We have found 15 famous Cancer man and Aries woman couples. Here are their real stories: how they met, whether they married, the kids, and how it played out.
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Scott Foley & Jennifer Garner
Actor and film director & Actor and stage actor
DivorcedMet 1998 · Married 2000 · Divorced 2004
Garner met Scott Foley on the set of the TV series Felicity in 1998. They married on October 19, 2000. The couple separated in March 2003, Garner filed for divorce in May 2003, and divorce paperwork was signed in March 2004. They did not have children together.
How they met
They met on the set of the television series Felicity when Jennifer Garner guest-starred on the show.
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Tommy Mottola & Mariah Carey
Television producer and DJ producer & Actor and composer
DivorcedMet 1988 · Married 1993 · Divorced 1998
Mariah Carey first encountered Tommy Mottola in December 1988 when she handed him a demo tape and he later signed her to Columbia. They began dating while she was recording her debut album and married at Saint Thomas Church in New York City on June 5, 1993. The couple separated in December 1996, publicly announced their separation in May 1997, and divorced on March 4, 1998. Mottola later reflected on that marriage in his memoir.
How they met
Mariah Carey handed a demo tape to Tommy Mottola at a music executive's party in December 1988; after hearing the demo he had his driver turn around to find her and later signed her to Columbia Records.
Children
None together.
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Eric Winter & Roselyn Sanchez
Actor And Model & Actress And Singer
MarriedMet 2005 · Married 2008
Eric Winter and Roselyn Sánchez met at a party in Los Angeles in 2005 and began dating three months later. They became engaged in December 2007 during a vacation in Puerto Rico and married in San Juan on November 29, 2008. The couple has two children, daughter Sebella Rose and son Dylan Gabriel, both conceived via IVF. They remain married and frequently share updates about their family life in the media.
How they met
The couple first met at a party in Los Angeles in 2005. Eric Winter asked Roselyn Sánchez out on their first date three months after this initial meeting.
Children
The couple has two children: a daughter named Sebella Rose, born in January 2012, and a son named Dylan Gabriel, born in November 2017.
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Gerald Ford & Betty Ford
38th U.S. President & First Lady
WidowedMet 1947 · Married 1948 · Until 2006
Betty and Gerald Ford met in August 1947 after being introduced by mutual friends and were married on October 15, 1948, in Grand Rapids. They had four children between 1950 and 1957 and spent decades in public life as Gerald served in the U.S. House, as vice president, and then as president from 1974 to 1977. Betty Ford became a prominent First Lady known for her candor and later founded the Betty Ford Center for addiction treatment. The couple remained married until Gerald Ford's death in 2006.
How they met
In August 1947 Betty Bloomer was introduced by mutual friends to Gerald Ford, a lawyer and World War II veteran who had just returned to legal practice.
Children
Four children: Michael Gerald Ford (born 1950), John Gardner "Jack" Ford (born 1952), Steven Meigs Ford (born 1956), and Susan Elizabeth Ford (born 1957).
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Donald Sutherland & Shirley Douglas
Spokesperson and screenwriter & Stage actor and film actor
DivorcedMarried 1966 · Divorced 1970
Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas were married in 1966. They had two children together, twins Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1970. Shirley Douglas moved to Los Angeles in 1967 after marrying Donald Sutherland.
How they met
Unknown; the consulted sources do not document how they met.
Children
Two children together: twins Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland.
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Robert Evans & Ali MacGraw
Screenwriter and writer & Actor and television actor
DivorcedMarried 1969 · Divorced 1973
Ali MacGraw and Robert Evans married on October 24, 1969. They had one son, Josh Evans, who was born January 16, 1971. The couple separated in 1972 and their divorce was finalized on June 7, 1973. Ali MacGraw married Steve McQueen on July 12, 1973.
Children
One son, Josh (Joshua) Evans (born January 16, 1971).
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Ray Allen & Sexyy Red
Actor and basketball player & Songwriter and singer
Married
Ray Allen and Sexyy Red are married.
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Rain & Kim Tae-hee
Singer And Actor & South Korean Actress
MarriedMet 2012 · Married 2017
Rain and Kim Tae-hee first met while filming a commercial in 2012 and began dating shortly after. Their relationship became public in early 2013, and they eventually married in a private ceremony in January 2017. The couple has since welcomed two daughters, born in 2017 and 2019. They remain one of South Korea's most prominent celebrity couples.
