Call Her Daddy - The Reality of Outgrowing Friendships

Episode Date: May 3, 2026

This week, Alex talks about the realities of outgrowing a friendship when you are at different life phases. She also speaks about how to handle being hit on at the gym, what to do when you’re in too... deep on a white lie with your boyfriend, and how to navigate when one of your siblings goes no contact with your parent. Alex also breaks down the difference in sex with a toxic vs stable partner and bouncing back from a hookup with your doorman. Enjoy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back to another Sunday session of Call Her Daddy. Guys, I feel like a different person, okay, because I have been so consumed. I have been so just not focused on anything in my life other than reading this one goddamn book series. And I have turned into a monster. Matt at night is like, I know I'm like still working, but like, like, put your book down, like, pretend you're paying attention to me. And I'm like, but you're working. He's like, I know, but like, you never look at me anymore. This book is consuming your life.
Starting point is 00:00:36 And I'm like, it's amazing. It's everything I need right now. Let me just tell you. It's called fourth wing. I am so late to the party for all of the fourth wingers that are like, babe. Like, this has been out for so long. I know. But to anyone that has not read this book, I just want you to know that like it has changed my life.
Starting point is 00:00:55 And I was, okay, I love it. Akatar. I had Sarah J. Mass on the podcast. Do you guys know that? But I had never read fourth wing for some reason. And Lauren had told me like, you need to read it. You need to read it. It's one of my favorite series. And dumbly, I could not sleep one night. It's like 1230. Matt's dead asleep, annoying as fuck snoring in my ear. I'm like, I will ruin your life. And I'm trying to not scroll on social media. And I'm like, maybe I just need to open a book. And so I'm going through to look at downloading. Like what can I download? And And I see fourth wing on the list.
Starting point is 00:01:29 I'm like, you know what? That's probably like a really long book. It's like romantic. But it probably will take a while to get into. It'll probably bore me to sleep perfect. Guys, eight chapters, 3 a.m. Eyes wide open. I literally went into work the next day.
Starting point is 00:01:44 Like, hello, everyone. I looked so tired. I was obsessed. The first sentence had me hooked. And that has been consuming my life. So it just ended. I read the third book. And now the next one doesn't come out for like a year.
Starting point is 00:01:56 So I'm kind of like tweaking out. I'm going through withdrawals. I feel a little bit like unsure of myself. I'm weary. I don't know who I am. But let me just say, having a good book in your life, I am someone who goes through spurts of reading and then I will stop reading and I will just go through like a couple months where I just don't read anything. But when you have a good book in your life, your mood is up. Your vibe is up. You're glowing. You look more gorgeous. You sound more gorgeous. Everything in life is less. annoying. No one's annoying me that much because I'm like, I'm just like, I'm barely listening to you because I'm just focused on when is the next time I'm going to go pick up my book and read. And so there's just this happiness that I find whenever I have a really good book. So this is your sign. If you've been in a book rut, if you want to get back to it, pick up fourth wing, or if you're not into like romanticcy. Although, let me tell you, girl, it's steamy. It'll impact your sex life. It'll impact your life. You'll be good to go if you read it. So enjoy. Violet and Zaden are the main
Starting point is 00:03:04 characters and I'm obsessed with them. And I don't care if I'm coming off like a dork right now. I don't care. I need a new book. Guys, comment down below. What Romantasy book should I read next? And it needs to be Romanticy. I don't want something that has like human beings that don't have any type of like power. I want dragons. I want fairies. I want smut. bitch, okay? So comment down below what is the about next book I need to read. I love that you guys are loving the Sunday sessions lately and a lot of the times I open with kind of just a topic. But I felt like today was important to just fully pour me into you and just give you guys as much wisdom as I can. Good advice, maybe bad advice. I don't know. I just want to talk through what you guys are going through and do a full episode of questions of the motherfucking week. So let's get into it. Question number one.
Starting point is 00:04:17 I feel like this is so relatable to probably everyone watching depending on the side you're on, but here we go. Hi Alex. I feel like I'm in a weird stage with my friends right now. I don't know if I'm the problem. I'm 25 and honestly still having my fun era. I like going out, traveling, meeting new people and not taking myself too seriously. But a lot of my friends have started to move to a more serious.
Starting point is 00:04:37 phase of life. They're settling down with long-term partners, focusing heavily on their careers, talking about buying houses, getting engaged, all of that. And lately when we hang out, I can feel this subtle judgment from them about the way that I'm living my life. I love my friends and we've been close for years, but lately we've been in completely different wavelengths. Is it just a normal phase that will pass or are these friendships at the end of their course? this is such a huge topic that I feel like you could do a million different episodes on just because it is the most I just feel like honest and relatable topic to probably everyone in their 30s and their 20s and even their 40s.
