The page of wands (in my deck) is running towards a new destination, is in love with life, but has difficulty choosing what part she wants to focus on most. She is in a state of unfocused energy, fertile with much potential, but undisciplined. If we look at the Myers-Briggs Tarot personality conversion, page of wands is an Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving personality. Basically, noncommittal for reasons of youth, innocence, and yes, protection. She doesn't want to be trapped before she experiences the world.
It could also be immature yearnings, living in a dreamlike world, that still has potential to be transformed into something real and beautiful.
I don't know if this represents you or your ex. It could be both.