Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft If you’ve been in a long-term relationship that ended amicably — “we’re still friends” — then you may have caught yourself developing some harmless habits. Such as checking into your ex’s...
How To Avoid Getting Involved With A Narcissist
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Being in a relationship with a person with narcissistic tendencies has many subtle repercussions. If you’ve been in your relationship for a significant period of time, you may be tempted to...
The Keys To A Long-Term Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Very few people meet the love of their life early — in high school or even earlier — and then go on to a lifelong, deep and fulfilling relationship. Without passing judgement on whether...
Could The Problem Be In The Mirror?
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft When things go awry — anything from a broken relationship to a career setback — the mature and responsible thing to do is reflect on what the heck went wrong. After all, we learn a lot more...
Is Your Relationship Languishing? This May Be The Reason
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft There’s not much in life that’s strictly black and white. If we’re honest about almost every situation or relationship, there are nuances and shades of gray that are sometimes difficult to...
Can Being With A Narcissist Literally Affect Your Body?
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft People often casually throw around the term narcissist, usually as somewhat of an insult, but true narcissism is complex with far-reaching implications in a relationship. One little known...
Compatibility – What’s It All About?
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Whether you are in the early stages of what may become a long-term relationship, or you’ve been with your partner for years or even decades, the two of you have probably asked the other...
All Work and No Play…
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft You may have heard of the old expression, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If you haven’t heard it, it’s worth spending a little time thinking about. It actually says less...
No, You’re Not A Mind Reader
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft One of the fulfilling aspects of a romantic relationship is the feeling that you really know your partner. If you’re in a long-term relationship, think back to the time when you really...
Must-Have’s In A Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft When you go shopping for anything from a new car to your dream home, you probably make a list of all the things you’re looking for. With a car, it might be everything from stylish wheels to...