Starting point is 00:05:22 So I don't think that you are insane for feeling this way. I do think my first bit of advice is like, when friends start to all go in different directions because someone's like, yes, getting married and buying the house and they're doing that part doesn't mean they're ahead in life. That's just where they're at. And then you're still like enjoying your single life and you're partying. That is going to obviously cause a little bit of division within a friendship just because you guys are on such different pages that the relatability of like topical conversation when you see each other, it's just not there. And so if anything, it's more just like,
Starting point is 00:05:58 listening and trying to understand and be supportive rather than being able to relate, which friendship, most of our friendships are built on being able to relate. Oh my God, we're in high school together. We're going through this. Or oh, my God, we're in college together. We're going through this. Or we're at the same job. I think sometimes people even experience it.
Starting point is 00:06:16 If you meet a friend that you're at a job with and they leave or you leave, it kind of can disrupt the friendship because so much of your relationship was built on being at work together. and then when that is not the case anymore, you're like, what is our friendship based off of if not what it was originally started off of, right? And so I think you saying that these friends are phasing into this, clearly you guys were at one point on the same page. And so I want to validate you that like this is a huge separation to some capacity of your genuine honest start to the relationship of what you guys related on and now it has completely diverted. what I will say is to give my personal little anecdote, I am relating to this because I have two
Starting point is 00:07:06 friend groups essentially. And in one of my friend groups, I am the kind of like oldest-ish. And in terms of like life, I'm the more like serious settled down. I guess you would call it like you just referred to. Like I got the house. I got married. I am very serious about my career. Matt and I, I, have been talking about kids like these are all things that we're working towards and then I all my other friends and that kind of friend group are a little bit on different pages whether they're not married yet but some of them have boyfriends or some of them are fully single enjoying clubbing life all the good things or some of them are kind of getting more serious thinking about marriage but like I'm the one that has kind of gotten all of those pieces of my life that I don't even I don't even want to call it more established because
Starting point is 00:07:54 it's just not like it's all subjective. right but in that category I'm there then in my other friend group I am the youngest I am the person that is like every one of my friends in this group has kids and I'm just constantly sitting there where they're talking about oh my god and I have to bring him here and I have to get my daughter here and this and this was a disaster and this and oh my god and the babysitter and I constantly am like trying to remind myself that my problems do matter I'm like whenever I'm around them sometimes I'm like oh my god I don't even a complaint because they have so much going on with these kids and I don't have kids. So I'm like, yeah, they're like, what's going on in your life? I'm like, oh yeah, Bruce and Henry were really
Starting point is 00:08:34 stressing me out last night. Like, no, it's not even comparable. But I recognize that I still can exist as me and still share things with that group of people. And I do, but I do get it. Like I'm a little bit like, oh, like you guys are so much more ahead of me in that department. And I kind of like, it's not that I don't matter, but it's just a thing that we go through, right? My advice, to you is with that group of friends who is more like established and has kids around me, they have never made me feel like I am less than because I don't have kids yet or because I'm not in that preschool phase of life. If anything, what I love about them is they're so not threatened and in their life and they're happy with their life that they always ask me like,
Starting point is 00:09:19 okay, wait, what's going on? What's happening? Like tell me the hot gossip. Like tell us everything. and they enjoy almost like sinking their teeth into my part of life because they're not jealous. They're excited to find out about what's going on in my life. And I feel for you that you can differentiate pretty quickly. Are your friends making subtle jabs or are you insecure that you feel distance from them? So you're taking them talking about their situation as them being insensitive, which is so fair because you're internalizing it. But maybe they're not being actually assholes.
Starting point is 00:09:50 You're just getting insecure. Or are they actually making comments like, God, Krista, like, you got to get it together. Like, how many more club floors can you, like, throw up on? And you're like, I plan a couple more, I think. Like, I'm having a good time. That, I think you have to decipher and really try to get objective. But the overall, I guess, advice in this situation is, I think sometimes with friendships,
Starting point is 00:10:16 we have this really intense need to hold on to the best part. parts of the friendship that sometimes evolve and change and we want to get back to that place that it started and it's sometimes just not possible. Sometimes people grow, people change, circumstances change and it's okay if you are not as close to someone as you were and maybe it will swing back around. Like I've had so many friends where we started so close. Then we had a little bit of distance because similar to what you're going through, she ended up getting married. I was still on the streets in New York doing my thing. Like we kind of didn't have much in common anymore.
