique to my collection. As I said earlier it applied smoothly and without a fuss. It's a feminine shade without being too spring-like. It will be easy to wear this winter.
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I hope the pictures are allowing you to tell the difference between Cocktail Bling and Bangle Jangle. Cocktail Bling is light blue in undertone vs being lavender. This was a shade that I didn't care for when seeing swatches initially. But as I saw it more and more it began to grow on me. There is something utterly chic about it and I can't help but be drawn to it.
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Mobile County prosecutors offered Patrick William Johnson, 18, and co-defendant Tawanne Tremetrius Lucas the same bargain – 10 years in prison with all but 18 months suspended in exchange for pleading guilty to second-degree robbery and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
They accepted. But when it came time for Johnson to be sentenced last month, he failed to appear. That prompted prosecutors to rescind the offer for the recommended sentence. Instead, Mobile County Assistant District Attorney Richard Foreman deferred to Circuit Judge Michael Youngpeter.
Johnson, who was 16 at the time of the incident, explained his absence by saying he got a friend to drop him off at his home at 1:30 p.m. on the day of the sentencing. He told the judge that his mother already had left for the 2 p.m. hearing. He said he turned himself in to police 11 days later.
Defense attorney Harding Fendley said he believed his client deserved the same punishment as Lucas.
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Jean Francois (or Emile) Gravelet, aka Charles Blondin, was considered to be one of the greatest funambulists (aerialists/tightrope-walkers) of all time. He was born in St. Omer, France on Feb. 28, 1824.
Blondin saw his first rope-walker at age five when a traveling circus troupe pitched camp near his home. He came home after the show and immediately strung up a makeshift rope in his back yard between two chairs and started to practice rope-walking. Blondin's father was a gymnast himself and took the rope-walking interest seriously. He sent Blondin to the Ecole de Gymanse in Lyons that same year. After only six months training, Blondin made his debut as "The Little Wonder". At age 9 Blondin was orphaned and he began performing professionally.
In 1851 Blondin was recruited by the agent of Mr. William Niblo to perform with the Ravel Troupe at Niblo's Garden. It was while he was with this company that he devised the show-name of Charles Blondin -- the troupe had two brothers with the last name Javell, and it was thought there would be confusion at the similarity. He chose "Blondin" for the color of his hair. Blondin was with the troupe for several years. On their American tour he found his way to Niagara Falls, and his greatest fame.
Blondin became obsessed with the idea of crossing the falls the first time he saw them in 1858. A year after his initial visit, he returned to accomplish the feat. The stunt was not without controversy. Many people felt that a stunt like Blondin's would trivialize the falls, turning them into a backdrop for a circus act, and should not be allowed. Blondin's original plan was to string his rope to Goat Island, but the owners supported the opposition and denied him permission. Eventually, Blondin was allowed to string his wire a mile further down-stream and on June 30, 1859, he was the first man ever to cross Niagara Falls by tightrope. A large crowd of 100,000 people watched him walk on a single three-inch hemp cord, 1,100 feet long and 160 feet above the falls at one side and 270 feet at the other. You can read the details of the crossing on page 3 in the copy of the July 4, 1859, Chicago Tribune article.
Blondin made many more trips across the gorge during the next year and became popularly known as "the Prince of Manila" (the rope he used was made of Manila.) Each time, he thrilled larger crowds with more exciting acts. He balanced a chair on the rope an d stood on it. He took pictures of the crowd while he balanced on the rope. He cooked a meal on a small portable cooker and lowered it to amazed passengers on the Maid of the Mist below. He crossed blindfolded, in a sack, on stilts, and trundling a wheel barrow. On August 17, 1859 he increased the risk by carrying his manager, Harry Colcord, across on his back. When the Prince of Wales visited in September, 1860, Blondin carried his assistant, Romain Mouton, across and performed antics on the way. The prince, like other spectators, was left breathless and asked Blondin never to do it again. Imagine the Prince's reaction when Blondin offered to carry him across on his back or in a wheelbarrow!
Blondin remained popular for the rest of his life. He continued to thrill audiences for many years after Niagara and was showered with medals, gifts, and money. The Blondin March was even composed in his honor. His fee was said to be $500 a performance and in his last two seasons, he reportedly made over $400,000. Blondin retired to South Ealing, England (a suburb of London) a rich man. He settled his family in a house he named Niagara Villa -- but he did not remain there long. In 1861, at the request of the Prince of Wales, he appeared in London at the Crystal Palace, reenacting all his Niagara Falls stunts before a backdrop of the falls. His young daughter Adele accompanied him on high-wire acts during this engagement and it caused great controversy. In spite of this, he received many more requests to perform and at the age of 64 he reappeared in the United States for a series of exhibitions on Staten Island, N.Y. His final performance was given in Belfast, Ireland, in 1896 at the age of 68. The French daredevil lived to be 73 years old and died peacefully in his bed in Ealing on February 22, 1897 of diabetes. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London next to his first and second wives: Charlotte (died 1888) and Katherine (died 1901).
Everyone who encountered Blondin found him to be a charismatic, confident, powerful man. He was a showman at heart and everything he did was dramatic. He seemed to have a very large ego, but received only admiration for this quality. Blondin loved his work, and the people loved "The Great Blondin".
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Ronald G. Vigue (Composer)Ronald G. Vigue's latest works have been inspired by nature; mostly using the image of water. These works also include what the composer refers to as simultaneous dualities. The choral work "Thirst" (2007), the operetta "Tides" (2008) – that won an American Music Center CAP award in Oct 2008 – and the solo trombone work "Drown", all incorporate this ideal. These works explore elements in the natural world that have twin meanings. His current project "The Great Blondin" – a new chamber opera – is based on the story of the 19th century wirewalker who performed high above Niagara Falls during the summer of 1860. With "Blondin," the ultimate natural dichotomy is presented. The main character's struggle to stay above the rush of an enormous amount of plunging water exemplifies the composer's favored technique of a natural duality. Most recently, Mr. Vigue is writing a series of pieces titled, "Curtis Shoots," that are based on the work of controversial photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952). There is a debate among Native American scholars as to whether Edward Curtis's photographs captured true images of Native American life at the turn-of-the-century. It is widely held that Mr. Curtis and his colleagues staged some images. As in the water-inspired works mentioned above, it is this duality that is most interesting to the composer. The piano trio "Curtis Shoots: Lodge Interior, Piegan 1910" (2010), and the SATB choir work titled, "Curtis Shoots: San Ildefanso Tablita Dance, 1905" (2010) are the first works in the series. Ronald G. Vigue was born in 1974 in Niagara Falls, New York. His principal composition teachers were Lukas Foss and Theodore Antoniou at Boston University, and Betsy Jolas at the Conservatoire Amèricain in Fontainebleau, France. Upcoming performances include: "Epigram for Lukas" for chamber ensemble, ALEA III, performers (Boston, MA, Mar 2010); "Thirst" for SATB choir (University of Chicago, Evanston, IL, June 2010); "Curtis Shoots: Lodge Interior, Piegan 1910" for piano trio, Trio Solisti, performers (University of California – Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Oct 2010); "Wonderland" for SATB choir, dancers, and video, The Crossing, Miro Dance Theatre, performers (Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA, Sept-Nov 2011); a new work for chamber orchestra and actors (Lewiston Council on the Arts (Lewiston, NY), Summer 2012). Ronald G. Vigue's music has been performed throughout the US and Europe and he has participated in music festivals including: Centre Acanthes, June in Buffalo, Glimmerglass Opera, among many others. His recent performances include: "Per(re)sistence" for violin and Double bass for the International Society of Bassists 2007 annual convention (Oklahoma City, OK in June 2007); "Thirst" for the Philadelphia-based Eakins Vocal Consort (Philadelphia in Nov 2007); "sore; soar!" for string quartet at the Niagara Falls International Music Festival with members of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Toronto Symphony (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ONT in Aug 2008); "Tides" for Orchestra 2001 and Tony-nominated singer-actress Ann Crumb (The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and Swarthmore, PA in Oct 2008); a solo trombone work titled "Drown", for celebrated trombonist Steve Parker (Baltimore and Milwaukee in Jan and Mar 2009, resp.); and the piano trio "Mo(u)rning Pure," for the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium (Eugene, OR in July 2009).
