Care you can feel
Both show love through looking after someone, and this pair is very good at it. Virgo pays attention to what needs doing, like a hospital bag or a working smoke alarm, while Cancer pays attention to how everybody feels about it. They make a thoughtful household. Neither one tends to be flashy or careless, and each tends to appreciate that the other actually notices things.
Cancer gives Virgo a warmth that they often can’t give themselves. It’s a relief to a Virgo to be loved while their inbox is a mess. In turn, Virgo’s clear head can calm a Cancer who’s been spiralling, simply by asking “All right. What’s the actual problem?”
A household of worriers
Both tend to worry, and they can make it worse together. Cancer worries about people. Virgo worries about what might go wrong. A slight change in someone’s tone or an unexpected charge on the bank statement can set both of them off, and they’re capable of building a fairly detailed catastrophe by bedtime.
The sharper problem is correction. A Virgo pointing out how to fold a towel might only be being helpful, and yet a Cancer, who takes things to heart, may hear “You’re doing this household wrong.” Cancer doesn’t argue, but goes quiet and hurt. Virgo, sensing a shift but not knowing why, offers another helpful suggestion. It doesn’t help.
A little easier on each other
Virgo can lead with what’s good before mentioning what’s off, or not mention it at all if it’s just a towel. Cancer can say “that felt like criticism”, and give Virgo a chance to explain. As for the worry, try the simple rule that only one person can be panicking at a time. If it’s your turn, the other one’s job is to be calm.
Make sure you have fun, too, since this is a sextile, and those ask for some effort. If you’ve got the Moon trine Venus contact, you may already know how good it can feel to simply enjoy each other.