{"id":100493,"date":"2024-05-23T07:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=100493"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:24:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:24:49","slug":"ways-women-can-overcome-lack-of-intimacy-in-relationships","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/web-stories\/ways-women-can-overcome-lack-of-intimacy-in-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Women Can Overcome Lack of Intimacy in Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Nunito\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><link 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2.4271844660194173%;color:#000000'><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Express your feelings with, &lsquo;I&rsquo;ve been missing our closeness lately. 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