Albert Innaurato (Librettist)Albert Innaurato was born in Philadelphia and attended Central High School and the Philadelphia Musical Academy (now part of University of the Arts). He received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts where he studied music and theater and then received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. As a playwright he received the Guggenheim Grant, the Rockefeller Grant and three National Endowment of the Arts Grants. He was active as a consultant for the Guggenheim and for the National Endowment both in music and theater. Two of his plays, The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie and Gemini opened off-Broadway the same week, winning Innaurato acclaim and two Obies. Gemini moved to Broadway where it became one of the longest running nonmusical plays in Broadway history. Innaurato's plays have been widely produced by American Regional Theaters, and in Europe and Japan. He has worked for TV, winning an Emmy for Verna the USO Girl, which starred Sissy Spacek and Bill Hurt. In the 1990's Innaurato had a successful second career as an arts journalist, with articles appearing in Opera News,The New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, New York, Gramophone, BBC Music and Opernwelt. He has written and narrated, as well as playing the piano, on 17 CDs/cassettes from the Metropolitan Opera Guild. He also lectured for the Guild, the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. He appeared often on the Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Intermission feature as a member of the popular Opera Quiz. He taught playwriting at Columbia University, Princeton, Yale and Rutgers. He currently teaches at the University of the Arts.
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As the water of Cancer touches the earth of Virgo, it finds a place to settle down and help flourish beautiful flowers of love and happiness. This is one of the very caring and nurturing relationships of all the zodiac signs. There is a lot of respect between the two zodiac signs, and a feeling of security that is enviable.
A Cancer man is a very sensitive and cautiously intelligent male who appreciates his superiority with humbleness and use it properly. He is one of a kind determined person who is steadily strong and achieves success in all conditions. He is always very protective and warm towards every person he loves and especially the lady love of his life. He in relationship with a Virgo woman always admires her polite attitude towards him and gives her the freedom she needs when she really wants to be alone. Though he may sometimes try to guideline her career options but generally he is generous and ready to stand by her side.
A Virgo woman is very calm and earmarked in nature basically. She has clever wits and is a stickler who can point out flaws in almost anything but her motive is always to improve the thing and not to insult. She doesn't look upon excessive emotion as either sensible or practical and maybe unresponsiveness to some degree which is due to her shyness. But when she is in a relationship with Cancer man, she is stirred inwardly with his loving nature and is capable of fulfilling his strong need for both sensuality and affection. A Virgo female, who finds her relationship imperfect, cut former ties easily and looks for a new love.
A Virgo woman is one mate who is quite sympathetic towards the feelings of a Cancer man making him more expressive. He finds her easy going and truly understanding. He admires her cleverness and mental sharpness and is emotionally stirred by her tender and gentle, soothingly sympathetic behavior. Sometimes, she may become a bit annoyed and critical, isolated and aloof. But he deals with this kind of situation well as he is himself well known to similar behavior patterns. He can effortlessly share his darkest secrets with her as she is kindhearted and offers him practical answers to his questions, nonetheless her simple answers to his complex issues may not be very appreciable in his eyes. But what hurts him most is her strong criticism and her interest in outer world to get love.
A Cancer man makes a Virgo woman feel very comfortable because he doesn't control her totally like other people. She appreciates his sense of humor because it exudes the right amount of humor and sophistication. He also adores his Virgo lady for her responsible attitude and her strong reasoning. He always guides her in the field of career which may at times be uncomfortable for her but usually she appreciates his guidance and follows his path. He has a desire to lead and she finds his leadership fine in all the ways. Some amount of problems might arise in the relationship because of the possessive and insecure nature of the Cancer man.
The Cancer man and the Virgo woman are quite compatible and they tend to strike the right cords when they start understanding the deeper meaning of love and start avoiding things that would hurt the other person. Understanding and tolerance can help her to see beautiful forests for the trees with him and he gets stimulated by the gentle ways of his lady to become more open and expressive. Flowers blossom for them and rainbows come out for their harmonic melody of love. Together they build exclusively safe and cozy environment for living with each other with such love and respect that is coveted by most of other people around.
As the Water and Earth comes physically in contact with each other there are always great chances of beautiful blossoms. Both of them share a very good sexual relationship with warmth of soil and coolness of water. The sensitive nature of the Cancer man brings out the passionate side of the Virgo woman. He is often able to cause her to bloom with her own special kind of sentiments, which are pure and fine, like crystal, lacking the heaviness of extreme emotionalism. Their physical closeness also stirs their emotional oneness to a great extent. At times she might get surprised because she had no idea that she had the capability of experiencing such emotions. They both experience extreme satisfaction and fulfillment in their love-making. Sexual union is not something either of them normally views as casual or frivolous. Sally sighs with relief and pleasure as she feels his masculine, yet tender and affectionate hand sooth her worries and anxieties. The world's tensions are now being replaced with a warmth that feels a lot like love. At the same time he has a vivid, concrete, reminder for knowing, feeling, how risky and dangerous sex could be, and that makes it even more thrilling and exciting.
Every relationship demands some level of understanding between the partners and both of them are well aware this. Usually the Cancer man and Virgo woman makes a great pair as they both have many traits in common. Moreover the way he can make a Virgo woman passionate and the way she makes Cancer man expressive is usually not possible for others to do for them. Their mutual respect and admiration plays a favorable role in their relationship but irritability and moodiness of Cancer man is not tolerable by her for a long time and similarly criticism and crankiness hurts the sensitive heart of him very deeply. But even if they end up parting ways, then also they are most likely to remain friends throughout their lives. And there will be times when they will cross paths, in the most unexpected situations.
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These article actually is quite good and accurate. My boyfriend is cancer and I am virgo. I had almost 100% same situation.So here we go…..
Both him and I agreed that our relationship was extraordinary since at the beginning. He would tell me everything…..
I was usually very cool, diplomatic, and shy, even can say unresponsive with men, but I turned out to be very passionate, and sensual. I was stunned by my love affair with the cancer man.
(He is cancer sign and virgo rising sun, I am virgo and cancer rising sun.) This may be very important for those who are learning astrology.
We met over the internet as we lived in different country. It took at least a year and a half to fall in love between us. It was an unexpected affair, strong bond and passionate.
I later realized that he is so business minded and keep forcing me to work with him. His plan is to keep me under his supervision and makes sure everything is fine. That won't happen, I had determined as I prefer freedom in my profession.
One day, he found a couple kissing picture in the internet and freaked out; the lady in the picture looks a lot like me. But I knew it was not me. I kept laughing because of his childish attitude. That probably hurt him…He cried while he was talking on the phone. I felt so sorry but just let him go as there was nothing I can do for him. We broke up for about one week. Then he called me desperately even though I forbid me to call my home phone.
He has been always like that…on and off.. later he would call me …a few days after he would be on phone shaking by the strong passion, sometime he would be laughing and making jokes, unpredictable with him. But I am pleased to have him and feeling more secure and deeply in love than ever in my life.
I would love to see him personally. I will see him one day.
