http://www.davidgudgel.com The official website of Dr. David Gudgel Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:44:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been thrilled about the response to "Before You Get Engaged" and wanted to share a few of the reviews/responses I received recently... Are you desperately, passionately in love?  Are you convinced that you’ve met your “knight in shining armor” or your beautiful “princess bride?”  Before you take the next step, ... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2010/01/reviews-responses/ Before You Get Engaged was also written with my son Brent, and his girlfriend (at the time) Danielle. Here's a little more about them. BRENT GUDGEL - Brent is a filmmaker in Los Angeles. An owner of the production company Chronicle Project, he directed the award-winning documentary Dear Francis, which ... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2010/01/the-authors-before-you-get-engaged/ Today, more than 70% of couples will live together before marriage. Most do so because they think it’s the best way to prepare for marriage. Even among those who claim to be “born again,” 30-50% will live together because “it just seems to be a good thing to do.” But ... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2010/01/before-you-live-together-book/ Deciding to get engaged is one of the most important decisions a person will ever make. 70% of married spouses say, "If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't marry the same person. I would have married someone else." Once you start the journey towards marriage it's difficult to ... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2010/01/before-you-get-engaged/ The following guides to supplement the Before You Get Engaged book are free and for your use in classes, counseling, or seminar formats. These can be divided up and used any way you like. The notes are set up for three counseling or teaching sessions, or for a morning Before ... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2010/01/book-companion-guides/ For the launch of the book I've been doing lots of radio interviews and shows. Brought my son Brent along to film one of them. The video doubles as a summary of what our book "Before You Get Engaged" is all about... http://www.davidgudgel.com/2008/07/before-you-get-engaged-radio-interview/ Ask Dr. Gudgel Here's part 7 in a series of videos we did on relationships, dating, engagment, and marriage. This one answers the question, "How do I know if he's the one to marry?" http://www.davidgudgel.com/2008/07/how-do-i-know-if-hes-the-one-to-marry-advice/ Ask Dr. Gudgel Here's part 6 in a series of videos on relationships, dating, engagment, and marriage. This one answers the question, "How do I know if she's the one?" http://www.davidgudgel.com/2008/07/how-do-i-know-if-shes-the-one-advice/ Ask Dr. Gudgel Here's part 5 in a series of videos on relationships, dating, engagment, and marriage. This one answers the question, "How do you know if you're ready to get married?" http://www.davidgudgel.com/2008/07/how-do-you-know-if-youre-ready-to-get-married-advice/ Ask Dr. Gudgel Here's part 2 in a series of videos we did with free advice on relationships. This one gives some marriage proposal and engagement ideas. http://www.davidgudgel.com/2008/07/marriage-proposal-and-engagement-ideas-advice/