She closed the door. Her hands shook. She felt cruel, cold, unworthy of love. Then she remembered Faur’s warning: The discomfort of saying no is not a sign you’re wrong. It’s a sign you’re breaking a pattern. Over the next months, Lucía didn’t become perfect. She relapsed into old habits twice—once sending money to an ex, once skipping her own birthday dinner to comfort a sad coworker. But each time, she caught herself faster. She started a small online group called Mujeres que Aprenden a Elegirse (Women Learning to Choose Themselves). They shared no PDFs—just honest conversations.
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One evening, she opened her laptop and saw a legal, purchased copy of Patricia Faur’s Amor sin sufrimiento on her screen. She had paid for it this time. Not because she had to, but because she wanted to honor the work that had helped save her. She closed the door
Lucía smiled. Then she closed the laptop, made herself a cup of tea, and sat in the silence—without needing anyone to fill it. If you are interested in Patricia Faur’s real work, I encourage you to buy or borrow legally through libraries or authorized platforms (like Amazon Kindle, Google Books, or Argentine publishers such as Ediciones B or Vergara). Her books on emotional dependency, self-esteem, and healthy love are valuable—and respecting authors’ rights ensures more such work can be written. Then she remembered Faur’s warning: The discomfort of
She read until 3 a.m. Faur’s words were not gentle. They were surgical: “If you feel exhausted by love, you are not loving. You are compensating. You are performing worthiness through sacrifice.” Lucía highlighted that line digitally. Then she wrote in a notebook: What if I stopped proving I deserve love? What if I just… received? The test came three days later. Matías, a charming musician she’d been seeing for two months, showed up at her apartment unannounced at 11 p.m. He was drunk, apologetic, and needed a place to crash. Old Lucía would have made tea, listened for hours, and cancelled her morning work meeting.