My cancer boyfriend and I lived together for two years it was a beautiful two years the best years of my life..he ended the relationship with me just a while back said that I hurt his feelings over his two girls..If you are in love with a cancer man and he has kids of his own know that the love for his childeren runs deep as well as it does for his Mother, and even though he adores you, he expects you to share the same feelings as he does for his loved ones…so it takes alot of understanding from the virgo woman…But if you can deal with that and be extremly careful of his sensitive nature then you can have a beautiful life but remember he is the crab and that shell is tuff as nails and can't be cracked !
Hi i am a Virgo woman an my boyfriend is a cancer as well as my lil sister and i been with my boyfriend for a little while now and he drives my crazy sexual and mental but i love every thing about him i guess you will say hes the best i never felt like this before and i know i can be very demanding and criticizing even maybe a little crazy but with him i feel free from drama and stress he lets me know hes opinion on situation and help me realize my so called best friend was using me and might i add he loves his kids ,,,,
a friend sent me a link to this page. i'm a cancer and i fell in love with a virgo girl years back when i was 21. it amazes me how accurate your analysis is, once we opened up to each other it was so mind blowing gut quenching intense passion yet so comfortable, easy and instinctively natural. a good chunk of our relationship was from distance and there was a lot of pressure especially since she kept saying she's not ready yet to get married that i couldn't deal with and ended up turning to drugs. maybe i came on too hard too fast, maybe i scared her and let her down.. she left me. my family had an intervention for me and called her, she came and held me 8 straight hours through all what i was going through then she walked out the door and vanished. it's almost 10 years later now, i heard she married and has a child. i was in and out of rehab for a couple of years but i'm finally clean and starting my life..i'm 36 and still in love with her, I feel like I'm incomplete, missing my core, soulless… i guess it'll take me a bit longer to get over the love of my life. reading this just felt like reading a summery of my lifes journal.
I am a virgo woman. This is so sad…Hearing these stories has hit a soft spot with me. I was, and still do love with my cancerian ex. I have never connected with anyone else in such a physical, mental, emotional bond as i did with him. He instinctively knew how to make me happy and make me feel good without me even asking him of anything. He was warm, loving, tender affectionate and funny. He was a real sweetheart. He had turned to drugs as well…especially when he broke up with me. He was the most painful one to get over…and I still am not completely over him yet. After he left me, it put a deep hole inside my heart. I knew that he was having problems and i felt so helpless. I even had a psychic dream of him before he left me and everything that happened in the dream became reality a few days later. It has taken me years to get over him….but every time I "think" i am over him, he pops up out of nowhere and proves me wrong.
I am a virgo woman and have been involved with two cancerian men.I have found them both very comfortable and connecting initially,yet at the same time i could not handle the extreme mood swings,and manipulation and guilt trips.I have a son with the recent one and have separated.Unfortunately I was trying to understand his mood swings to then find out he was doing drugs and hiding it from me.I care about him,but I dont trust him.The other ccancerian ao did drugs…and he took a long time to get over.I know I have strong connections with Cancerians but at what cost to my happiness and my sons….when they are weak and turn to drugs,instead of growing a backbone
I have to agree with many aspects of this article, but only as a general guide. Being a Cancerian man having married a Virgo woman, I must say the relationship was lustfully intense for many years and did not slow down. I found my Virgo wife to be attentive and caring to my needs and desires and I returned the good intentions with my squishy and sensual love with aim to please. The the last 3 years of the marriage I found myself self-medicating to relieve stress derived from the relationship. In the end, interpersonal clashes arrised and we had separated on a few occasions. There were two children to the marriage and they were used to taunt me into returning to her as she could not live without me for too long. Once I left for good she flipped out! The years post separation were the worst years of my life! Literally, it was a nightmare! Looking back now, Virgo and Cancer are very compatible providing they can respect each other and Virgo seems to follow Cancers lead, but individual personalities can sometimes over-ride aspects of the Zodiacs. Cancer will retreat from Virgo's forceful desperation in attempt to keep her Cancer addiction going and even use passive manipulation. Once the crab's trust has been broken however, he will crawl under his rock and not come back out. That's my experience. I have my eye on another Virgo and fingers crossed, she will not do the same.
Hi soulwithoutamate,
Reading your story made me think of a story that I read recently of a Cancer guy discussing his painful break-up with a Virgo woman. He says he still loves her very much and wants her back. His name is Andreas and he posted his story on a site called zodiac-traits.com on Nov 14th…could you be his girl? I know that it might sound strange but, to a perfect stranger like me, it sounded like I was reading two pieces to a love story puzzle. I would encourage you to check out the site and go to the compatibility graph and click on Cancer man/Virgo woman and then go down all the way to the "comments" section. His post is about the third to the last. Don't know, just thought I would try and make a stranger's day. Please forgive me in advance if I got your hopes up for nothing and good luck to you and many blessings for your future with your Cancer man.
Wow..after reading these..I don't know if I should be excited or scared to date a cancer…lol..I met my cancer friend at work…he can put a smile on my face at anytime anywhere…though he has big ears lol I still think he is soooo sexy and I love watching him work…im going through a divorce and scared to date.
So for now I just want my cancer to be a friend, and if something comes from that the better. But I do fear the whole cancer resorting to some kindof drug or addiction just because of my father. But needless to say my cancer friend doesnt do drugs and really just started to try to drink so lets hope he doesnt like it..lol I do want to have happiness again with someone,and if it happens to be with him I will be greatful. but most importantly I dont intemidate him, which means he will be able to handle me I hope lol…he can be a smart a** at times but for the most part he's a flirt and sweet talker..
This is frightningly accurate! I do have to say Cancers are awesome in bed. Perfect match for a Virgo. He knows all the buttons to push and loves to make me feel good. He puts out so much effort that the competitive side in me surfaces, I don't like to be outdone. The result? "Porn quality sex" in his words haha 😉 I'm keeping this one around for a while.
Wow this is so accurate! I have been involved with a cancer man for 6yrs off and on and although he gets on my nerves I love this man. I have been with other men who treat me so much better but my heart truly belongs to him. He is currently seeing another woman but still professes his love for me. Maybe one day we will be together for good.
my name is rosalinda im a women virgo and i have a boyfriend that is a cancer we about to be 2month together i see we have alot in commen but the only problem is that we dont have much to talk about im a really shy girl i dont know if his shy. i actmired him alot espacially when i see how hard worker he is when he took me to his job is really sweet to me he told me that he does not know how to talk to me becuase he said im diffrent from other girls he has 2 daughters and it seems his a really good father he always going to see them and buying them everything they need. but sometime i feel that things could happen becuase he probebly still have feelings for his babymoms and i dont really know whats happening meain while he over there. but i think i like him ode alot and it might turned up to love i just need him to show me more attantion and spend more time with me we hardly see eachother and he live close to me but his always tring to make me do the right thing like sometime i dont feel like going to college and he tells me go and takes me to the train station if he have to. i really need an advice i dont know if we are going to last long or a short term relationship
I am a Virgo woman with a Cancer boyfriend for 1 and a half. My 20 month old daughter passed away in June this year and he loved her and raised her like she was his own. It as if he lost a child he created. He has custody of his 3 children ages 2 7 and 9 and I have my son who is 3 who calls him Daddy and he is his Daddy. My childrens real fathMy divorce from himer came around to create them and ditch them. My divorce from him who is a pisces will be complete in December. My man took me in a survior of sexual abuse and later domestic violence. He has changed my life and helps me work toward my goals. His children are as mine and we are a happy family even though we are all still greiving me and him more than the rest. This describes us to the T. I have never felt a bond or love like this in my entire life. We are both very similar and have are arguments but in the end we make up and the love only grows stronger. When my husband left for the last time I refused to contact him it was over for good that time. I decided I was going to raise my children alone that I could not handle another man. They were all the same and in my life they always were. Then I came across him one day after knowing him for 8 years but we werent close. My heart was pounding immediately I cant explain it. I walked up and asked in a voice I had to force out if I could leave him my number. He said yes shyly to. I left, never expected him to call, but he did. Im so thankful he did and so is he. We found something I think only these to signs can share and it cant be put into words. We have been through something that tears 10 year marriages apart and though its rough hes right beside me all the way. This is dedicated to you my Love im sorry for being a bitch at times even though I really dont really mean to be and your still here holding my hand, picking me up,helping me recover and loving me like no other.
