{"id":101841,"date":"2024-06-03T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=101841"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T11:00:20","slug":"things-to-do-when-your-partner-rejects-you-sexually","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/web-stories\/things-to-do-when-your-partner-rejects-you-sexually\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Do When Your Partner Rejects You Sexually"},"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\">Ask gently, &lsquo;Is everything okay? 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