Eddie: I never said he was a drama queen, I said in this particular instance he *might* possibly be overreacting a little bit IF the 10 of Swords is at all connected to me. If it's referring to a painful past event in his life, a 10 of swords situation, I wouldn't judge: I should know how painful it is. This card was my emotional state for two months, and only now am I feeling better. So I am not making light of his (possible) suffering, I'm just saying that if it's related to me, it's unnecessary.
I suspect he had a bad breakup a while ago, so maybe the 10 here reflects that... and his fear of being involved again. Maybe he is *afraid* an involvement between us might turn into another 10 of swords situation. That makes a lot of sense to me from I know of him and other readings I have done.
As for sending mixed signals, I don't believe I am. I know exactly what I want, and I'm doing my best to get us there; however, some people at work mentioned behind my back that I maybe had a boyfriend (my bastard ex). As a matter of fact, he's the one giving off mixed signals -- understandable if he's afraid.
Thanks for the in-depth input, that was extremely insightful!