Starting point is 00:10:57 We'd catch up lightly, but it wasn't the same. And then when I met Matt and I got married, like we had so much more to bond over. And then we got closer again. Not that we weren't friends, but just the actual closeness and the relatability was there. I also think we have to remember that in your 20s and your 30s, everyone is like having to be a little selfish, right? everyone has to be focused on their own life, be focused on their careers and their romantic relationships and if they want kids or don't they want kids or if they're struggling to have kids, like, there's so much. And family shit don't even get me started. So I think the weight of life really
Starting point is 00:11:36 comes at us in our 20s and 30s. And I think friendship is something that has to kind of ebb and flow because it is inevitable that so many people are going to be on different pages. And if you, are not willing to just like lightly adjust as it hurts it sucks if you're not as close with someone but if you're not willing to recognize like oh we're just not as close right now because like we're on different pages it stings a little bit but it's worse when you try to like fit the peg in the round hole or whatever the fuck it's called and you keep trying to force something that just right now maybe it needs a little bit of space so I'm sorry you're going through that but just no I feel like that's literally every one of my friends and I talk about this and we have so many different
Starting point is 00:12:21 friend groups that you can kind of put yourself into a different scenario for. Like the fact that I'm you in one of my friend groups and then I'm the women you're talking about in another friend group, it's all, it's life. Like that's what's going to happen. And you just have to not be too hard on yourself and maybe find some more friends who are in that phase of life with you and how beautiful. Like that will be a fun new group that you can hang out with. Doesn't mean you have to get rid of your old friends. Okay, next. Hi, Alex. I'm a 42-year-old woman living in North Carolina. The dating scene is pretty bad here, but I was at the gym last weekend and this guy was checking me out. I didn't think anything of it until he asked for my number when I was leaving.
Starting point is 00:13:02 Okay, just pausing there, like so proud of a man, actually fucking approaching a woman. Don't love that it's at the gym, but I love that you specify that it's when you're leaving, not when you're like mid-rep and he's like, hi Janice, want to, want to bang in the bathroom? Maybe that would have been hot. I don't know. You said, as we were texting to set a date, I found out he is only 25 years old. I don't get hit on by hot guys often anymore. So I don't want to pass up the opportunity, but is it insane to still go on a date
Starting point is 00:13:29 with this guy? Girl, no. Are you kidding me? This is what life is about. I mean, listen, I don't know if I'm 42 and single, like what I'll be looking for. but I'm sure it would be like a hot fuck. Like if Matt and I got divorced and I was 42 and single, like maybe you're looking for something like that.
Starting point is 00:13:49 You just had you haven't been hit on like you want to explore. You're not making this man your husband. Please for the love of God, don't make this man your husband. But have fun. I think that sometimes when you are single, no matter the age, we sometimes need to get outside of our comfort zone.
Starting point is 00:14:04 Like you probably go for the same man. You probably always go for the same type. And this will make you, maybe this will make you come alive. Like maybe you can teach this boy something, right? I also just think like men do it all the time. Like why can't women? He's of age. This is not creepy. It's a hookup. He approached you. You were looking hot at the gym. Imagine how hot you're going to look on a date. I think we bang him. And I yeah, I mean we. I think we bang him and you let us know how it goes. And you're in your milf era. Like there could be a world where this reignites something in you.
Starting point is 00:14:40 like maybe you squirt on his face. I don't know. You never know until you try. So Janice, that's not your name, but you know what I mean. Get out there. I love that for you. Guys, remember the other Sunday session I did where I was like, nobody is approaching anyone in person anymore? I used to say a man approaching woman at the gym was a cardinal sin. And it is. But you were leaving. And there's something that we're going to take men approaching women. We're going to take it. We're going to. to take it if you're not creepy and you did it in a right way, I am going to say go on a date with a man if he ever approaches you and you're not repulsed by him and he doesn't come off as creepy.
Starting point is 00:15:19 And you're like, huh, go on the date. Next question. Hi, Daddy. I have been dating someone for about three years and he is obsessed with his morning routine. He has a 5 a.m. alarm every morning followed by a meditation app cold shower, 30 minutes of journaling and a green juice. There are no off days. When we first started dating, I pretended I was into it. I'd wake up early, drink the juice, dude, the meditating. Oh, girl, you're strong. But now that we're
Starting point is 00:15:45 actually in a relationship, I'm exhausted. It makes me dread sleeping over at his place. How do I admit I'm not into this without disappointing him? Oh my God. Oh my God. This is my fucking nightmare. Oh my God. Okay. You should never dread sleeping over your boyfriend's house. This should be a fun activity. This should be a, oh, I'm taking an everything shower. kind of night. You know, I'm going to shave my legs for this man. I'm going to shave my underarms for this man and the bush canush. Like, this is supposed to be fairy tales, rainbows, butterflies, and sex. And instead, you are like sleeping at night, literally so stiff praying to God. You're like, is it 5 a.m. yet? You're like tweaking out because you're so anxious about his 10 alarms that he fucking sets.
