The 10 of Cups Reversed indicates that you may not get the answer you are hoping for, especially if you are hoping for happy times and enjoyable romance. When the 10 of Cups is upside down, it shows that the ten cups which were once full have been emptied and all the good things you wanted to drink up are no longer on offer. Perhaps you have experienced a reversal of fortune that has thrown a wrench in the works for you, or perhaps you are realizing that the situation you once desired for yourself is no longer the ending you want.

Indeed, with this card, there is a sense of removing your rose-colored glasses and seeing life in the clearest and most realistic terms, so you can no longer lie to yourself or convince yourself that a situation is working out, when it clearly isn’t. If you have been chasing a particular dream for a long time, you could finally come to see that you have been hoping for the wrong outcome, or that your interests would be better served elsewhere. Just because you do not get the fairy tale ending you wish for today does not mean you won’t be able to find it elsewhere in the future. Keep looking, and eventually this card will turn the right side up.