{"id":1929,"date":"2024-05-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:23:27","slug":"excuse-me-may-i-have-this-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/excuse-me-may-i-have-this-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Excuse Me, May I Have This Dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6rcMD0tWXZyp6kILDoYR5H?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Eva made what seemed like a simple anniversary post on Facebook that turned out to not be so simple to her friends and family. 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