Your Cancer funny side shows itself in the most unlikely of situations. You have an uncanny sense of publicity, when it pleases you to be noticed.

When you're hurt, you disappear into reproachful silence. Most of the time, however, you'll turn away from getting hurt content to hide under your protective shell. You seek solitude.

You never go directly after what you want. You truly care and want to help.

You tend to brood over mistakes instead of shrugging off bad luck and trying again.

It takes a long time and a fair amount of patience to really know you.

You as a man:

You have the characteristic Cancer need for security. You pursue it with dedication and a quiet, religious fervour most of the time. Finances have fascinated you since childhood, and saving is substantially more attractive to you than spending.

You are either very close to your family (specifically your mother), or completely alienated from them. The relationship is never casual. You are naturally shy of rushing into a relationship, but once you're sure, you won't be easily rebuffed.

You like your loved ones to lean on you forever, and when they show signs of independence, you may become a cranky crab.

You as a woman:

Your Cancer sensitivity is hurt at the slightest pretext. You hate to be criticised, you are deeply wounded by ridicule, and you just can't stand being rejected.

You like to keep secrets. You are afraid you are not pretty enough, smart enough, young enough or old enough.

After you've been won over, you may be just a little tenacious, but you'll never let go of the relationship as long as you live.

There is never anything shallow or superficial about your sentiments. Patience is one of your loveliest virtues. You will never let people down when things get really dismal.

You as a child:

You have an active imagination. Your busy mind promptly records what you see and hear. Although you briefly turn into a rebel without a cause in adolescence, you are relatively easy to manage and discipline during your younger years.

Despite your tender emotions and gentle manners, you are not a follower. There's a great deal of independent thinking and individualism. You want your independence early. Most of you look forward to working for pay. You'll probably supply your own spending money sooner than other children, and be proud of it.