Starting point is 00:16:40 And then he literally wakes up at five. And he's like, let's get after it, baby. And you want to cry. But you've committed to the lie. Oh, my God, that's the worst. It's like when I lied about likeing EDM to this one guy in college. And I was like, oh, my God, me, EDM. He's like, have you ever been to Firefly Festival?
Starting point is 00:16:54 I was like, obviously. And he's like, wait, who's your favorite performer? And I was literally like, everyone, how could I pick? Who was yours? And then he named some EDM or that I don't even know. And I was like, no, wait, that was 100% my favorite. You're so right. And I kept on this lie to the point where he invited me to a concert.
Starting point is 00:17:16 And I was like, hey, hey, I didn't know a thing about EDM. Okay, I didn't even know. I don't even know what EDM sounds like. And I went so far, so far down this. I changed my Facebook settings to be like EDM girl music. I was like stalking him, putting some of the songs that he had that he liked on his Facebook into my likes. Like, I was deep in the trenches.
Starting point is 00:17:38 thankfully, I never made this man my boyfriend. So I wasn't like in that car listening to EDM on our way to church in the morning. I never went to church in college. But you know what I'm saying. But this is your boyfriend. Like you committed to this man. You're sleeping at this man's house. And you are green juicing it up.
Starting point is 00:17:59 Wellness hitting hard, left, right, smacking it harder than ever in the morning. You want to die. You literally want to die. You want Cheetos and a bagel and you want to be hung over in bed watching sex in the city on your Sunday. And instead, you're doing burpees. This is my, this is my personal health. Here's my advice. Oh, what would I do? What would I do? Because to his credit, he is thinking, you're, you're one with him. Like, he's thinking, like, we're both getting swole together, bro. So the problem is how far you've taken the lie. what I do think you can just say is like, hey, babe, hey, babe.
Starting point is 00:18:43 I am so always the sandwich, right? I'm so inspired by how serious you commit to and take your morning routine. And I love how healthy you are. But I think I got on that flow with you and I really have enjoyed a lot of the moments. You start crying. You're like, no, I really have enjoyed it. It's like, it's stop. You're like, I really enjoyed it.
Starting point is 00:19:12 But I think I'm realizing that I have just like a different need and want for my mornings and for the way that I approach my wellness journey, let's say. And I think sometimes it's getting to the point where like there are some mornings where I want to lay in bed and relax and enjoy myself after like a long week of work. and I feel like I have to get up and go, go, go with you. And I was wondering if it would be, no, don't even ask this man for permission. So I think I'm going to do some mornings where I don't participate. And if you don't mind just like being a little quiet in the morning and just like sneaking out and going and do your thing. Of course, I don't want to tell you not to do it.
Starting point is 00:19:50 But I think I'm going to like, I think I'm going to chill a little bit here. I'm getting a little burnt out. If this man is like, wait, so you're not coming to the gym with me at five? What do you mean? What do you mean? We just went to Lulu Lemon together. We bought new spanks. Like, we got matching outfits.
Starting point is 00:20:06 Like, what do you mean, babe? What do you fucking mean? As he's, like, doing another ginger shot. This may be not your guy, but I do believe that, like, because you've gone along with it for so long, maybe you just need to break the fucking. And start eating like a bagel in front of his face and be like, I'm not going. Okay? Okay. Fuck off.
Starting point is 00:20:26 I think you can do that. I don't imagine a world where this man would be like, what the fuck is wrong with you. I think, if anything, like I said, girl, I've been there. You just built the lie out a little too long and a little too hard. You committed so hard to the lie. You're now reaping the repercussions. This man's kind of done nothing to you. And thank God he's not the opposite end where it's like big belly beer Bob,
Starting point is 00:20:57 who's just like 18 cases deep watching the fucking sporting event. never gets off the couch, literally is pounding beers. His whole body is just, like, desiccating before your eyes. And you're like, oh, my God, this man is so unhealthy. And he, like, never does anything. Like, at least his man's, like, taking care of his body. Like, this is someone that will have longevity potentially in life and cares about, well, let's make sure he doesn't care about his appearance too much.
Starting point is 00:21:23 Like, are there, like, mirror selfies that are going along with these 5 a.m. Jonts? Because if there are, oh, oh, oh, Sarah, I fear. I fear this for you. Let's reel it in. Look at him. Look at the actions. And look if you just ended up basically getting involved with like a soul cycle instructor.