I need your help, Tabitha, or anybody else, who is also a Virgo woman with a cancer boyfriend. I have my boyfriend of 2, 1/2 years, I 45 and he is 43. We adore each other and we don't doubt we are soulmates, we have been to hell and back. I didn't know in the beginning anything about cancer men, I had no idea of how soft hearted he was. Not only am I a virgo, I am also a firehorse! yea this poor soul! The day we met was cataclysmic, he watched me dancing for an hour before I stopped long enough to notice his beautiful smile, he was there in all his tallness(6'3″) watching me. He symply said "It sure is hot in here" I said "heck yes", he asked me if I would dance with him, we danced til 2 in the morning! He didn't want to leave, when we went outside to our cars, fate(God) had our cars parked next to each other. We didn't want to say goodbye!is this high school? We stood there without moving like statues, (i could not resist his beautiful mouth)I reached up, (I'm 5'4″)and gave him a very soft kiss, talk about not expecting it! He froze, I panic and get in my car, he comes to my window and says, can I have your number? anyway, we have had the most amazing time, the good has been super good, and the bad heart wrenching crying, we think were are gonna die bad. My problem is that when I break up with, cus I'm pissed about something he didn't do, like tells me to be ready at 8 and picks me up at 10PM! or if I want to go watch a movie on premiere night, he says wait til saturday, then he doesn't feel like it, so now I sneak in midnight showings. I don't sweat the small stuff, just the biggies. Well after breaking up Im so pissed I don't even want to talk to him. He will send me a text after a few days, saying he misses me and he's hopeless without me. And we get back together. But you won't believe how he punishes me! He withholds SEX!!!!! yes makeing love with him is awesome, he loves it so much he says its like leaving the earth, I agree! But when he has been hurt by me, he will go weeks without touching me. We kiss all the time, but he will back off when we start going deep. In June we had a huge fight, we don't ever yell or cuss, but we say mean things. After that day we got back together, but we haven't made love since, he says we will work up to it!!!! are you kidding me, I have stopped seeing him, he calls me everyday and stops by and we make out, but then he splits. I am hurting and trying to do my classic, see ya! but he's different and I want him. Please can a cancer man please respond, please? David's Abigail
@Soul I need your help, Tabitha, or anybody else, who is also a Virgo woman with a cancer boyfriend. I have my boyfriend of 2, 1/2 years, I 45 and he is 43. We adore each other and we don't doubt we are soulmates, we have been to hell and back. I didn't know in the beginning anything about cancer men, I had no idea of how soft hearted he was. Not only am I a virgo, I am also a firehorse! yea this poor soul! The day we met was cataclysmic, he watched me dancing for an hour before I stopped long enough to notice his beautiful smile, he was there in all his tallness(6'3″) watching me. He symply said "It sure is hot in here" I said "heck yes", he asked me if I would dance with him, we danced til 2 in the morning! He didn't want to leave, when we went outside to our cars, fate(God) had our cars parked next to each other. We didn't want to say goodbye!is this high school? We stood there without moving like statues, (i could not resist his beautiful mouth)I reached up, (I'm 5'4″)and gave him a very soft kiss, talk about not expecting it! He froze, I panic and get in my car, he comes to my window and says, can I have your number? anyway, we have had the most amazing time, the good has been super good, and the bad heart wrenching crying, we think were are gonna die bad. My problem is that when I break up with, cus I'm pissed about something he didn't do, like tells me to be ready at 8 and picks me up at 10PM! or if I want to go watch a movie on premiere night, he says wait til saturday, then he doesn't feel like it, so now I sneak in midnight showings. I don't sweat the small stuff, just the biggies. Well after breaking up Im so pissed I don't even want to talk to him. He will send me a text after a few days, saying he misses me and he's hopeless without me. And we get back together. But you won't believe how he punishes me! He withholds SEX!!!!! yes makeing love with him is awesome, he loves it so much he says its like leaving the earth, I agree! But when he has been hurt by me, he will go weeks without touching me. We kiss all the time, but he will back off when we start going deep. In June we had a huge fight, we don't ever yell or cuss, but we say mean things. After that day we got back together, but we haven't made love since, he says we will work up to it!!!! are you kidding me, I have stopped seeing him, he calls me everyday and stops by and we make out, but then he splits. I am hurting and trying to do my classic, see ya! but he's different and I want him. Please can a cancer man please respond, please? David's Abigail
exact situation except from sex withholding, because the one who is withholding is not him.
I am virgo, fire horse who had relationship with cancer exact 2 and half years ago, which started in 2009 april. My cancer man is three years older than me.
What an amazing sex we had..unbelievable. I never had such strong emotional, physical and intellectual bond with anyone in my life.
We fought due to his financial help to his previous woman he attached. I find it very sneaky. It really hurt me as I was away from him. I just want to cut him off. This is all I want to do.
@Abigail668 Hey I am new here, and this is my first post/response. Since I am a cancer and a man, I can give you one piece of insight into our inner workings. Cancer men have it difficult. We feel as much as most women do minus the hormones, but we are taught that expressing those feelings, or learning how to manage them, is not really acceptable in society from a manly view. So at a young age we are not really taught how to handle acting on feelings and working through things with our hearts… and our hearts are always influencing how we deal with lots and lots of things. Especially when it comes to our mates. Knowing that we struggle with dealing with our feelings on a daily basis, these things are necessary to really be compatible with a man of such complexity: understanding, patience, compassion, honesty with feelings, and a true understanding that words cut deeper with a cancer than with any other man. We can have a thick skin, or shell, but when we expose our hearts and trust in the person we are with, we are vulnerable,and like an elephant we never forget. We may not remember all the words but will never forget the way they made us hurt and how it made us feel. We are not an easy bunch to figure out, and can be more than difficult, especially when we put our defenses up (we are magically masters at this), but the compassion, understanding, togetherness and love we are capable of is more intense and goes deeper than any other male zodiac sign. Everything is double edged sword in life, and relationships take a ton of work, constantly and consistently. Work on understanding your cancer mate, and show as much patience as you can or think he deserves. Also remember that cosmology is not a answer-all science to defining our behavior, it is only a tool for insight into possible, fundamental parts of our soul. We are all made of up of much more, and that has to be considered.
Hope this helps a little or something. 🙂
P.S. I think cancer men are more susceptible to drug use b/c dealing with emotions is a very difficult thing to handle at times, and we can become overwhelmed. Some may turn to drugs to mask or dull the pain associated with the intensity of those feelings, mainly negative ones. I do not condone taking drugs to deal, instead I would suggest meditation (really works), maybe some counseling b/c we all need someone who will listen with no judgement, and/or find a way to let out your emotions (an outlet of sorts) like writing in a journal, writing short stories, or poetry. It all helps. Thanks all.
@scott and Sandra, Thank you so much for responding! I am starting to understand where he's coming from, and don't get me wrong I have been praying like crazy about us, mostly for patience, and to heal his hurts.But I see that there is a depth of hurt I can't understand, or comprehend, he will repeat back things I said in the past, that cut him deep, even with all the time past, and forgiving me.
