As Mercury transits through Cancer and squares your composite Mercury in Virgo, communication within your relationship might experience a significant shift. This square aspect is known to create tension, particularly when it comes to expressing feelings and critically analyzing situations-a resonation with the water-earth discord between Cancer and Virgo.

The emotional nature of Cancer can add depth to your collective understanding, however, it can also lead to misunderstandings due to the heightened sensitivity. Your relationship will be challenged to find a way to share and enjoy sentiments, while also keeping your analytical Virgo nature in check.

With Mercury in Virgo in your composite chart, pragmatism and meticulousness are core strengths of the way you communicate. However, these qualities may now be misaligned with the soft, intuitive faculty induced by the current Mercury transit. An imbalance may result in excessive criticism or becoming overly cautious about every conversation, instigating unnecessary disputes.

Simultaneously, Cancer's need for security may provoke an urge to keep things close to the chest. This can cause further conflict if you conventionally share things with clarity and straightforwardness, as innate to Mercury in Virgo.

To navigate this period, take steps to sincerely comprehend the other's perspective. Patience and willingness to venture into emotional terrain will help adjust and attune to the surge of sensitivity. Blend the Cancerian empathy with your Virgoan practicality to allow a rich, balanced interchange. Validating emotions, while also discussing the reality of situations, can help prevent unnecessary conflicts and harmonize the sphere of communication during this period of Mercury transiting Cancer.

While a Mercury square can stretch understanding, it also provides a chance to enhance communication by addressing emotional needs with analytical finesse. A careful balance can lead to a fortified bond and lasting harmony beyond this transit.

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