What Alex Cooper has said about Trust issues in relationships

Cooper admits to having snooped on partners, including going through phones and obtaining Instagram passwords.

“I have gone through phones, I have interrogated, I've gotten the Instagram password”

Call Her Daddy: How to Heal Your Trust Issues (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 2:24

Cooper argues people can become addicted to the relief of a partner temporarily restoring their sense of security.

“You can become addicted to the relief you experience when the person you're seeing temporarily stops treating you so horribly”

Call Her Daddy: How to Heal Your Trust Issues (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 15:08

Cooper argues attraction to toxic partners reflects learned patterns rather than enjoying mistreatment.

“our brains learn patterns and familiar doesn't always mean healthy, but sometimes familiar just means I have been here before”

Call Her Daddy: How to Heal Your Trust Issues (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 22:23

Cooper describes the partner's side of trust issues as being forced to prove innocence for someone else's wrongdoing.

“Imagine constantly having to prove your innocence for a crime someone else committed”

Call Her Daddy: How to Heal Your Trust Issues (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 32:12

Cooper argues seeking certainty by checking a partner's phone is a trap, and trust requires tolerating not knowing everything.

“At some point, trust requires tolerating the fact that you cannot know everything”

Call Her Daddy: How to Heal Your Trust Issues (Oct 4, 2026) · Listen from 33:25