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RILEY GAINES: Call Her Daddy's advice is a dangerous recipe for lifelong regret

We should stop telling women that the ultimate goal is to have everything and start reminding them of the beauty of having something worth giving everything for

By Riley Gaines Fox News

Published October 22, 2026 3:24pm EDT

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'Call Her Daddy' podcast suggests women considering leaving their marriage could always find 'better' option

Host Alex Cooper and guest Sophia Bush discuss marriage and divorce on the Oct. 21 episode of "Call Her Daddy."

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In a viral exchange this week, Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper and actress Sophia Bush offered young women a familiar piece of relationship advice: If you're questioning whether to leave your marriage because you fear you won't find someone better, the answer is always yes.

Bush went further, suggesting that the fear of being too old or unreasonable for wanting more is a product of the patriarchy.

Cooper built her brand largely by celebrating sexual experimentation, including encouraging young women to engage in highly explicit sexual experimentation early in dating. This is the same podcast Kamala Harris joined prior to the 2024 election, but I digress.

RILEY GAINES FIRES BACK AT ALEX COOPER’S GRAPHIC DATING ADVICE: ‘IT IS NOT EMPOWERMENT. IT IS POISON’

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Bush is now on her third marriage, with the first one lasting 5 months, the second lasting about a year, and the third to a woman.

These are the voices our culture elevates as influential guides for young women. But enough about the who. Let's examine the what.

The exchange reveals a worldview in which something better is always waiting. That personal and fleeting dissatisfaction is sufficient reason to abandon a commitment, and that the pursuit of more is interchangeable with empowerment.

More what, exactly?

More excitement? More affirmation? More freedom? Another relationship that will inevitably encounter the same imperfections as the last?

At what point do we consider........

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