Marriage Advice & Tips for a Happy Life

New Here? Welcome to Engaged Marriage!

Engaged Marriage continues to grow through the enthusiasm of our community and the willingness of ultra-cool folks to support and share our message.  Today, I am beyond excited to let you know that one of my online heroes, Darren Rowse, is featuring a guest post I wrote on Problogger.  Please take a few minutes to head there and read “7 Tips to Keep Your Family On-Board for Your Blogging Journey.”

With growth comes new readers, so I put together this post (which will become a permanent “tab” at the top of site) to give a quick overview of what we do here at Engaged Marriage.

Who Is Writing This and What’s This Site All About?

First of all, my name is Dustin Riechmann and I created Engaged Marriage.  That’s me pretending to be strong in the picture.  That’s actually not a photo of Illinois where I live.  It’s Cancun, Mexico where we vacationed for a week in August 2009.

This is sort of relevant because it was during that vacation that the idea for this site started stirring in my mind.  My wife thought it was just some sort of delirium brought on by too much cheap tequila, but it turns out that the idea stuck.  



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Guess Who’s a New Monthly Columnist at Simple Marriage?

This guy.

I am excited to announce that Corey at Simple Marriage has graciously asked me to join his team as a monthly columnist. Simple Marriage is one of my favorite sites, and I’m confident it’s a place Engaged Marriage readers will enjoy and feel at home.  Corey is an excellent writer, a devout Christian and an all-around awesome proponent of great marriages…through simplicity.

I will providing monthly posts on the topic of Careers & Money.  This is an area where I have a lot of interest and passion, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to spread the word about the power of pursuing work that you love, living with a plan and achieving family financial freedom.  It’s a vital part of having an extraordinary marriage.

I would really appreciate it if you could take a minute to visit Simple Marriage and read the announcement post. It would mean a great deal to me if you could show your support in this way, and we would both love to hear from you in the comments section.  Feel free to share your thoughts here or there about topics you’d like to see covered in the area of Careers & Money (I have two places to write about it now).  While you’re there, also check out the rest of the Simple Marriage writing team.  



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Some Old Posts for the New Year

As we change the calendar and welcome 2010, I spent some time reflecting back on all of the incredibly good things that have happened through my creation of Engaged Marriage around four months ago.  I have thanked you guys in the past for all of the awesome progress you’ve brought to this blog as we’ve reached some major milestones together.

Well, please accept my sincere thanks once again because you have been such a vital part of spreading the message that Extraordinary Marriages are possible, and we shouldn’t settle for “normal” when it comes to the most important relationship in our life.  Many of you have become my friends, and I am confident that you’ve imparted more wisdom on me than I’ve shared in return.  Thank you!

A Few of My Favorite Posts

As we start unfolding the New Year, I thought it would be fun to take a few minutes and look back through the 63 posts I have published since my initial Welcome message back on August 21st along with the nearly 620 comments you’ve shared in return.  By the way, you can do the same at anytime by clicking on the “Browse Posts” tab at the top of the page, which lists every post by category and the number of comments you’ve graced it with.  



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You Guys Are Simply Awesome!

To all of the readers of Engaged Marriage: Thank You!

I am really excited to announce that Engaged Marriage was recently selected as a Top Ten Marriage Blog in a contest hosted by Stu at The Marry Blogger.  In fact, we were voted as the #1 Marriage Blog overall!

This ranking was based solely on the nominations that were submitted during the contest period.  In total, 16 blogs were represented by more than 100 submissions.  That means that you, the loyal and enthusiastic readers of Engaged Marriage, earned this accolade for our site.  I will proudly display the Top Ten “badge” in the sidebar in honor of your continued support.

I am truly amazed by the strong show of support.  I’m pretty sure that Engaged Marriage was the “youngest” blog represented.  Yet, after only 3 1/2 months in existence, we have created a community here that is enthusiastic about spreading the message and mission of supporting Extraordinary Marriages…it’s simply awesome!

I would also like to encourage you to visit Stu’s site and see the entire Top Ten list.  There are some fantastic sites included and many that I hope to collaborate with in the future.  And please spend some time checking out The Marry Blogger.  Stu has an awesome site and some excellent info to share with all of us!

 



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Are You Ready for Something Extraordinary?

As a reader of Engaged Marriage, you have demonstrated an interest in striving for something greater for your relationships and your marriage.  You understand the importance of being proactive, and you are actively seeking to get more from your life.  You are not normal.  You are not ordinary.  You are Extraordinary!

Extraordinary Readers Deserve Extraordinary Blogs

I am very excited to announce today the creation of a unique blog network that is aimed at helping you reach your goals and get out of the rut of a “normal” life.  I could not be more proud of the partners that have agreed to team with me to provide the information, resources and motivation needed to reach new levels of excellence in our lives.

Our team was hand selected with the specific goal of assembling a group of writers that address all of the critical areas of life.  Under the banner of our network, you will find high-quality and practical advice to help you achieve excellence in your relationships, your family, your finances, your career and everything that matters the most to you in life.

This team is known as The Extraordinary Life Network.  



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