{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Marriage Advice - Expert Marriage Tips &amp; Advice","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice","author_name":"Rachael Pace","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/author\/rachael-pace\/","title":"Why Is Emotional Intimacy Important in a Marriage?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"irbt7vXtul\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/emotional-intimacy-in-marriage\/\">Why Is Emotional Intimacy Important in a Marriage?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/emotional-intimacy-in-marriage\/embed\/#?secret=irbt7vXtul\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Is Emotional Intimacy Important in a Marriage?&#8221; &#8212; Marriage Advice - Expert Marriage Tips &amp; Advice\" data-secret=\"irbt7vXtul\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Emotional-Intimacy-in-Marriage.jpg","thumbnail_width":804,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"We&rsquo;ve all seen it before. The couple whose love seems to ooze without effort. The couple whose connection is magnetic. The couple whose marriage is thriving as they get older, rather than growing stale. How do they do it? How do they continue to defy the odds of interpersonal relationships and stay in love? They do it through the practice of emotional intimacy. Their ability to stay close and connected isn&rsquo;t pure luck; it&rsquo;s through hard work and a growth mindset that they remain tight as the couples around them fall apart. When a couple is physically intimate, they use"}