Cancer man, does he want to be friends, fwb, or date??

This topic was created in the Cancer forum by GhostX on Friday, March 17, 2017 and has 9 replies.
My first post was poorly written in a rushed manner so I hope to explain this better and as short as possible.

I am a Scorpio woman who got asked on a date by a Cancer man. When we met for coffee we got along great, had a lot of things in common both positive and negative. The negative being that we both have shitty ex's. After coffee and walking around we both still had our day completely free so he asked if I wanted to just hangout at his place. For a good 3 hours we talked and he asked asked me what I am looking for, I explained to him how I'm not seeking a relationship but I'm not against it either. That I am am looking for a connection with a person based on friendship and loyalty. He agreed that its his view as well, a new person in his inner social circle that he can trust and rely on. As the date went on he was very open to me about his family life. He was very sweet an kept complimenting me on my personality and looks, as the date went on he completely caught me off guard when we were talking. He said " I apologize if I am invading your space but you are so cute" and he kissed me on the forehead. Not a quick forehead kiss but a long one, we stood like that for a while and he kept his face close to mine. Then he broke the silence by saying, "I don't want to weird you out and you don't have to if you don't wanna, but do you want to cuddle?"

Another caught of guard moment, but in the spur of my awkwardness I said "Uh yeah sure, I don't mind". So we cuddled on the couch and watched a movie, no frisky business of any kind just literal cuddling. Fast forward past more talking and laughing and it was time for me to go home since it was boarding on 5pm. Before I let he said how he really enjoyed his time and would love to hangout with me again. He also said " I realize that you said you were looking for friendship and I'm ok with that, I wouldn't want to force you into anything you don't want. So I'm fine with being friends, but when we do hangout again if I happen to do anything that your not comfortable with let me know and I'll stop" Then we hugged and it was the same as the forehead kiss, longer than usual. So my confusion is wondering what did he mean by he didn't want to force me into anything I didn't want? Is he talking about dating? Or a fwb situation? I'm also confused cause when we were chatting he was saying how he hates when people are not upfront and his example was if someone wanted to just be fwb they should be upfront about it. So why is he not being upfront?
To me it sounds like he is interested in you. I think as a guarded Cancer man he took your comment about not looking for something very seriously. They are extremely cautious and guarded in love. That last bit of "nothing you don't want" was him protecting himself a bit. I think he's open to seeing how it goes. Cancers usually start out with friendship slowly anyways.
I'm a scorpio female as well, and I encountered a very similar situation with a cancer male. We hung out for a very long time the first time, and although he struggled to keep the conversation moving, I just figured it was a part of his guarded personality, and maybe he was just shy the first time around. Fast forward two more dates, I still feel like I know very little about what he wants/sees between us, because at times he's very caring and sweet but other times he leaves me in the cold. For the past two weeks, he has completed ghosted me and hasn't reached out to me at all. A part of me is tempted to reach out, just so i can seek closure, but all of my friends have told me time and time again, it's not worth it and it's just time to move on. My intuition tells me there's something different about him hence the reason it's much harder for me to let go this time around. I thought being with a cancer as a scorpio would go much smoother. is it one of those things where we all say, good things don't come easy?
His just respecting you space and you're choice. He doesn't want to rushed you into anything that will make you uncomfortable (there's nothing to worry).



Just be wise on you choice smile
Posted by GhostX
My first post was poorly written in a rushed manner so I hope to explain this better and as short as possible.

I am a Scorpio woman who got asked on a date by a Cancer man. When we met for coffee we got along great, had a lot of things in common both positive and negative. The negative being that we both have shitty ex's. After coffee and walking around we both still had our day completely free so he asked if I wanted to just hangout at his place. For a good 3 hours we talked and he asked asked me what I am looking for, I explained to him how I'm not seeking a relationship but I'm not against it either. That I am am looking for a connection with a person based on friendship and loyalty. He agreed that its his view as well, a new person in his inner social circle that he can trust and rely on. As the date went on he was very open to me about his family life. He was very sweet an kept complimenting me on my personality and looks, as the date went on he completely caught me off guard when we were talking. He said " I apologize if I am invading your space but you are so cute" and he kissed me on the forehead. Not a quick forehead kiss but a long one, we stood like that for a while and he kept his face close to mine. Then he broke the silence by saying, "I don't want to weird you out and you don't have to if you don't wanna, but do you want to cuddle?"

