Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’ve ever shopped for a new car you’ve probably experienced by a bit of both excitement and anxiety. I love the look and performance of this car — it’s going to be great. Followed or...
Seven Ways To Nurture A Healthy Romantic Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft At the end of many fairy tales the closing line is, “And they lived happily ever after.” Of course, there’s a reason that stories that end that way are called fairy tales: they’re not real....
It’s Been How Long Since You Had Sex?
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Time is an intriguing subject. Think about some notable event in your life. The time you spent on your dream vacation. Or the number of years since a loved one passed away. Or the time...
Navigating The Intricacies of Modern Relationships
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft According to Esther Perel, psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author, couples therapy is a fairly recent development. For better or worse, couples in marriage simply endured....
How To Enhance That “Other” Kind Of Intimacy
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Young people, naturally enough, typically have a pretty straightforward idea of intimacy, and it usually begins and ends with physical intimacy. In a mature relationship, though, intimacy...
Four Signs of Serious Trouble In A Relationship
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...