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Tunaishi Pwani.",[16,17,45],"none","2026-10-29T21:10:58.817Z",{"file":67,"alt":68,"kind":32,"photographer":71,"sourceUrl":72,"licence":35},"story-cafe-embrace",{"en":69,"sw":70},"A couple embracing over hot drinks in a cafe","Wanandoa wakikumbatiana wakinywa vinywaji vya moto mgahawani","Gustavo Fring","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pexels.com\u002Fphoto\u002F7156314\u002F",{"slug":74,"title":75,"excerpt":78,"topicTags":81,"yearsMarriedBand":83,"separationCountBand":84,"outcome":85,"twoPerspective":4,"publishedAt":86,"image":87},"job-loss-or-business-failure-in-year-3-of-our-marriage-what-we-learned-1793ad",{"en":76,"sw":77},"Job loss or business failure in year 3 of our marriage: what we learned","Kupoteza kazi au biashara kuanguka katika mwaka wa 3 wa ndoa yetu: tulichojifunza",{"en":79,"sw":80},"We have been married for less than 3 years. Ours is a church marriage. We have one child together. We live in Rift Valley.","Tumeoana kwa chini ya miaka 3. Ndoa yetu ni ya aina ya ya kanisani. 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