Sandra, WOw we can be the same person, you can withhold really? I can't and he knows this, that's what hurts the most. It's crazy because I also met him April 2009. I've never fallen so hard for a man! and I just promised not to break up with him again, he doesn't believe and is reserved. Scott, I want your specific opinion about the sex thing, is he doing this to punish me or because he wants to stop loving me? he told me 2 weeks ago that he doesn't know if he could still love me, does that makes sense to you? Sandra has he ever told you that he doesn't want to love you? is this to avoid getting hurt again? and I also found out that he was still giving money to his ex!! Yes I think I'm losing my mind with this guy, I've never cried so much for a man in my life!!!!
Actually, we broke up many times…but all these brake-ups last maximum few days or few weeks. And I tried very hard to cut him off for few reasons. I think I am a very hard person even with myself, as I am perfectionist. He seems quite vulnerable and helpless as he really cares about what people will think. In Our case, we are quite conservative and he especially doesn't want any criticism from anyone. This is the major reason, and he is very impressed by my strength.
I have to agree with everyone about this article being amazingly accurate. I'm a Virgo female and my boyfriend is a Cancer male; and we've only known each other a few months but it feel as if we've known each other for a very long time…
And during this short period of time we've been able to share some of our most deepest and darkest secrets that none of our family or close friends know. He has had a rough time with females in the past but ever since we've been together he's admitted that he haven't felt safe with any of the other women in his past. But with me he feel completely safe and very open with me.
I also feel the same way; he is the first Cancer that I have ever been with and the connection is awesome. I honestly can't see myself being with anyone else and I'm a strong believer in love at first sight.
Hello all, Virgo and Cancer relationship are hard as we Virgo women have to understand and be patient with a lot. I have read stories of how most cancer men turn to drugs to handle the stress and emotions of the Virgo and cancer union, well my story was different, my cancer man self-medicated on women. Before I found out that my cancer man was carrying on behind my back our relationship was a bitter sweet union, we started so well I felt that I had found my soul mate and then things went bad and we started to get caught up with weekly breakups every time one of us felt emotionally hurt by the other, this resulted in my cancer man cutting me off emotionally and I was left seeking for the emotional comfort from another man although all I wanted was my cancer man. I confessed to this and it created a bigger wedge between us, more break ups and more arguments.
When I found out he had cheated on me I wondered why he had even made the step for me to be his girlfriend, I wondered why he had made me feel so comfortable with him when all he wanted to do was cheat. I just could not understand why such a connection could come with so much dishonesty and hurt, he was with this other woman before I had been cut off emtionaly I was deeply hurt by his infidelity and cut ties with him 5 months later he was contacting me through email, not apologetic but just hoping that I did not hate him and being the Virgo that I am I was forgiving. We remained friends for a while until it became romantic again, I could not deal with having to discover another woman again even though we were not serious it was not something I wanted to do so we cut ties again, I started a new relationship with another man who was an Aquarius (bad move) we lasted three months and within those three months I could not forget my cancer man, no matter how hard I tried there was no right amount of romance, care or conversation from the Aquarius that could compete with my Cancer man, cancer and Virgo are a combination that cannot be beaten. I later decided that this relationship was not right for me and I could feel that my cancer man was missing me as much as I was missing him, I did something very brave of me and I made the move to unite with my cancer man, it's the best decision I have made in a long time, this time we are approaching the relationship with honesty, patience and understanding because neither one of us had bothered to do so before as we were both looking out for our own feelings. My cancer man has his flaws but he also understands his flaws and taken steps to understand himself with my support, I feel like I am taking down a chunk of that concrete wall he has built up every day that we are together and he has become more open with his feelings as he understands that I do not judge him for having them, I love that he can cry and admit it, I love that now when he feels emotional that the shell that he retrieves into is me because I have learnt to be supportive to his emotions. As irritating as it might be for me to be the shoulder to lean on, I rather be with my cancer man than any other. We found love, lost it more times than we can count but with each loss came great lessons of forgiveness and a pure understanding of us. My Virgo Cancer love story is still on-going I am a tough cookie to crack as he says but he managed fine because he has found my soft centre. We have our day, we work through them and the results are showing.
The happy virgo 😉
Hello all of my beautiful virgo ladies out there. well i have been left in AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! LOL!! This article is so true i mean every last bit of it. I just can't believe it still. Let me tell you one thing ladies our cancerian men love us to death. Yeah they may have their little mood swings here and there but you know how critical we can be, that's all we have to do let them hear us out and they will understand. Believe me i have had some rough times with my lover but slowly with time he has learned how to take my feelings into consideration, trust me we are not the perfect couple neither we still have our ups and downs but it is over stupid things with no importance at all. And us virgos can not say that we are not emotional creatures in a sense, we nead to learn from one another as much as we can right, i mean the connection is there already!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodluck to all of the virgo women, cancer man relationships……… allll i now is that i love my hubby………. Muuuuuuah to u baby…. novemmber 20, 2007…………….
Hi. Im a virgo women. I dont know how to start but then right now i really think the article is true. Like others, i feel so excited. I have a friend which he was younger than me and he's cancer. I know him for one month already. I love being his friend and sometimes i dont know why my heart pounding so hard when i be with him. I even can smile when i think about him.
I know him from my best friend who is a girl. When i didnt text him, he feel sad and ask why i didnt text him from my best friend. He even called me last time when i get angry with him. Sometimes i feel like he's funny. 😀
The other day, i have a shooting for my advertising and i ask his help to be one of the character in my advertising. Guess what, he come late. So, i really got angry with him. When he arrived, we quarrel. I dont know why, but we used to quarrel even though we have a lot in common. He likes to make me angry and for me, i dont want to lost if im not doing anything wrong.
Guess what, he hates me when i'm talking about other man. He says im confuse but that my opinion. When he talked about other women. I dont even scolded him. Why when i taked about other men, he's get angry?
I still remember when he bring me and my best friend to his tournament. He open the door for me. We walked and talked about my interviews and he seems so happy. But what makes me weird is that, when it was his turn to play. He didnt even ask my best friend who he knew longer than me to hold his things. He choose me. Then he try to makes some joke in front of his friend and my best friends says likes "We sceretly likes each other, we want to hide our feelings for a while, right?" he looks at me and smile. Actually, i want to says yes. But deep in my heart, i can't. I just make myself blurr.
This probably because, i know from my best friend that he is a player. Why does he react that way?
The other things is, when he with any other women. He never told me about it. He just tell my best friend who he with. For me, its unfair, coz if he's my friend, he should tell me the truth.
So, what should i do then?
Hey! i'm a cancerian 😉
I met a virgo women a few weeks ago!
and my god, wow, i'm so in shock how deep i love her!
I never felt that kind of emotion for someone else before!
i don't know if she feel the same for me, but after reading all you guys comments, it looks like she does!
She is in the USA right now and i'm in france, how can i do to find out if she loves me?
