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It hurts Tereza when she finds out, and he explains that his affairs are purely physical while he is in love with her. When Tereza and Tomáš marry, he continues his affairs. She caught her father with another woman as a child and never told her mother about it, but the trauma stayed with her. Thomas stops Tereza from suicide after she finds out about his affairs. She initially denied it when he confronted her, but then she admitted it. When she tells Tomáš the dream, he learns that she has been looking through his things. She found a love letter to him from Sabina and has dreams about the fantasy Sabina shared in the letter. Tereza learns of Tomáš’s affairs by looking through his things. When she sleeps, she holds on to his hand, an act that Tomáš uses as proof that their relationship transcends the physical and involves love. But Tereza quietly builds herself into his life. He was happy to free himself of attachments. Tomáš was divorced and had a son but gave up contact with his child and parents after the divorce. He got her an apartment and introduced her to one of his mistresses, Sabina, who helps her get a job. From the size of her suitcase, he discerns that she is there to stay, and helps her build a life in Prague. Tomáš doesn’t take any actions to invite Tereza back into his life, but he is happy when she shows up in Prague, claiming to be on business. He thinks that he might be in love with her. When she is better, he sends her home and is conflicted about his feelings for her. This is extraordinary because although Tomáš is a womanizer, he does not let women sleepover. Ten days later, she visits him in Prague and stays over when she falls ill. Tomáš and Tereza meet in a café during one of her visits to Prague. It follows the stories of 4 characters as they navigate life and love. The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel by Milan Kundera.

The unbearable lightness of being goodreads