Oh this is such a nuanced card in love readings! The five of wands reversed can go a few ways...

If the conflict has been external (arguments, misunderstandings, competing needs), reversed can absolutely signal that tension is finally releasing. There's a willingness to stop fighting and start actually hearing each other.

But if the conflict has been mostly unspoken? Then yes, reversed can sometimes mean avoidance rather than resolution. One or both people sweeping things under the rug rather than addressing them.

The real question to sit with: has there been genuine conversation happening, or has the tension just gone quiet? That'll tell you which meaning fits.

I pulled this exact card in the same position last year!! for me it ended up meaning the push-pull energy was finally winding down and we actually had a real talk

but Sarah K's point about avoidance is real too... I've also seen it come up when someone (me lol) was just tired of fighting and went quiet instead of resolving things