Cups
The suit of Cups is usually associated with affections, emotional exchange, imagination, and bonds. Its cards can explore joy, reserve, loss, or availability. The presence of the suit does not allow knowing private feelings nor does it turn every question into a love consultation.
How it is structured
In Rider-Waite-Smith, what happens between the figures and the vessels matters: offering, sharing, contemplating, or withdrawing are distinct actions. Also look at what is outside the character's attention. That detail can change an overly quick interpretation of the scene.
Useful distinctions
The usual association with water helps to think about circulation and receptivity, without being a mandatory correspondence. The number, the figure, and neighboring cards specify the nuance. One Cup does not automatically equal returned affection, and a difficult scene does not define an entire bond.
A practical example
An image of two Cups meeting next to The Hermit and Temperance can explore reciprocity, personal space, and adjustment in communication. Closeness does not demand the same rhythm for both people. The example constructs a symbolic possibility, without speaking for them.
Bring it into your reading
What form of exchange do you recognize, and what space does each party need?