I put a lot of stock in astrology as related to relationships, but it's more than just sun sign compatibility as many of you well know. I have been with an Aquarian, a Gemini, a Leo, an Aries, and two Cancers. Cancers are my favorite sign of the zodiac, and as complicated as they are, in my opinion they are the easiest to understand (maybe it's my Cancer moon). One of the Cancers I was with was a friend of mind that I liked for a long time that I had a one-night stand with, and I think our reactions to how the next morning went hurt both of us. We haven't really talked since. I would do almost anything to make amends because Cancerian men are wonderful friends. I have been with my current boyfriend for almost one year…he is everything to me. He is my best friend, my lover, my partner….everything I have ever asked for. He is also a somewhat complicated man. Since the beginning, he has had a firm rule that we do not yell and scream and fight if we have disagreements, but that we talk. I am extremely sensitive, and I came out of an abusive marriage two years ago where that's all we did, so that was very welcome to me. When you're not afraid to communicate with someone, it's a lot easier to do it….it's very easy to communicate with a Cancer. You have to pick your moments, if he's in a bad mood or is under a lot of stress it would probably be better to wait until in the morning. Learn to read him as well as he will inevitably be able to read you so that you'll know when to ask "wanna talk about it?" or leave him be. You're perceptive Virgin ladies, you can do it. Don't say things that you know will hurt him when you fight not just because he will remember them later and won't be able to let go, but because he hurts deeply when he hurts. He may not say that, he may not look like it (my fella is the poster child of traditional, gender-biased masculinity) on the outside, but if you know him and you love him you can see the light fade out of his eyes when he is in pain. You have the rare opportunity to be blessed with his trust, and you should guard it with your life. Be a loyal, patient, and steadfast partner and he will be the same. It will be a relationship like you have never experienced, and if it is right, real love. And by God, if he proposes and you've already decided you'd probably marry him later on down the road, tell him your intentions. You don't have to say "yes" right away, but don't reject him. He isn't joking, and if you laugh at him assuming that he is, he might think you're laughing at the idea. If that happens, God help you because he'll never forget it and if he asks you again, it'll be a freakin' miracle. In my experience, Cancers don't put themselves out there very often unless they're sure of how they feel and at least 95% sure about how you feel. They're afraid of being rejected. If you don't think it will last long term, pull the plug early or don't be offended when they do because you will get attached. My honey has a two-week rule. If it doesn't feel like it's going to work within the first two weeks, he politely sends them on their way. One more thing before I finish…regardless of the compatibility between your suns or hell, even your whole charts, you have to have patience and realize that there is no such thing as a perfect relationship. Your relationship with a Cancer man will be challenging, but any good thing worth keeping is worth a challenge. His moody, brooding ways for as far as YOU know no reason (and likely have nothing to do with you unless y'all are on the fritz), will try to trigger all our little pent-up buttons…if he doesn't want to talk, kiss him on the cheek or do something nice for him where you know he'll see it so he'll know you're thinking of him and go read a book, go for a walk, go shopping, do something for you and you'll feel better and more at ease when he finally does open up (oh, and he will. Have your listening ears ready). I am thankful every day for my Cancer. I thought I was fine being single and having oodles of alone time to balance out everything else. Then, I looked back over some old pictures of when it was just my daughter and I (wonderful father figures, Cancers, by the way….I would trust him with her life) and we were happy….but I remembered what it was like to have all that time alone and to date people and be married to people who just didn't "get it" and it made me want to get down on my knees and thank God for him. My life may have been fine without a relationship, but my heart was an aching, empty, desolate place having never experienced real love or a truly good relationship. My life wouldn't be the same without him, and I hope that we last forever. When it's good, it's amazing…and when it's bad, it's still not that bad. If your heart is in the right place, you couldn't ask for a better mate.
Today i went on a date with a virgo woman and im a cancer man. It was a lovely first date and the last thing she did was tell me she liked the way i talked and made jokes and told me that she is looking forward to our 5th date, i replied "we havent had a 2-4 date yet" she said she knew they'd go great.
Ok Virgo woman loves very much but from my experience I can relate to this article, they are shy they hardly show love but they do in a way that cancer man can hardly see it or notice it. The cancer man needs a partner which is confident and sure of what she wants but virgo women has problems of self confidence which may require man to built in the confidence but careful virgo ladies you have to make an effort as well we can only help so much. The love from both is huge cancer goes and off so sometimes he might be distant and sometimes loving but it doesn't mean he don't loves you, is just that cancer man are easily stress out, so for Virgo women screaming or being mandatory doesn't help because cancer man gets hurt easily, cancer man likes to seat around talk and doesn't want screaming if you start screaming he has inmidiet rejection and feels hurt like really bad so don't be manipulative virgo women think twice when you say like "have a good they cause I won't" trust me even if you say sorry a few min after it stays with us the whole day and well u just ruin the day. Want ur man to give you a good sex once in a while surprise wear something sexy and wear make up look desireble and that will get him to a good mood we love a woman that takes good care of herself like putting make up and look pretty but also has its limits not to look like a prostitute lol. Good side is we both have trust and love each other and cancer man when he gets hurt he makes it a huge deal, when you girls see your cancer man distant just say hey feel better lets go out somewhere and tell him somewhere he likes, if you ask him why are u so distant he will say stress, have a rough day or just like don't worry I'll be fine he won't have energy to explain. Virgo women is stress out from work etc she wants man near, the man feels distant and needs a space specially if you see him stress and sees women like quiet it will be more likely to want and have a space so my advice be cheerful when he is distant and motivate him lets go out. And cancer man she likes honesty top priority of Virgo women and you to listen to her. Oh and cancer man usually are hypochondriac lol so that is my point of view in the matter hopes it helps.
hey there!! well, by reading these stories is hard not to believe in astrology at all.. my story hasn't started yet but my love life has always been complicated and confusing.. my feelings are so changeable!! I'm a virgo sun aquarius ascendant, cancer moon and mars in gemini.. i've been involved with different kinds of men.. the last one was an aries,,but he wasnt very caring so i broke up with him.. SO.. i got to know this cancerian guy.. (never knew a cancerian before).. i think our connection is amazing.. we are somewhat alike in our personality, and we 'connect' in a sexual level very well.. the problem is i feel like he is pushing me too far on a commitment level.. and i dont feel ready to commit.. it takes me so long to commit.. i've been always the independent type of girl.. my only serious bf was a scorpio and he was SOOO DEMANDING AND JEALOUS that i needed to breathe.. so i broke up with him. I fear this guy might be the same.. controlling and demanding.. i like guys who show me affection.. but i dont wanna live the same story again. My mood and feelings fluctuate a lot too.. so i dont know if it may be the best union.. you think we can make it work? im sooo indecisive in love matters .
I am a cancer male and was blessed and honored to have one of the most beautiful ladies love me and she was a virgo, we were like heaven,everyday i lived to see her smile and feel her tpuch she became my everybreath and 2 yrs later i still miss and long for her,she left me due to circumstances being what they were all i can say is that whoever is with her will be a better person and lucky i honestly will never love again due to never wanting to be hurt again,and i to relapsed and very well put we use to mask our feelings and us cancers have them best wishes to all and to my virgo im sorry boo and it wasnt in vein muah
Im a Virgo women. Im in love with a cancer man. He every thing I want in a man. Been dating for a while now. He knows im very independent. We enjoy being together. Im ready for more. I don't know if he's ready for that. I wish that he was ready too. Well I guess he will be ready soon. Im not getting younger.
1.) DO NOT READ INTO THINGS – When he says something to you that doesn't make sense, just kindly ask him to explain (do not raise your voice); he likes talking about his feelings.
2.) DO NOT TAKE THINGS PERSONAL – When he doesn't want to be with you intimately, accept it – next time he does, WOW him so that he will never want to NOT HAVE SEX WITH YOU. Dance like Jennifer in Meet the Millers. You can do it !!!
3.) GIVE HIM SPACE – When you see that he's in one of his mood swings (he has many), don't try to figure him out. Remember it's his mood swing not yours. If need be, go for a run, get away and do something productive for yourself if you can't get away simply turn this moment around into someothing positive for both of you.
4.) DO NOT NAG HIM – We Virgos (have to admit) are naggers, only because we want everything to be perfect we have fallen into this category. People don't understand us. Just remember, nagging a Cancer is not good.. they do not have the patience.
5.) GIVE HIM PRAISE – The Cancer man needs reassurance. Not that he lack confidence, he just likes to be acknowledged (positive attention).
6.) DO THINGS HE ENJOYS – Forgot about what you like doing (it might seem boring to them); beside us Virgos don't have a problem with that, remember we are the most unselfish people ever; we like to make people happy.
6.) TAKE CARE OF HIM – Pay attention to their needs, even the most simpliest needs.
