{"id":100963,"date":"2024-05-28T09:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=100963"},"modified":"2024-05-28T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:25:53","slug":"should-you-get-intimate-during-separation-pros-and-cons-2","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/web-stories\/should-you-get-intimate-during-separation-pros-and-cons-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Get Intimate During Separation? 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