Before You Get Engaged

by Brent Gudgel, David Gudgel, Dr. David Gudgel

Book Overview

Before You Get Engaged offers priceless advice and direction for daters who are considering popping (or answering) the big question. Author and counseling pastor David Gudgel teams with his son, Brent, and Brent's girlfriend, Danielle, using anecdotes, dialogue, and diary entries to discuss the twelve relational indicators indispensable to a healthy, lasting marriage, including:

Would you marry you?Are you spiritually connected?Are you...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849919185
• ISBN13: 9780849919183
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

A must read for serious daters

This book was an excellent read! I ran across it in the bookstore and started reading some of the chapters. It seemed so interesting that I decided to purchase it. I wish I would have purchased it before I married the first time. It really makes you think about those hard and often avoided things that serious daters should think of before they are quick to say, "I do" or "Will you marry me?" This Christian based book is terrific! I HIGHLY advise all those who are in relationships that they think will lead to engagement and possibly marriage should read this book and reflect before proceeding to the next level.

Exactly what Christians need before considering marriage.

This book is perfect for Christians considering engagement. It is also helpful if you are in a serious relationship and wondering if it should continue. There are two great chapters that address the issue of whether Christians should marry non-Christians and they give biblical support to show how important it is for people to be spiritually aligned before marriage. A lot of problems can be avoided if this book is read before getting engaged! There is also helpful information about remaining pure for marriage, and more biblical proof that this is what God expects. I highly recommend this book to all kinds of believers, whether you are a brand new Christian or have known Christ for ages :)

what a great book!!!

this book is great!!! it helped me tremendously as i've been making some big decisions about my future and what i want. it is clearly written and not too wordy, which makes it easy to read. and i never got bored with it! i would read for hours at a time! and now that i'm done i keep looking back at sections that i highlighted for reminders. more specifically, it really helped me to gain focus about if i personally am ready to be making a marriage decision. it also gave me clear ways that i could examine my relationship, to figure out if "we" are ready. this book is full of wisdom that is just great life knowledge to have, whether you are thinking about marriage, have a friend who is, or hope to be thinking about marriage one day. i definitely recommend it!

Helped me though a tough time.

I picked this book up when I was going thru a tough transition in my relationship. I was in Brent's shoes of diving into a relationship way to fast and way to far. We didn't start with God at the center. We were at a point where things were bad. We wanted to turn things around and heal the wounds from a self indulgent relationship. This book was among a few that really helped me have clarity and restore my faith in Gods ideas of a relationship.

Soooo helpful

This book was so helpful for me. I found it right when I was starting to consider getting engaged and I ended up reading through it in 2 days because it was so helpful. Then I handed it off to my girlfriend. It was full of content that helped me process so much, and then ultimately feel like I had a better base to make a decision. It seems like most everything else out there is about getting married, not getting engaged. Thank God for this book. I'd for sure recommend it to others.