7.) LISTEN TO HIM – When he talks to you about his problems, just listen to him, do not try to fix his problems – remember he has pride, too much. Trust me, he will ask for your opinion if he needs it, when he does, make sure to clarify that you are giving him your opinion per his request (make sure to use a loving tone of voice, don't nag).
8.) ENCOURGE HIM – The Cancer man is goal oriented – no doubt. He's responsible, reliable and a hard worker, but that doesn't mean he doen't need encourgaging words to help him achieve his next goal. If he doen't have a goal, help find one. He loves having goals, keeps him busy.
9.) UNDERSTAND/ACCEPT HIM – He can be the best lover in bed, however, he doesn't know how to be affectionate through words. Remember, actions can be louder than words. Don't give him a hard time if he doesn't shout "I LOVE YOU".
10.) TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF – this Cancer man loves for his woman to look beautiful, sexy. Do not be a typical Virgo who puts herself last, not having time for herself. Take time to shine.
Hi there, this is about love at first sight.
I'm cancer guy, who falls in love with Virgo lady.My knowledge about this Virgo women is limited, rather than having seen her in the television screen when she had an interview with local television station about the success and future plans of some manufacturing company she used to work as a manager. That all i know about her.
I was never really giving any attention of what she said at that time, because i was only interested to see her sitting straight and looking extremely lovely. I have never seen anyone so exquisite and lovely in my entire life. Her attractive face, lovely look, magnetic eyes and even her voice. Her words are very sharp and accurate, on the top of that the TV camera capture her very beautifully. She were so perfect and simple at that time. She made her hair done normally and dressed elegantly. I don't know how to describe her,but she have something unique and special in her.I prefer the word "lovely" because i want to make it traditional and normal as she is.The words don't explain the connection i felt for this lady, No one ever capture my heart like that before.Though I'm not that kind of person who can easily fall in love even for a princess or miss world.I tried to forget her the other day,but i couldn't.so, i went online and Google her. I found her birth date at MyLife.com, that is how i know she's a virgo. i also found her professional profile at linkedin.com. I was very desperate that i could find something about her that would calm me down for good, unfortunately i found nothing other than her name and managerial position. I cried so hard, i curse my eyes that day i wish i had never seen her in my life.Its interesting, how could a person love someone that they don't know nothing about. I cant even be her secret admirer you know(LOL).I don't know if she is happily married or has a solitary life. I'm telling you i don't know nothing about this lady. She looks very familiar to me like i have known her forever. I feel like we had a life together some where in time long ago. Its that powerful connection that made me attracted to her deeply.Its extremely hard and painful to fall in love for a typical and elegantly attractive Virgo lady, specially for an emotional cancer guy like me, i don't expect you or anyone to understand that, how much I'm hurt and suffer because of this.Anyway, the connection between Virgo women and cancer man can never be described, explained, or told. We have to thank God someday for creating this kind of peoples among us, because they are special jewels for this world. Now, the only thing i can do is wishing her to have good and healthy life, happy moments and wonderful working years.
My message to her:- if you are out there reading this somewhere, i want you to keep your lovely look and add a beautiful smile to it every time everywhere you go. That is all i want from you. Who knows perhaps someday we will meet and feel our connection in person when the time and situation are perfect. "see ya"
Hi there, this is about love at first sight.
I'm cancer guy, who falls in love with Virgo lady. My knowledge about this Virgo women is limited, rather than having seen her in the television screen when she had an interview with local television station about the success and future plans of some manufacturing company she used to work as a manager. That is all i know about her. I was never really giving any attention of what she said at that time, because i was only interested to see her sitting straight and looking extremely lovely. I have never seen anyone so exquisite and lovely in my entire life. Her attractive face, lovely look, magnetic eyes and even her voice. Her words are very sharp and accurate, on the top of that the TV camera capture her very beautifully. She were so perfect and simple at that time. She made her hair done normally and dressed elegantly. I don't know how to describe her, but she have something unique and special in her. I prefer the word "lovely" because i want to make it traditional and normal as she is. The words don't explain the connection i felt for this lady, No one ever capture my heart like that before. Though I'm not that kind of person who can easily fall in love even for a princess or miss world. I tried to forget her the other day, but i couldn't. so, i went online and Google her. I found her birth date at MyLife.com, i also found her professional profile at linkedin.com. I was very desperate that i could find something about her that would calm me down for good, unfortunately i found nothing other than her name and managerial position. I cried so hard, i curse my eyes that day i wish i had never seen her in my life. Its interesting, how could a person love someone that they don't know nothing about. I cant even be her secret admirer you know(LOL). I don't know if she is happily married or has a solitary life. I'm telling you i know nothing about this lady. She looks very familiar to me like i have known her forever. I feel like we had a life together some where in time long ago. Its that powerful connection that made me attracted to her deeply. Its extremely hard and painful to fall in love for a typical and elegantly attractive Virgo lady, specially for an emotional cancer guy like me, i don't expect you or anyone to understand that, how much I'm hurt and suffer because of this. Anyway, the connection between Virgo women and cancer man can never be described, explained, or told. We all must have to thank God someday for creating this kind of peoples among us, because virgo's are special jewels for this world. Now, the only thing i can do is wishing her to have good and healthy life, happy moments and wonderful working years.
My message to her:- if you are out there reading this somewhere, i want you to keep your lovely look and add a beautiful smile to it every time everywhere you go. That is all i want from you. Who knows perhaps someday if we meet i will express what i felt for you in person for better or for worse when the time and situation are perfect.
I am a cancer man, in love with a virgo woman. Only God knows what hell I am going through. We cancerians are soo emotional, soo sensitive, looks like Virgo woman will never understand. But she can read my face. She know, whem I am happy, sad or angry. Still its hell. It seems like virgo woman don't want to be loved. I always want to be around her, but she never wants me around her. Or she wants me around her, only when she wants.
But what to do, for me she is everywhere, she is in the bath tub, she is in the soap, she is sitting next to me, she is in bed, she is singing with me, she is weeping with me. she is all around. she is in my morning, my noon, my evenings and night. she is in my thoughts, she is in my work. she is my loss she is my gain, she is my laugh, she is my cry. where ever I see, i see her, i am nothing without her.
but she will never understand. Is loving a person so bad ? I want to be loved madly, loved all the time.
i will wakeup from dead, ever her breathe falls on me. But will virgo woman ever understand this, i don't know.
Why are there so many drug related incidents with Cancer men. I mean im 18 almost 19, never been in a relationship and I'm not into drugs. I mean I have a best friend thats a virgo and he was always like a side kick to me. You know because he was more shy then me about things, being around my best friend always made me turn into a confident leader like guy. His weakness made me stronger, I mean I was raised by a Leo and a Taurus so I have some confidence in me to be the leading type. Even though be crazy, wild, and random at times were still two best friends having fun adventures.


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Dine Out Against Hunger 2009 is underway.
The breakfast crowd is packing into eateries across Staten Island, filling their stomachs and securing funding for the borough's hungry with every order.
Today, 136 restaurant owners will donate 20 percent of their breakfast, lunch and dinner receipts to the Port Richmond-based interfaith organization Project Hospitality, which provides a complement of social services to Staten Islanders in need.
Last year, Staten Islanders dined in 129 restaurants, raising a total of $76,000.
Dine Out is sponsored by the Advance, the borough president's office, Catering by Framboise, SYSCO Food Services of Metro New York, Mindsaw, Northfield Bank, Time Warner Cable and R&L Press.
Claire Regan, Advance associate managing editor, and Frank Lombardi of Catering by Framboise are the co-chairs.
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A fire believed to have started on the deck of a Cedar Mill home Friday has burned the back of the residence and burned through the roof, fire officials say.
Flames were reported about 1:30 p.m., in the 2400 block of Northwest Arnott Lane and no one was injured, said Alisa Cour, a Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue spokeswoman. The fire was contained to the home and later extinguished.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and damages are still being assessed.
