Cancer, the fourth sun sign of the Zodiac, has water as its element, and is ruled by the moon. This sun sign is represented by crabs, and similar to their nature, these people can be the sweetest and most sympathetic people at one moment, and turn into the most cranky and irritable ones the next. According to astrology, people born between June 22 and July 22 are considered Cancerians. Let us know a bit more about these moody, changeable people, by learning about their unique and peculiar traits. Cancer Personality Traits Home Loving: Cancerians love their homes, and value their relationships a lot. In fact, they need to have a sense of security, to progress and succeed in life. The men need a loving home where they can retire at the end of a tiring day, while women look forward to exercising their maternal instincts in their homes. Emotional: People belonging to this zodiac sign are highly emotional. Just like the crab that represents them, they are hard from outside, but very soft and mushy from within. Intuitive: Cancerians are known to be psychic, and can almost guess things before they actually happen. This comes from their highly developed observational powers. They can truly understand human behavior, and rarely forget things. All these make them highly intuitive and psychic. Indirect Approach: These people follow an indirect approach in life. If they want something, they have a tendency to not go after it straightway. Instead, they will think the whole thing through first, even avoid it for sometime, and then take a completely different approach to get it. Unpredictable and Moody: Extreme moodiness and unpredictable behavior are some of their negative character traits. Cancer, being a water sign, the people of this sign are very emotional and sensitive. They are very touchy, and can get hurt at the slightest of provocation. It is this sensitivity, which makes them hide in their own shell, away from the world, to protect themselves from getting hurt. When they retreat into this shell, and refuse to talk to anybody, people may find them to be moody and unpredictable. Possessive: Cancerians are very possessive about their relationships. They can be very clingy, and try to hold on to relationships, even after they have ended it. In relationships, they give much more and expect very little in return. Being emotional and sensitive, they are very easily influenced by their loved ones. Unable to Trust: Another trait being their lack of trust in people, they tend to have a negative outlook of life. They become prone to depression, and are unable to enjoy life. They can get hurt at the drop of a hat, and rarely express their resentment and anger. Cancer Relationship Traits Woman A cancer woman is a very passionate, emotional, and sensual. In relationships, she takes a lot of time to open up and share her true feelings. If she is in love, she will never ever make the first move, and wait patiently for the man to take the initiative. She is very feminine and conservative, and prefers the traditional roles for men and women, i.e. man being the provider, and the woman being the caretaker. She needs security to be truly in love. She is not the one to get involved in something frivolous, and looks for a relationship which will last a lifetime. Man The cancer man is a true romantic, who likes to win his woman with lots of gifts and attention. However, he will take his own sweet time to approach a woman. Since he does not want to get hurt, he will wait till he is sure that the woman is interested in him too. Once he falls in love, his whole life revolves around it. He can become very possessive of his lady love. He will be deeply affectionate, sensitive, loyal, and caring in his relationship, and expects the same from his partner. It can be concluded that cancer people can be extremely loyal, dependable, adaptive, and caring. At the same time, however, they can be moody, self-pitying, clingy, and over-sensitive. Trusting others and oneself, learning to let go, mastering one's moods, and being open to new ideas in life, are some of the important things that they shall have to learn, to lead a happy life.