Upright Meaning:
If you pull the Eight of Pentacles, it is a good sign in a love reading. This means that you’re putting in the work, and yes – relationships are work – for a successful relationship.
If you have been making extra time, putting in extra effort, making sure you can do anything you can to show your partner that you appreciate them: it’s working! Good for you; things are on a great track!
Not in a relationship? Let’s, take a look at the cards around the Eight of Pentacles. It could be that work you’re doing towards finding a relationship is bound to pay off soon. Have you been chatting with people on apps? Do your friends have a blind date they’re setting you upon? Or have you been working on letting go of baggage from past relationships for a while now? Whatever it is you’re doing, it’s going to pay off for you. You’ve been putting in work in a good way!
Reversed Meaning:
If you pull this card in a love reading, but it’s reversed, it’s not the end of the world, but it indicates that you’re not doing things right. As I said earlier in this section, relationships work. If you pull the Eight of Pentacles reversed in a love reading, you’re not doing the right work or you’re not doing the work right.
If you’re cutting corners in your relationship or your relationship search, it shows. If you’re in a relationship and you pull this card reversed, your relationship is suffering, so you need to snap out of it before you lose your partner.
If you’re single and you pull this card reversed, you may tell your friends and family that you’re putting yourself out there, but you aren’t. That’s fine if it’s not what you want, but if you want a relationship but aren’t out there searching for one and making yourself vulnerable, nothing lasting is going to stick. What are you so afraid of?