Although crowds are not to everybody's taste, it's one great way of living and it would be a disaster if you change it because someone close wants you to him or herself. You will find it stifling.
Sun Sign: Cancer/Moon
Decanate: Cancer/Neptune; Numbers: 6, 8
This person has close friends, valued as much as family. July 17, a neighbourly creature, always in and out of nearby houses, is famously the semi-detached star of the zodiac. He won't work or socialise singly but moves about as part of a constellation.
At home there is absolutely no risk of any marriage with July 17 turning into a nuclear family, because both sexes always ask everybody round, and are constantly feeding and nurturing the hordes. Life with this creature is a constant party, which they actually often throw to get things done. In their own home, important to anybody born today, decorating will be done by a group of mates, rewarded by several glasses of wine and maybe tiny homemade Scotch eggs. July 17 likes finger snacks.
At work, if anything needs rearranging, this person rounds up colleagues and it's fixed in a trice. Either sex enjoys an excuse to work at weekends. The men in particular are almost certifiable shopophobics and Saturday and Sunday hours spent at the office mean that their partner will have to do it all.
Sadly, a honeymoon with July 17 may be overcrowded, but any objection will be met with a four star rated sforzato tantrum. Our strongwilled, firmly contoured tomato rolls over anything that gets in the way and anybody who gives it the pip.
Women born on this day are quick witted and extremely funny. They aren't fussy mothers, don't insist on absurd rules for their children and as a result bring up reasonable adults. Some of the men may suddenly change their life, and not always for well thought out reasons. If it's for someone else, they set too much store by them and endanger the relationship. If it's a result of thoughtful research - July 17 is talented at spotting the window for a successful new venture - then they usually find that out of change something extraordinary comes.
You are harder working and more serious than most members of the zodiac, but also considerably more emotional. In your public life you want recognition and success. In your private life you crave love and understanding. The domestic side of your nature longs for the comfort of home and a family. When you find the love and acceptance you seek, you make a caring, responsive lover and a practical, dependable life partner. However, the intensity of your desire to create a safe and secure haven for yourself and your loved ones may give people the impression that you are controlling and possessive.
In the bedroom, you shed your mask of stoicism and show yourself for the hot-blooded, sensual lover you are. More interested in doing than talking, you don’t gush about your deepest feelings. Instead, you demonstrate your affection through the generosity and creativity of your lovemaking. Your tender touch and consideration for you bedmate reveal an innate sensitivity that you usually keep under wraps. Endurance is your forte, and you like to take the time to savor every sensuous moment.
There's a lot of partying and a lot of hangovers in July 17's life. But since Cancer people like natural remedies, here's a juicy way to deal with them. Hangovers are caused by the toxicity of excess alcohol and dehydration. Banish them by flushing alcohol from the system with plenty of liquids and raise energy levels with quick nourishment. Try the following combinations in the juicer to replace vitamins Bl (thiamine) and C, which are depleted by alcohol. Haifa large pineapple plus 1 mango, or 2 large carrots, 6 kale leaves and quarter of a cucumber. Both recipes make one 230ml glass of juice.
When you go out on the town, your idea of a fine evening includes an elegant dinner, sophisticated entertainment, and the company of dignified people. However, at home you allow your cuddly, domestic side to show with spontaneous hugs and long, languid kisses. A night of romantic seduction stirs your passion and inflames your libido.
Although crowds are not to everybody's taste, it's one great way of living and it would be a disaster if you change it because someone close wants you to him or herself. You will find it stifling.
With your unique combination of toughness and tenderness, you come off as ambitious, pragmatic, and coolly detached on one hand, yet emotionally vulnerable and seemingly unpredictable on the other. Basically peaceable, you tend to go out of your way to avoid an argument or disagreement.
Nevertheless, your amiable façade should not be confused with inner weakness.
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