How they met
They met while filming a commercial where Rain noticed Kim Tae-hee's polite nature and attention-drawing voice on set.
Children
Two daughters (names not publicly disclosed); born October 2017 and September 2019.
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Kim Woo-bin & Shin Min-a
Actor and model & Actor and television actor
MarriedMet 2015
They met in 2015 while working as models for the same fashion brand and their agencies publicly confirmed they were dating on 22 July 2015. Kim Woo-bin has been publicly linked to Shin Min-a since mid-2015 and the couple remained together during Kim's 2017 cancer diagnosis and treatment. In November 2025 they announced plans to marry and their wedding took place on 20 December 2025 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The consulted sources do not report any children.
How they met
They met in 2015 while modeling for the same fashion brand; their agencies publicly confirmed their relationship on 22 July 2015.
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Neil Simon & Marsha Mason
Screenwriter and writer & Actor and voice actor
DivorcedMet 1973 · Married 1973 · Divorced 1983
They met during rehearsals for Neil Simon's play The Good Doctor in New York City in 1973 and were married three weeks later. Neil Simon had cast Marsha Mason after seeing her 1973 film work, and they remained married from 1973 until their divorce in 1983. During their marriage Mason starred in films written by Simon, including The Goodbye Girl (1977) and the screen adaptation of Chapter Two (1979). There is no documentation in the consulted biographical sources of any children born to the Simon–Mason marriage.
How they met
They met on the first day of rehearsals for Neil Simon's play The Good Doctor in New York City in 1973. They were married three weeks later.
Children
No children together.
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Olav V of Norway & Princess Märtha of Sweden
Monarch & Aristocrat
WidowedMarried 1929 · Until 1954
Princess Märtha of Sweden and Prince Olav (later Olav V) were first cousins who became engaged during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. They married in Oslo Cathedral on 21 March 1929. The couple had three children: Princess Ragnhild (1930–2012), Princess Astrid (born 1932), and Prince Harald (born 1937), who later became King Harald V. Crown Princess Märtha died in 1954, so the marriage ended with her death before Olav acceded to the throne in 1957.
How they met
They were first cousins and Princess Märtha became engaged to Crown Prince Olav during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Children
Three children: Princess Ragnhild (1930–2012), Princess Astrid (born 1932), and King Harald V (born 1937).
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Stewart Copeland & Sonja Kristina
Composer and musician & Singer
MarriedMet 1974 · Married 1982
Stewart Copeland and Sonja Kristina became romantically involved while Copeland was working with Curved Air in the mid 1970s. They maintained their relationship and were married in 1982. Copeland adopted Sonja Kristina's son from a previous relationship and the couple had two sons together. The marriage ended in divorce in 1991.
How they met
They became romantically involved while Stewart Copeland was working with Curved Air; Copeland worked as the band's road manager and then as its drummer during the mid 1970s, and the relationship began while they were bandmates.
Children
Copeland adopted Sonja Kristina's son from a previous relationship and the couple had two sons together. The cited sources do not provide the children's names.
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Sidney Lumet & Rita Gam
Screenwriter and writer & Actor and stage actor
DivorcedMarried 1949 · Divorced 1955
The available cited sources do not state how or when Sidney Lumet and Rita Gam first met. They married in 1949. The marriage ended in the mid 1950s; Rita Gam's Wikipedia entry shows the divorce year as 1954 while Sidney Lumet's entry shows the marriage ending in 1955. The cited sources do not document any children from that marriage.
Children
No children have been documented from the Sidney Lumet–Rita Gam marriage in the cited sources.
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Michael Trucco & Sandra Hess
Actor and musician & Actor and film actor
MarriedMarried 2009
Michael Trucco and Sandra Hess married in 2009 and are still together.
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Peter Lorre & Kaaren Verne
Screenwriter and actor & Actor and stage actor
DivorcedMarried 1945 · Divorced 1950
Peter Lorre and Kaaren Verne were married from 1945 to 1950.
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Are Cancer men and Aries women compatible?
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A Cancer man and an Aries woman are a more challenging blend (50/100, slow burn), but the couples below show that friction and chemistry often go together.
Cancer: Water, Cardinal, ruled by Moon.
Aries: Fire, Cardinal, ruled by Mars.
Compatibility here is for entertainment.