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Wellsville defeats McDonald, teams tied for ITCL title
WELLSVILLE – Wellsville's 76-66 win over McDonald on Friday night ensured one thing; a tie for first place in the Inter Tri-County League, Lower Tier.
"That was big. I said we had to have that to get into the situation that we are in because we lost that game to Southern Local," Wellsville coach David Thompson said. "If we had that, we would've been set. But we have Columbiana and Western Reserve, so we can't let down just because we are in a tie."
Now as they sit even with the Blue Devils (18-3, 11-3) in the standings, the Tigers (15-3, 10-2) stand to capture their first league title since 2008 if they win out.
The Tigers were buoyed in their bid to avenge an earlier loss to McDonald on the road by junior Seth Bradford's career-high 31 points, surpassing his previous high of 25.
"It feels good, especially against McDonald because they're such a good team," Bradford said. "I was just hot at the beginning and didn't want to let it go and Bug (Thompson) told me to keep shooting."
In all, four members of the Tigers reached double-digits. Nate Scott added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists while Antonio Fultz and Brendon Carr each chipped in 10 points.
Wellsville had no problem breaking McDonald's pressure as they ran out to a 17-8 lead in the first quarter.
What adjustments the Blue Devils made took little hold early on as Wellsville pushed their lead out to 23 points before McDonald woke up and made a surge of their own. The Blue Devils turned that deficit into just three points before the teams parted for the half.
"You know it was just hitting some shots. We were without one of our players a 20-point scorer and I kind of saw it on our kids faces before the game," McDonald coach Jeff Rasile. "But we were able to come back in the second quarter and hit some shots. In the end, it came down to who had more guts and they had more guts than us tonight."
McDonald was without its starting point guard Steven Politano who is sick with mono. His absence hurt the Devils, but Matt Seitz shouldered the scoring load for the night, finished with 18 points.
"Anytime you lose your point guard and a 20-point scorer, it's big," Rasile said. "But we can't make excuses, we still have enough to beat them but they are a great team."


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Cupid, of course, gained fame with the perennial pop/R&B line-dance hit "Cupid Shuffle," likely to be a staple of weddings, family reunions and other such gatherings forever and ever.
Raised in Lafayette, though, Cupid has also collaborated often with next-generation stars of zydeco; his 2011 song "Do It With Your Boots On" featured an ensemble cast that included J. Paul Jr., Chris Ardoin, Leon Chavis, Lil Nathan Williams and others.
The smooth R&B track "Chooo" is Cupid's latest collaboration with Ardoin, an accordionist and member of the Ardoin family musical dynasty (which includes the legendary accordionist Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin and the mysterious Amede Ardoin). Listen below:


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Water, Lovers Lane on city slate
STEUBENVILLE – City Council is preparing to discuss making property owners responsible for water customer bills and will consider measures to streamline the delinquent water bill collection process at 6 p.m. Tuesday prior to the regular council meeting.
City Manager Tim Boland said he will be ready to discuss, "how to tighten up the collection process."
It was the final decision Tuesday night during a nearly four-hour marathon series of council committee meetings and sunshine meeting that saw 14 ordinances and resolutions introduced and a change in council procedures to allow public comment at the sunshine meetings.
The public forum was limited to regular council meetings for years but 6th Ward Councilman Bob Villamagna lobbied his colleagues to change the past procedure and allow public input at the conclusion of sunshine meetings.
City business owner Mark Nelson used the new opportunity to speak under the new rules and asked city officials to consider performing dilapidated structure demolitions with city employees.
He also questioned the cost of the summer free lunch program administered by the city recreation department, the city's plan to financially support the Jefferson County Port Authority and who will pay for the large commercial water meter replacement program.
Boland said he is reluctant to have city employees do demolition work.
Councilman at large Kenny Davis said the free summer lunch program is paid for with a federal grant, "and if we didn't offer the lunch program, some of these kids would not eat that day. If someone else is getting a free lunch that's OK."
Jefferson County Commissioners Dave Maple and Tom Gentile came to the council meeting at the invitation of Villamagna but left after they were told by 3rd Ward Councilman Greg Metcalf the city manager and mayor would schedule a special meeting with the commissioners to discuss funding for the port authority.
Council held extensive discussions on the 2014 budget including transferring $50,000 from the safety fund to the general fund for demolitions outside of the Community Development Block Grant funded areas of the city.
"Don't make a habit of using the safety fund for everything," warned 1st Ward Councilman Gerald DiLoreto.
Villamagna urged the city administration to consider using safety fund money for upgrades to the police department offices.
"The detective offices are an embarrassment and the dispatcher area needs work. We have to do something about the condition of the police department," said Villamagna.
"It struck me when I toured the police department offices that it is such a large task, we need to decide what needs to be done first. We need to work on short-term stuff and get our arms around the long-term issues," said Boland.
"We also need to paint the downtown curbs, put the signs and arrows on the street and clean up the downtown," noted Villamagna.
City Engineer Mike Dolak announced he has awarded a bid for grinding and paving Lovers Lane from Princeton Avenue to the Fort Steuben Mall Drive to Shelly & Sands Inc. of Rayland for $136,000.
"We are going to try and squeeze those dollars so we have money for patching Lovers Lane from Sinclair Avenue to the Fort Steuben Mall Drive. We know this road is in bad shape and we have long-term plans to rebuild the road properly, but we are also trying to address the road condition issues this year. This is not a permanent fix. We can't do a major fix on Lovers Lane because we don't have the money for that," Dolak explained.
Boland said the enhanced maintenance "should get us another two to three years and allow us to get control. The road is getting away from us. Yes, it needs a total reconstruction but we have to take it in phases."
Dolak said he is hoping to have the paving on Lovers Lane completed in June.
Boland reported he is narrowing the list of applicants for the city finance director position.
Finance Director Alyssa Kerker submitted her resignation and is working part time until a new director is in place.
Boland also said he plans to hire an office manager for the utility collection office but does not plan to move anyone out of the office until a performance audit is completed.
Dolak reviewed the water system improvement for the next several years including the Buena Vista Boulevard Extension water line replacement project and the Harvard Avenue upgrade scheduled for this year.
According to Dolak, upgrades in 2015 include Lauretta Drive and St. Charles Drive as well as Aberdeen and Bryden roads and East Carlton.
In other business, council members heard an update from representatives of the Neptune Technology Group who reported half of the city's large commercial water customers have had their water meters replaced and approximately 75 more meters are scheduled for replacement.
"We are trying to set up appointments with these large commercial water customers in order to replace their meters as soon as possible," said Ray Schwarz of Neptune.
During the sunshine meeting Davis introduced an emergency ordinance authorizing the city manager to sign a $70,000 contract with the state auditor's office for a performance audit of the city's enterprise funds.
Davis also proposed the adoption of an indirect cost allocation plan for the city as well as a resolution declaring March as Developmental Disabilities Month and a resolution supporting the United States bike trial.
An ordinance authorizing the city manager to advertise for bids for the Buena Vista Boulevard Extension water line upgrade was introduced by DiLoreto.
Second Ward Councilman Mike Johnson proposed the establishment of a financial reserve fund and the transfer of $190,000 from the general fund to the reserve fund.
And Metcalf introduced several ordinances, including an ordinance for the enhanced maintenance of Lovers Lane and:
– Setting vacation and holiday pay language for new nonunion city employees to mirror the language in the police and firefighter contracts.
– Enacting a new employee table of organization.
– Transferring $50,000 from the city safety fund to the general fund for demolition work.
– Approval of a permanent revenue tax budget and budget appropriations for 2014.
– Authorization to purchase a new excavator for the water department.
Council met in executive session following the sunshine meeting to discuss discipline for a city employee.