Another caught of guard moment, but in the spur of my awkwardness I said "Uh yeah sure, I don't mind". So we cuddled on the couch and watched a movie, no frisky business of any kind just literal cuddling. Fast forward past more talking and laughing and it was time for me to go home since it was boarding on 5pm. Before I let he said how he really enjoyed his time and would love to hangout with me again. He also said " I realize that you said you were looking for friendship and I'm ok with that, I wouldn't want to force you into anything you don't want. So I'm fine with being friends, but when we do hangout again if I happen to do anything that your not comfortable with let me know and I'll stop" Then we hugged and it was the same as the forehead kiss, longer than usual. So my confusion is wondering what did he mean by he didn't want to force me into anything I didn't want? Is he talking about dating? Or a fwb situation? I'm also confused cause when we were chatting he was saying how he hates when people are not upfront and his example was if someone wanted to just be fwb they should be upfront about it. So why is he not being upfront?
and for you own good be WISE Winking

Posted by GhostX
My first post was poorly written in a rushed manner so I hope to explain this better and as short as possible.

I am a Scorpio woman who got asked on a date by a Cancer man. When we met for coffee we got along great, had a lot of things in common both positive and negative. The negative being that we both have shitty ex's. After coffee and walking around we both still had our day completely free so he asked if I wanted to just hangout at his place. For a good 3 hours we talked and he asked asked me what I am looking for, I explained to him how I'm not seeking a relationship but I'm not against it either. That I am am looking for a connection with a person based on friendship and loyalty. He agreed that its his view as well, a new person in his inner social circle that he can trust and rely on. As the date went on he was very open to me about his family life. He was very sweet an kept complimenting me on my personality and looks, as the date went on he completely caught me off guard when we were talking. He said " I apologize if I am invading your space but you are so cute" and he kissed me on the forehead. Not a quick forehead kiss but a long one, we stood like that for a while and he kept his face close to mine. Then he broke the silence by saying, "I don't want to weird you out and you don't have to if you don't wanna, but do you want to cuddle?"

Another caught of guard moment, but in the spur of my awkwardness I said "Uh yeah sure, I don't mind". So we cuddled on the couch and watched a movie, no frisky business of any kind just literal cuddling. Fast forward past more talking and laughing and it was time for me to go home since it was boarding on 5pm. Before I let he said how he really enjoyed his time and would love to hangout with me again. He also said " I realize that you said you were looking for friendship and I'm ok with that, I wouldn't want to force you into anything you don't want. So I'm fine with being friends, but when we do hangout again if I happen to do anything that your not comfortable with let me know and I'll stop" Then we hugged and it was the same as the forehead kiss, longer than usual. So my confusion is wondering what did he mean by he didn't want to force me into anything I didn't want? Is he talking about dating? Or a fwb situation? I'm also confused cause when we were chatting he was saying how he hates when people are not upfront and his example was if someone wanted to just be fwb they should be upfront about it. So why is he not being upfront?
it's best if you developed a friendship with him so you both have a stable foundation
Posted by BuffaloBills28
sex
No not SEX!


don't listen to this MADMAN here.
As a single cancer man if I like someone i would take whatever comes my way for the time being and hope for the possibility of a serious relationship secretly. Just see him a few more times he will fall in love with you. Cancer-Scorpio is a great match! If he has opened up to you about family n all that shows he likes you already. We are usually protective about our feelings as we are scared of getting hurt again.
Because he is being cautious. He wants to pursue something romantic with you and is basically stating that he doesn't want to overstep his bounds. He wants to get to know you first and not rush anything, but he is very open to pursuing a romantic relationship with you. He just said it in a really round about way because he's being a nice guy.

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