- Yes.
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Andrei, that wasn’t a test. It was cruel.
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My mom started crying.
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God, that girl…
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I raised my eyes to her.
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You told me to be careful. You told me some women pretend to love.
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The mother slowly agreed.
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“And I was wrong to judge her without knowing her. But you chose what to do with my words.
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He was right.
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My parents had fueled my doubts.
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But I had invented the lie.
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I watched Sofia get scared.
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I let five days pass without telling him the truth.
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I couldn’t blame anyone else.
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It’s been three weeks without receiving any messages from Sofia.
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I found out through the lawyer that the documents for the cancellation of the sale had been signed and that Sofia had received confirmation. I refunded the money it had brought, including the amount obtained from the sale of the car, without conditioning anything on the resumption of the relationship.
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But I didn’t try to buy him a new car.
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I didn’t send him jewelry.
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I didn’t fill her apartment with flowers.
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I was beginning to understand that money couldn’t solve what I had broken.
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I started going to the psychologist.
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At the first session, I told him everything.
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The psychologist listened to me, then asked me:
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Why did you need to test it?
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I was afraid of being used.
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What would you have done if he passed the test?
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I was silent.
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“He passed the test,” he continued. But your relationship has fallen apart. What does that tell you?
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I watched the floor.
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That the test was the problem.
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The psychologist agreed.
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“Trust is not built through traps. It builds through honesty, vulnerability and consistent behavior.
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I felt my neck tightening.
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Because Sofia had offered me all those things.
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And I was offering him a lie.
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