{"id":101832,"date":"2024-06-03T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=101832"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:46:16","slug":"quick-solutions-if-you-get-attached-too-easily","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/web-stories\/quick-solutions-if-you-get-attached-too-easily\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Quick Solutions if You Get Attached Too Easily"},"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\">Politely decline a last-minute date and suggest a time that works for you.<\/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=\"6fd73ec0-d839-4044-be98-37c0befe8a8c\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-18a97059-846d-4c1e-acb3-2333fe5c26a5\",\"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-93c2d983-b236-4efc-a7cf-2fbf3d51ac7c\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 100.07994%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 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