Pages are typically to the point. Especially with the PoS. I would say the thought occurs to him he should speak up more, but for him, it would be biting off more than he can chew. Likely he is intimidated by your constant spark and he's letting you lead the relationship... less likely, he is dealing with some form of social anxiety.
The latter might be the case if you do most of the talking and he does a whole lot of listening. It's probably got 0 to do with you.
I can definitely relate as I'm a bit intense on the communication front. Especially with matters of intellect. It doesn't necessarily mean in any form that i am more intellectual or smarter than the people around me. It's more that communication for me IS my natural state (it is after all my field of work)... some people don't share appreciation for the art of crafting the word or getting across ideas. They prefer to be a bit of a bystander who would rather like to focus on more basic ways of getting ideas across... (Page of Swords)
I think the cards in this case are placing a focus on the disparity between you and them in terms of how you approach communication (Edit because that didn't make sense before)... Ace of Swords is likely representing your earnest interest in getting involved in not ONLY communication, but relating to others on a more intellectual level.
Whereas Page of Swords probably picked up his Sword off Ebay, is not sure he can even learn to use the thing, but still he likes what it is able to allow him to do. (mostly take selfies of himself holding swords in the bathroom). He may not necessarily have as big of an interest in getting his ideas across beyond more basic levels, and such, he's approaching it from a different point of view than you. Their interest may be more of a passing thing. They maybe hang around you because of your ability to master the suit. If they're male and you're female, there's also the possibility that that sort of upfront communication from a lady can feel a bit intimidating, (edit: though not necessarily in a BAD way as I get to later), especially with it's ability to more or less cut away the cloaks and bull**** reasoning that some people otherwise can get safely away with daily without trouble ... that can be intimidating to the point of feeling demasculating for some. It could be too it depends on the situation... when you're appealing to them for a romantic connection, the Ace of Swords might be the entry point they secretly wish for. Perhaps intellectual stimulation is very appealing to them. The problem is they maybe only engage it from a bystander level...
Another possibility, but not distant. They may also be more the "submissive" type and you calling the shots is far more attractive than them taking control. In this case, the Page of Swords act may just be their way of keeping your interest, remaining intellectually interesting, all the whole hoping you'd be more interested in other types of "tricks" of the mind. After all, intellectual pursuits are wrongly or rightfully, considered to be the primarily the territory of the man (I'm female and I don't agree, but it is what it is), so to have a woman with this "spark" is quite rare... like the sword from Ebay, he may literally not know what to do with you to keep up. (Also your name is SweetSIREN, so there's that
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I would consider other cultural/gender bias possibilities because I think that Swords, more than other suits, are highly contrived depending on the regions and local areas of the querent. I have friends now that say I am intense, but that I can just keep the spark more or less going... Ace of Swords can speak to you having longevity in that area, since you are able to start fresh with a topic and branch from there... whereas a Page of Swords is coming in from a different perspective, usually as a bystander, so he may be trying to pick up a skill at a level far beyond his current capabilities... therefore, intimidation factor.
Edit: The other possibility, there are environmental factors and the PoS represents the uphill climb to getting this person to come out of their shell.
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: BTW, Page of Swords are similar in that they act on a spark... it's just again, the approach is
very different. Ace of Swords would have a different goal each time I think, whereas with Page of Swords, it's like using language in a more repetitive way to achieve the same goals... Ace of Swords generally has more of an intellectual approach (active interest), whereas I think Page of Swords is more like viewing it at a basic skill.
BTW, I did not read the other posts.