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It is not true that love conquers all. It is not true that one who loves cannot deceive. It is not true that love relationships should not have conditions. It is not true that love and desire always go hand in hand. But saying that all this is not true does not mean it is impossible," writes Gabriel Rolón in the epilogue of his new book. And it is that, contrary to what is expected - and hoped for - from a book about love, Encuentros delves into the complexities of a theme as old as humanity: jealousy and desire, infidelity, couples and sexuality, parent-child relationships, infatuation and the vain illusion of the "eternal." Thus, this "B-side of love" questions those commonplaces that permeate everyday speech and that, more than once, lead us to make wrong decisions that precipitate us into anguish, pain, and disillusionment. However, far from a cynical or somber stance, the always lucid and keen insight of the author of Historias de diván sheds light and makes Encuentros - the result of a back-and-forth, face-to-face, between the author and his readers - an indispensable material for understanding that, despite its rough edges, love is, without a doubt, the most important engine of life.

It is not true that love conquers all. It is not true that one who loves cannot deceive. It is not true that love relationships should not have conditions. It is not true that love and desire always go hand in hand. But saying that all this is not true does not mean it is impossible," writes Gabriel Rolón in the epilogue of his new book. And it is that, contrary to what is expected - and hoped for - from a book about love, Encuentros delves into the complexities of a theme as old as humanity: jealousy and desire, infidelity, couples and sexuality, parent-child relationships, infatuation and the vain illusion of the "eternal." Thus, this "B-side of love" questions those commonplaces that permeate everyday speech and that, more than once, lead us to make wrong decisions that precipitate us into anguish, pain, and disillusionment. However, far from a cynical or somber stance, the always lucid and keen insight of the author of Historias de diván sheds light and makes Encuentros - the result of a back-and-forth, face-to-face, between the author and his readers - an indispensable material for understanding that, despite its rough edges, love is, without a doubt, the most important engine of life.