Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Every romantic relationship has its own unique arc. From the moment you first meet you’re on a path that literally no other couple has traveled. Certainly, your pattern might have begun...
Improve Your Sex Life No Matter Your Age
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Odds are that you and your romantic partner had a pretty good sex life in the early months and years of your relationship. If you didn’t, it’s quite probable that your relationship wouldn’t...
Ah, The Business Of Dating — Or, “Dating Tips For Adults”
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you think back to your adolescent years — yes, that may be painful — and ponder how you went about dating, you may realize you never had a plan. You were probably and quite naturally...
Exploring Narcissism From Different Perspectives
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft There may be no other relationship that is more complex, nuanced, perplexing and ultimately harmful than a relationship with a narcissist. When that involves your romantic partner, it...
The Key To Fighting Right: Listening
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft I have often cited the research and published works of the husband-wife duo of John Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Schwartz Gottman. You can find their fascinating and extensive research on...
A Look At The Rise Of Late-In-Life Divorce
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Young people who are serious about their lives and future often set goals that they want to achieve, even if the goal may take years or even decades to achieve. Their goal may involve a...
Finding Genuine Love In A Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Most people have at least a few romantic relationships before they develop a long-term commitment. By definition, that means that most people enter new relationships with a bit of baggage...
Respect – The Canary In The Coal Mine
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft People are romantically attracted to someone for a variety of reasons. It could be basic physical attraction or a more analytical conclusion that they “check all the boxes.” (See What Are...
8 Rules of Love
Most everyone would probably agree that they know what love is. They may not be able to define it succinctly but they would say they have an intuitive understanding. After all, a mother need not explain the devotion she has to her children, the unwavering commitment...
Individuals Evolve – So Why Not Relationships?
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’re in a long-term relationship, it will come as no surprise to you that psychologists say that it is completely normal for that relationship to change over time. This is probably the...