Starting point is 00:21:44 And you're literally like, I think I got a little too carried away. I think I got a little too carried away. I got hooked. I feel like I'm living with go. That's for you to decide. But damn. You guys, there's nothing better than like hitting them with like a little one two punch of like. a little white lie, a little white lie in the beginning. And you're just like, oh my God, that white lie
Starting point is 00:22:07 just made us actually go to the next level. And like it's so white lie like it doesn't matter. And then they like fully commit. And they're like, oh my God, you do like that? And you're like, yeah, I love that. And they're like, oh my God, do I have plans for us? And you're like, oh my God. No way. And then you actually are four years in. You're doing something you fucking hate. But then it's like, you can't blame them because you're the liar. Oh, man, I'm actually crying. That is so funny.
Starting point is 00:22:40 Oh, my God, I used to do that all the time. It's such an easy thing. Like, men are so stupid too. So, like, you can, like, white lie to pretend like you like something with them. And, like, there's obviously, like, the innocent one. Like, oh, my God, you like the Cowboys, I love the Cowboys. Easy. You buy a fucking jersey.
Starting point is 00:22:57 You shake your tits every Sunday. And you watch Peyton Manning. Or who's the nuts on? whatever whatever fucking quarterback he's retired um whatever quarterback and you're fine you're fine but when those lies baby girl impact your life to the point where it takes over your life to the point where you're trying to run so far in the other direction like you're like like i wanted to listen to heavy metal by the time i was done with that man okay edm was so taking over my life i was like i want screamo music how about that i want to fucking bash my head into the wall and i want to go
Starting point is 00:23:30 listen to Metallica. It really can drive you somewhere where you didn't necessarily intend to be, but you're kind of fucked. So take care of yourself, girl. And honestly, like, get a sleep mask, some earplugs, set the alarm for your normal time. And let's see if this man can respect your fucking boundaries. Oh, that was a good one. Please comment down below, what are some embarrassing lies that you said to a man that
Starting point is 00:23:55 seemed like so innocent at the time? Like, oh, this will just make this easier. and then you were so far down in the lie train that you're like, oh my God, why did I ever lie to this man? Now I have to pretend to like this for the rest of my life. Next. Hey father. I have been no contact with my mom for almost a year after realizing in therapy that my anxiety came from being her emotional support growing up. My brother is also no contact, but my sister still has a close relationship with her. My sister understands why we stepped away and even acknowledges the unhealthy dynamics, but she refuses to set boundaries or be honest with our mom.
Starting point is 00:24:45 It's starting to strain our relationship because I don't understand how she can see the issue and still stay so close. Do I confront her about it and try to convince her to go no contact or just let her have her own relationship with our mom? Okay. Whoa. That is, oh, damn. Going no contact with a parent is, from what I understand. I've never done it, but I've talked to friends who have done it. I've talked to therapists.
Starting point is 00:25:11 like it seems like one of the most painful decisions that you really have to make in your life because that means that you're at one point primary caregiver or lack thereof should have been has pushed you so far to a point that you have essentially had to cut them off in a way that like literally feels like death like it feels and it's almost harder than that because you're like they're still out there but I am actively choosing to not engage in a relationship with them. And the strength that it takes to do that, I commend anyone who has been able to do it because from what I've talked with therapists and everything, like, it is one of the hardest decisions you'll ever make in your life, not because like it's hard to not give in to a parent, right,
Starting point is 00:25:57 who raised you no matter how toxic they are. What I feel like with your sister, and I had a situation in my life recently that's not fully applicable, but like when it came to grief, we were talking about it and like I was watching two people grieve so so differently and so it was just such a significant difference and they were just as close to the same person and it was a whole thing and you're watching these two people and you're like wow how can two people grieve so differently but that's life right like their relationship to the person clearly was different in their eyes and their reactions are different and their emotions are different and that's you and your sister like this doesn't mean that your sister is not so wounded on the inside and in so
Starting point is 00:26:39 much pain and wanting your mom to get healthy and to not do what she's doing. But your sister has not been able to go no contact for a reason that I almost think you can empathize with her while still maintaining boundaries. I think you going no contact is your decision. But to try to like pull your sister into that, I actually think it will only make you feel like you could, she will feel resentment almost towards you if she decided to do that for you and not for herself. I also think what's probably really painful for you is like this is your mother. And in some way, you had, you made the hard decision to go no contact, but your sister is still speaking to her. And so I don't want to speak for you, but I'm trying to put myself in your shoes. Like there
Starting point is 00:27:28 also could be some subconscious thing where you're also feeling guilty. Like she has an abandoned mom, even though we all should abandon this woman, but I have. And like, the only tie I still have to my mother is through my sister. And so you're seeing still the dysfunction through your sister. And that's understandably so triggering to you. And so you want your sister to get removed from it. So you are fully removed from it. And I think the answer to this is you need to just set boundaries with your sister. I never want to tell you what to do with mom. I know we all have such different situations with her and I know it is beyond complicated, but I have made such a painful decision for myself that I knew I needed to go no contact. And in order to maintain a relationship with you,
Starting point is 00:28:14 I need you to respect my no contact with mom, which means I don't want to hear about her. Like when we're together, I need us to talk about our relationship and what's going on in your life and my life. And I do not want to know or talk about mom because you're the only thing in my life that's threading me to her and I have actively made the decision to remove her from my life. Overall, I just will say like, and I talk about this all the time with my mom and my therapist and my friends, like family shit when it comes to parents who are dysfunctional and immature, um, toxic, abusive. It is one of the biggest mind fucks you will ever experience in your life. and I have so much empathy for I've watched so many of my friends go through this.
