As a new straight shaver myself, I can attest to the fact that it is very easy to ruin an edge with incorrect stropping. I did it a couple of times! Really pay attention to your stropping and make sure that you aren't putting any undue pressure on the razor as you are running it over the strop and not dragging the blade the wrong way at any point. As pointed out earlier, just enough pressure to keep the spine and edge of blade on the strop.

Also try to keep your angle at less than 30 degrees. For me, the equivalent of two spine widths seems to work best, more like 15-20 degrees. No pressure should be needed if your blade is sharp enough. Going against the grain you need to lay the blade almost flat against your face. Use a very gentle touch, always, like you are stroking your skin with a feather!

Good luck and keep us posted.