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  "path": "/savage-love/2026/03/24/48401265/savage-love-much-obliged",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T22:01:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "She's pregnant and feeling hypersexual—but can't get over being mad at her partner. What to do?\n\nby Dan Savage I’m a happily married pregnant woman. My wife and I have had a bit of a slowdown in the sex department, but nothing too worrying considering my “condition.” During this pregnancy I’ve had an increase in libido, but I haven’t shared that with her. We were having some conflict when I started to experience this uptick in sexual impulses. I’ve had some limitations physically, like a period of mandated pelvic rest, so “The Right Moment” has been rare. When our dry spell came up a few months ago, neither of us handled the discussion well. I was being flirtatious (or I thought) and she chose that moment to say something hurtful about how infrequently we were having sex. I don’t like feeling as though sex is an obligation, so that interaction was a big turn-off for me. I told her I felt hurt, and she apologized, but I don’t think…\n\n[ Read more ]",
  "title": "SAVAGE LOVE: Much Obliged"
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