Starting point is 00:29:03 And it is, it is, it is, it ruins families. It ruins parts of your life until you're able to be like, oh my God, I can't let this fucking person control my life anymore. Yes, you were my mother or my father growing up. But like, this is my life and I need to take ownership of it and get away from you because you're so fucking toxic. But saying that about a parent, it, like, it's, like, it's. it's close to impossible, right?
Starting point is 00:29:29 Especially a mother. Like, you came out of this woman. Like, this woman is a part of you. You are a part of her. Like, there's so much complexity there. If you guys would ever want me to have, like, a therapist on to talk about, like, the specifics of dysfunction in families when it is stemming from one of the parental figures, I would be more than happy to do that.
Starting point is 00:29:53 And even if you guys write in, like, really specific scenarios, because I bet a therapist would be so helpful and breaking that down of how to handle those situations. I remember back back in the day, one of my episodes I did was cutting off a parent who is narcissistic and I had a therapist on. And so many of you really related and it broke my heart because I think it's more common to have a parent like that than to have a healthy parent. And that is so unfair to the child who is now an adult and, you know, experiencing the repercussions. But I believe you can do this and I really, I think that your sister will understand. I think it's just going to take a couple of hard conversations. Okay, next.
Starting point is 00:30:36 Hi, Alex. I need some help. I've been dating my boyfriend for a little over a year. I love him and he's my best friend. But I feel like I'm not sexually fulfilled by him. In the past, I've been with toxic men and the sex was really good. I can't tell if I'm just settling now or maybe I'm not recognizing a healthy connection. I feel like I need a dominant.
Starting point is 00:30:55 man and I can't communicate that to my partner without killing the vibe. Help. Oh, fuck. It's so hard when you go from like toxic men to like a healthy man and you're like, all right. You're like cracking your neck. You're like, this is good for us. And your brain is like toxic. And you're like, no, this is stable. And they're like, let's go back to Johnny. And you're like, shut the fuck up. Johnny was horrible to us. And it's like, but the sex was fun. And we were on the edge. you're like, stop it. Your brain does such crazy things to you when you've been in these like toxic push and pull relationships.
Starting point is 00:31:35 They're toxic and they're toxic for a reason. But when you get out of them, there's a romanticization. I don't know if I just said that right. And a glamorization that happens in our brains where it's like we lose all of the negativity and then we just like remember the good. And then all of a sudden we're like, that was such a thrill. And then we turn on like a movie. and like the bad guy and the girl fall in love and you're like, hey, maybe Johnny wasn't so bad.
