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Riley Gaines, Kat Timpf push back after 'Call Her Daddy' host suggests wives can always find better partners

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Colombo, M. (2026, October 31). Riley Gaines, Kat Timpf push back after 'Call Her Daddy' host suggests wives can always find better partners. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/riley-gaines-kat-timpf-push-back-call-her-daddy-host-suggests-wives-find-better-partners

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Riley Gaines and Kat Timpf responded to podcaster Alex Cooper’s advice on her show “Call Her Daddy,” where Cooper suggested that women can always find better partners if they are unhappy in their marriages. On Fox News’ podcast "The Girls," Gaines and Timpf countered this viewpoint, emphasizing the importance of investing in current relationships rather than searching for new ones. They argued that dismissing existing marriages as potentially improvable underestimates the value of committed partnerships.
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Riley Gaines and Kat Timpf recently criticized podcaster Alex Cooper on her popular show "Call Her Daddy" for advising women that they can always find better partners if their marriages are unsatisfactory. On Fox News' "The Girls" podcast, Gaines and Timpf countered Cooper's message by emphasizing the importance of investing in one's current marriage rather than assuming there are better options available elsewhere. The debate was sparked by an earlier episode featuring actress Sophia Bush, whose 2023 divorce from entrepreneur Grant Hughes gained significant media attention. Both Gaines and Timpf argued that dismissing existing relationships for potential future ones is misleading, advocating instead for nurturing the current marriage to ensure its success.

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"That's such a beautiful message to leave women with because I do think we can get really, really in our heads about, 'Oh my God, I feel like I'm, maybe I shouldn't leave this marriage because can I even get better?'" Cooper said.
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🔮 "That's such a beautiful message to leave women with because I do think we can get really, really in our heads about, 'Oh my God, I feel like I'm, maybe I shouldn't leave this marriage because can I even get better?'" Cooper said.

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Riley Gaines and Kat Timpf pushed back against podcaster Alex Cooper's advice on leaving a marriage this week, responding to the "Call Her Daddy" host's assertion that women can always find better partners. asserted
women → push → partners
Speaking on Fox News' "The Girls" podcast, Gaines and Timpf argued that women should focus on investing in their marriages rather than assuming they can find better partners elsewhere. asserted
they → speak → partners
"To kind of combat the narrative that's out there that we just heard from Alex Cooper, 'seek more, seek better, it's the patriarchy,' which is of course just intentionally using buzzwords," Gaines said. asserted
Gaines → combat → buzzwords
I have found, at least in my marriage, it's greener where you water it. asserted
you → find → it
Pouring into your husband, allowing him to pour into you, that's where I've seen growth," she added. asserted
she → pour → growth
The "Call Her Daddy" episode was released earlier this month and featured Cooper and actress Sophia Bush, whose 2023 divorce from entrepreneur Grant Hughes made headlines. asserted
divorce → call → headlines
The two discussed women who hesitate to leave a marriage out of fear that they cannot find a better partner, a concern both Cooper and Bush dismissed. asserted
Cooper → discuss → partner
"That's such a beautiful message to leave women with because I do think we can get really, really in our heads about, 'Oh my God, I feel like I'm, maybe I shouldn't leave this marriage because can I even get better?'" Cooper said. asserted
Cooper → leave → marriage
Bush agreed, saying, "And this idea that it's too late or you're too old or who are you to want more? asserted
you → agree → more
We don't need it." Timpf challenged Cooper's advice, pointing to her husband's support during some of the most difficult experiences of her life. " asserted
Timpf → need → life
I also couldn't disagree more with what she said because, first of all, she said you can always do better than your husband. asserted
you → disagree → husband
That's not true," Timpf said. asserted
Timpf → say → ?
"I know that I can't do better than my husband because I mean, he's hot and all that. asserted
he → know → husband
But also just, I mean I can't do better than the guy that held my hand through cancer, through childbirth, then my father's funeral," she added. asserted
she → mean → childbirth
Timpf said some people find it controversial when she says her marriage is the most important thing in her life. asserted
marriage → say → life
"There's nothing more important in my life than my marriage," Timpf said. asserted
Timpf → be → marriage
"And people say, 'But what about your kids?' asserted
people → say → kids
It's like, 'Okay, but it's for my kids that I have that opinion.' asserted
I → have → opinion
Because if you do not make time as a couple and see each other as a couple and keep that going, then that's not good for the family either. asserted
that → make → family
" "The Girls" is available on Fox News Digital, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. asserted
you → get → podcasts
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