Pulling the Five of Cups in a love reading could mean a couple of things. Overall it represents a lack of interest or ability to date.
This could be because of a loss of a partner due to death. If so, I’m so sorry for your loss. This card in your love reading is telling me that you are not ready to move on but it is also telling me that there are potential partners in your future. When you are ready, you will find someone new.
If your partner has not passed but there has been a break-up, this card is giving a similar message. Yes, you are heartbroken but yes, there are potential partners around you and in your future. Once you let your focus leave your ex, you can start dating again. Grief is necessary, but don’t stay hung up on someone who wasn’t right for you or mistreated you.
Upright Meaning:
If you pull the Five of Cups upright in a love reading, the deck is telling you that right now you are stagnant in love and you must focus on the positive in order to move forward.
If you are currently in a relationship and pull this card, you are holding on to some pain that your partner has caused you in the past. If you want to move forward with this person, you must let go and focus on the positives in order to move forward. Holding on to resentment is only going to further harm the relationship.
Reversed Meaning:
If this card is reversed in your love reading, it is more positive. This signifies you’re letting go of past pain. Whether it be a former lover, or a misstep your current partner made in the past, you are forgiving and forgetting. Your focus in on the positives and you’re ready to move forward.