Starting point is 00:32:01 And it's like he was just as bad, if not worse, than you remember. And going back to him will only ruin yourself worth even more. But we remember those things. And I think sex when you have a toxic partner, that is the one thing that becomes really, really fucked up when you get out of a toxic situation is the memory of the push and pull and your literal brain. going from, oh my God, I'm in fight or flight and I think I'm going to lose this person and we just had a fight and then we got back together and then we had crazy good sex. That's not normal to constantly be going up and down and up and down in a relationship. But it is then normal for your brain to get a high when you guys get back together and have that makeup sex. So then when you find a normal
Starting point is 00:32:48 partner that's stable and sweet and kind and is not going to fuck with your emotions and scream at you for what you're wearing and get in a fight and then you don't go out with your friends and then you make up and then you have sex and you're all over the place emotionally. Your disregulated emotions cause sex to feel so heightened with a toxic partner that that just doesn't exist with a normal partner. And what I know is like you have to retrain your brain, you guys, because you also can't survive forever on that toxic partner. You're going to literally self, just deplete yourself. And then you're going to self-abandon. You're not going to be. an individual anymore. So like you also have to go through, okay, is this partner actually someone
Starting point is 00:33:30 you love? Pause on sex for a minute because you obviously have such a negative connotation towards it, even though you think it's positive. Do you love this partner? They're stable. You're saying, what did you say? You said like, I can't tell if the, like, I'm sexually fully fulfilled by him. I want a dominant man. Do you want a dominant man or a toxic man? Don't lie to my face. Do you want a toxic man? A dominant man? I mean, sure, you could ask him to throw you up against the wall and like he can still be a nice man that treats you nicely, right? I think that if you genuinely have this healthy connection, the first part is you should feel safe enough to express this to your partner. Babe, I love you. I, you know,
Starting point is 00:34:11 I was thinking about our sex life and I'm like, I want to spice things up. I want to try some things new. And like, I really want to do XYZ. I think there's more times than not a partner's always going to be like, oh, okay, I'm down. If you position it like, I was thinking about you. I don't know. I was like at work. I don't know what the fuck I was doing. I was bored.
Starting point is 00:34:28 And I literally just started thinking about our sex life. And I was like, I really want to try this. Like where you're more dominant and I'm kind of submissive and blah blah. The guy, he's going to be like, whoa. Like, okay. Like where did this come from? You're like, I don't know. Like I just, I want to try something new together.
Starting point is 00:34:42 Great. But if you feel like you can't tell that to him or if you actually think, no, he'll do that. It's just you're missing the toxicity. Then you need to get into therapy. because poor Garrett is going to be like, I just flung you over my shoulder. I walked us up the stairs. I threw you against the bed. I handcuffed your arms to the headboard.
Starting point is 00:35:04 I spread your legs. I did it all. I brought the toys. I brought it. And you still were like thinking about Johnny therapy or have the conversation with him and let him tie you up. Let's see what happens. Let's see what happens. um sex can always be improved i genuinely believe the last statement though is there is a chance that you're
Starting point is 00:35:28 just not physically connected to this man and it has nothing to do with that he's a good guy like he could be toxic for all you no i'm not even going to go there there's a chance there's just no physical connection and you don't physically enjoy him that's fair you have to figure that out for yourself is it because you want him to be toxic or is it because you literally don't have a connection with him i unfortunately can't get in bed with you to and answer that for you, so you are going to have to do the hard hitting on the ground research and then get back to me. Okay, next. Oh, God. Okay. Hi, Daddy. I need help because I think I'm jealous of a dog. Okay, let's listen. I've been in a situation ship for a while where I'm constantly wanting more attention and reassurance from this guy and barely getting it. He's emotionally
Starting point is 00:36:32 distant from me, but with his dog, he's obsessed. Baby voice cuddling Instagram stories, constant affection. The dog is treated like royalty. So I know this guy is capable of what I'm looking for, but I'm just not getting it. How do I stop feeling insecure over a literal terrier? First of all, you guys know, I'm a dog mom. I love, oh, he takes Instagram stories, constant affection, cuddling. I love this man with his dog. Yet this isn't about the dog, though. Put the dog aside. Let's pretend there is no dog. You just sadly have something to compare it to. And unfortunately, it's a four-legged creature, which is even more sad. This man, unfortunately, you're watching him give attention to a dog being like, I wish I could get that cuddle. That's really, that's really,
Starting point is 00:37:17 we're, we're bottom of the barrel right now. We are low. We are low, Brittany. We are lower than the bar is low. It's one thing if you see him like with his mom and you're like, oh, that's weird, or the sister or a friend. We're talking about a terrier. Okay, a little terrier who has no ill will towards you, okay? He shits and he pees and he eats his dinner and he cuddles his dad. What you're upset about is he's not giving you any reassurance because there's nothing to reassure you about. It's a situation ship. He's coming and going as he pleases and he doesn't clearly like you enough to actually give you the energy that you are looking that his dog is even getting. I just think you have to always look at yourself when you're yearning for more from a man.
Starting point is 00:38:02 When you're like, oh, I want more. I wish he would give it. Stop. Don't ever wish a man would give you more. If he's not, that's your answer. If you're like, but I just feel like if he could just, I want to, uh, la la, la, oh, ooh, ooh, no. If he wanted to cuddle you and take Instagram stories with you like he's doing with his dog, he would. You'd be right in between, the terrier would be right in between you and him, okay?
