If you noticed, we recently exceeded 300 subscribers and about 10 percent of you have also signed up for the forums.  While this is a good number, we believe that the articles posted here and topics started in the forums are more exciting when there are lots of comments and replies.

In short, the more people who come to the site, subscribe, leave a comment, join the Forums and participate in both, the more valuable this experience becomes to everyone involved. Husbands & Dads website and forums are both places where “it’s cool to be a family man,” but we need more men (and women) to participate in both venues, and we’re asking for your help!

Husbands & Dads has teamed up with some exciting partners in order to create our first ever contest geared towards rewarding you for referring your friends to the site.  The contest will have 2 parts – one will reward the Top Referring blog/personal site and the other will reward registered members of the Forums.

Husbands & Dads Refer A Friend Contest

Top Referrer

Grand Prize – $100 gift card to use at the online family bookstore Abunga.com

Second Prize – $25 gift card to the “smart” savings company SmartyPig

Third Prize – Variety pack of Man Cards from Thoughtful Gent, Inc.

Register for Forums Winner

Grand Prize – Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer

Second Prize – $10 Joe’s Crab Shack gift card

Rules:

Top Referrer – the top referring blog or personal website from Monday, October 6, 2008, through Friday, October 31, 2008, will win the Grand Prize.  The second highest referrer will win the Second Prize.  Referrals will be measured in unique visits to HusbandsandDads.com.  You may want to write a blog post recommending the site to your readers, include a link in your blogroll or come up with a unique way to refer people.  You may also want to grab one of our badges from below and use them as well!

Register for Forums – we will select 2 random members who are registered for the Husbands & Dads Forums.  You must be an active member, which means that you need to have at least one post/reply during the month.  Pretty easy, huh!?!  Register for the Forums now to enter.

Here are a few Husbands & Dads badges for you to grab and use on your site to get referrals:

Thanks again to everyone for helping make the launch of Husbands & Dads such a great success!  We also hope that you will refer the site to a friend and encourage him to subscribe and register for the Forums!  Good luck to everyone!

Make sure to visit Abunga.com for your favorite family books!

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Just like coaches build play books by studying other teams’ plays and analyzing them in great detail, you need to put together a list of marriage resources that you can use to handle whatever marriage throws at you. Where to start you ask? Read the following suggestions. There are options ranging from the keep-yourself-anonymous (for you macho types out there) to the highly interactive (for the post-modern man).

Blogs and online discussion boards – Websites like this one, HusbandsandDads.com, provide articles, tips, resources, and discussion formats for all aspects of marriage. Blogs are highly interactive forms of media, and they’re great for discussing issues that you may not feel comfortable discussing with people you know, or for simply getting additional perspective on whatever is bothering you. I also highly recommend SimpleMarriage.net – Dr. Corey Allen has a fabulous blog about simplifying marriage and making it more fun and engaging.

Books – It seems as though everyone has written a book about marriage and relationships. Fortunately, there are many excellent books out there. Many books specialize in a certain area of relationships, like communication or sex. I highly recommend: The Act of Marriage by Tim Lahaye – it sexual relationships between husband and wife in gently clear detail, taking away the mystery and giving new insight into romantic love. The Five Love Languages, which breaks communication down into five simple categories, helping you to communicate love to your partner in a way they understand, and helping you understand what makes you feel loved.

MarriageAdvice.com – Advice from counselors. The site is built from a clinical perspective, but many of the articles are engaging, and it’s always good to hear a professional’s point of view. Also great for the man who likes to read but doesn’t have the attention span for longer media.

Your pastor - Many pastors are also qualified counselors or have taken classes in counseling. They also see things from a spiritual perspective which, if your religious views align, can be immensely helpful in your journey through marriage.

MarriageBuilders.com – Marriage Builders is an organization with a weekly radio broadcast, weekend marriage retreats, and has a bevy of coaches willing and ready to help you in your marriage. They’re not the only game in town, so if you can’t access their radio broadcast or their retreats, there are many more marriage retreats out there.

Your parents – It’s tough to do, but asking your parents for relationship advice can actually be a wonderfully helpful thing. If you respect your parents and they have made marriage work, it might be a good idea to swallow your pride and ask for some advice. The good thing about going to your parents, no matter what age you are, is that it can help build a closer bond with them as they help you work through whatever issue you might be having with marriage.

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