New Header for Engaged Marriage (I Hope You Can See It!)

I just wanted to put a quick post up to let you know that I created a new header for the website.  I have heard that it does not initially show up from some readers…they either see the old one or there are some errors.  If you clear your cache, all should be well and you’ll be able to see the new logo.

If you are using Firefox, you can go to Tools-> Options -> Advanced -> Hit the “Clear Now” button next to Offline Storage.

For Internet Explorer, you will find it as follows:

Internet Explorer 8

1. From the Safety menu in the upper right, click Delete Browsing History... .

2. Check Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History, and then click Delete.

Internet Explorer 7

1. From the Tools menu in the upper right, select Delete Browsing History.

2. Next to “Temporary Internet Files”, click Delete files... . To delete your cookies, click Delete Cookies.
3. Click Close, and then click OK to exit.

That should have you ready to go!  Please let me know if you have any problems because I want everyone to see the site how it is intended. Let me know what you think of the changes!

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Thank You for 1,000 Pageviews!

As of Friday, Engaged Marriage hit the 1,000 pageview mark!  That means pages on the site have been read over 1,000 times (by about 560 visitors).  Given that the site has been in existence for less than three weeks and has barely made it onto the radar of the search engines, I am thrilled by the level of interest that has been shown.

I want to offer a very sincere THANK YOU to the small but growing loyal readership of the site.  Please continue to spread the word among your friends via email, Twitter, posting a link to the site on your Facebook page and all of the other creative ways you guys have found to quickly grow the readership.

I would love to connect with you on Twitter (@EngagedMarriage) and look for me on StumbleUpon (driechm).  And don’t forget to sign up yourself for email updates and/or the RSS feed subscription so you can stay up-to-date with new posts (it’s free and you will not receive any spam).
 



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The Big Issues Facing a New Marriage

For many couples, it may be hard to imagine a more stressful time than those that we must face in our last years as poor single souls. Not only are you dealing with inconsiderate roommates, final exams, part-time work and the need to juggle a variety of critical social activities (sports, parties, beer drinking, movie watching, video games, etc.), you also have to plan the most romantic wedding proposal in history (for the guys) or the grandest wedding ceremony and reception ever celebrated in Western civilization.

Let’s not even talk about the trials of selecting the perfect wedding dress or honeymoon location, and don’t even mention the matrix that has to be evaluated to pick the right wedding attendants. And who can find a quality wedding photographer and a worthy cake decorator with a mere two years of notice? Talk about stress!

I’ll bet that those with a few years of marriage under your belt probably read these two paragraphs with a guilty grin. At the time, these seemed like real problems that demanded our full mental and emotional capacities. If we can only get through the wedding day and rock the honeymoon, life will be practically stress-free.  



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Welcome to Engaged Marriage!

From marriage preparation to life with a full family of your own, the mission of Engaged Marriage is to provide candid and practical marriage advice for today’s active couples. I am psyched to bring this content to the world through what I hope will be an interactive and valuable resource for couples at all stages of marriage.

With more than eight years of (mostly) wedded bliss under my own belt and a diverse set of trials experienced with friends and family, I feel like I have some real-world experience to offer. Throw in several years as an instructor in formal marriage preparation classes and the role of confidant to some close friends struggling with their relationships, and I am about as close to an actual expert as you may get from a normal guy living the same circumstances in his own life.

In particular, I hope the advice, tips and discussions that you find at Engaged Marriage will inspire and instruct you to become fully engaged in your own marriage. My wife and I have shared the life of a struggling young couple and lived to tell about it.  



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