Oh, buckle up, you two, Mars is transiting Cancer. You might feel like adopting a kitten, feeding it steak, and charging into battle with it. It's an energetic planet in an emotive sign, so it's a unique cocktail of ambition doused with an extra shot of sensitivity.

As Mars snuggles in Cancer, it sextiles, or holds hands if you like, with your composite Midheaven in precise, detail-loving Virgo. The influence? You might notice an urge on both your parts to refine and perfect your shared life. Virgo perfectionism means that that unwashed dish in the sink is about to become a thing of myth. No need to bring out your biohazard suit yet; this transit is more about realizing little tasks as requisite labors of love than embracing intensive germ warfare.

But hang on tight, or you may be swept into a whirlwind of dusting, de-cluttering, and possibly even alphabetizing your spice rack. Pardon, Virgo, that was insensitive. Of course, your spice rack is already alphabetized.

This Mars-Cancer-Virgo combo will be transiting your house of career and public life. Expect an amplified desire to help others, coupled with an uncanny knack for remembering everyone's coffee order with surgical precision. Collecting brownie points from bosses and co-workers comes naturally now, but don't forget to not take critical feedback like a personal affront. The feedback isn't about you; it's about the project you forgot to hole-punch correctly. Oops!

With Mars pulling emotional strings from sensitive Cancer, don't be surprised if both of you get a tad touchier than usual. Just remember, it's an opportunity to practice being assertive without turning into Godzilla. Try some deep breaths or a friendly game of 'spot the typo' before you unleash your inner fire-breathing monster.

Yes, with Mars in Cancer sextile your Midheaven in Virgo, you'll be treading a narrow path between productivity and perfectionism, assertiveness and attack mode, all while juggling work, home, and perhaps a metaphorical (or real!) kitten. Thankfully, our dear kitten-loving Mars will soon move on, and you both can retire from the battlefront and enjoy the spoils of your well-organized and efficiently run kingdom.

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