

{"id":100861,"date":"2024-05-28T05:34:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=100861"},"modified":"2024-05-28T05:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:40:08","slug":"ways-to-have-a-successful-sd-sb-relationship","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/web-stories\/ways-to-have-a-successful-sd-sb-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Have a Successful SD\/SB Relationship"},"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\">Discuss and agree on terms, including financial support and time commitment, upfront.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"14e17f1a-92cc-4652-9c87-5809f1563c17\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-eefc1c2f-5fae-4617-a181-213a401a3d02\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-f4e9d414-7be3-4ebb-9427-91c41b5c3dce\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 100.07263%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 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500w,https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-45-150x225.jpg 150w,https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-45-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 53vh, 119vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:59.70874%;width:100%;height:49.51456%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-eefc1c2f-5fae-4617-a181-213a401a3d02\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-f4e9d414-7be3-4ebb-9427-91c41b5c3dce\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" 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