Starting point is 00:38:28 Frank, Terrier, Brittany, boom, a fucking sandwich. It'd be a heavenly Sunday. You're all just cuddling together. You're not there. You're not even getting the invite. Like, I don't think that this is the dog's problem. I think that this man is fully showing you where his allegiance lies. And it's not to his dog.
Starting point is 00:38:48 It's just not to you. It's not fun. It's not fun. I know. And I know some people would be like, God, that's so harsh. This is the harsh reality. We need to, whenever we write in saying, I feel this and I feel like I wish he would do this and I wish he would do that. Wish, when.
Starting point is 00:39:09 you wish upon a star. I don't know what the rest of the song is, and if it's dreams come true, we'll cut that, okay? Because dreams don't come true when you wish for anything with a man. If he wants you, you will know. Whoa. Let's get a load of this one. Help, all caps.
Starting point is 00:39:31 I accidentally hooked up with my building's doorman after a holiday party. I'm so obsessed with you. Okay, we haven't addressed it since, but I have to see him basically every day and it's so awkward, knowing I have to face him when I go down to get my hungover breakfast burrito delivery is the bane of my existence right now. I'm attracted to him and down to hook up again, but the vibe is really awkward right now and I don't know how to move forward. Oh my God. First of all, you lucky dog, I have never in the history of ever had a hot doorman. There has never been in a dormant in my life that I was like,
Starting point is 00:40:07 Bert, you want to bang? Like, never. Oh, my God. And also the best part for you is you didn't wake up and be like, oh, my God. Look at Jerry. He's like 65. But when I was hammered, he looked 35. And I thought his cane was like his baseball bat from baseball practice.
Starting point is 00:40:26 I was so fucked up. I fucked this old man. Like, no, you woke up and you said, I would again. And now it's just about five. that rhythm. I kind of love this. There's something really hot that could go down here because, ooh, what if he goes on his little break, but his break is to go up to the sixth floor and go into 602 and do you? Imagine the things that you could do. Now, the problem is if this doesn't work out, then it's just going to continue to be awkward. So I think that this is what you're going to do.
Starting point is 00:40:59 Take the risk, you know, take a risk, take a chance and break away. I think you're going to go down next time you're going down because you got to go outside. And I think if he's there, you could either get your food delivery. So it's a little bit more of like a pause. So you have a reason to like stay there for a second. Or if there's like the males near him and like make sure you like wear those yoga pants. But I think you just be like, hey, how have you been? I think it's that fucking chill.
Starting point is 00:41:30 This man, think about this from his perspective. Doorman Manny. Let's call him Manny. Oh, Manny, you sexy little thing. Doorman Manny is not trying to get fired, bro. Doorman Manny is like, damn. I fuck that bitch in 602 and she's hot as fuck. And I can't believe that I fuck that bitch in 602.
Starting point is 00:41:51 That's hot as fuck. And Manny's not trying to get his job whacked from him. Okay? So Manny's just trying to man the desk. And Manny's trying to keep his eyes above, you know, the neck level. He's not trying to look at your cleavage. when you're coming down. He's not trying to make eye contact with you because you got to be the one to initiate, right? Not that there's an HR. I wonder if there's HR issues when it comes to doorman
Starting point is 00:42:11 and residents. Regardless, yeah, he could make you like feel unsafe in your home, you know, so you could like, whatever, but you're not unsafe. You want more from Manny. So I think you just have to approach him because he's not going to approach you because that, think about it, he's being so respectful. Dorman Manny is like, I'll wait for my queen to come back. to me. I'll wait for my princess to get up from her slumber. She must have had a hard night last night. And I think you have to be the one. And I think it's going to be as easy as a, hey, how have you been? And it may take a second. He may be so thrown off. He may be like not knowing if it's a trap. So he may be like, yeah, I've been good. How are you? And then you're like, good. And then you can
Starting point is 00:42:54 like walk by or you can have the balls and you can be like, good. Like, what are you doing this weekend. Like, do you have any, um, like, I don't know what their times are called. Like, do you have any time off like from from the building? Do you have any time off? Like, want to hang? Literally go for it. Manny. What is that song? Mani doesn't know. That's not a song. That's not a song. You are so in. It's crazy. It's now just fully on you. And I think that it's more awkward to skirt around man dog than to just get in there and fuck his bones again. And you can also establish, I know that this is awkward, you're literally in my building. Like, this could go wrong, but like, let's have fun while it lasts. And don't they rotate? Like, Dorman rotate. Okay. So, like, while you're fucking him, get his schedule.
Starting point is 00:43:44 So if things do go south, girl, you know his every fucking move and you will beat, bot, boop around. Whenever he's down there, you're taking the south exit or, you know, you're crawling on the floor to get past Manny. or you're just not leaving your home for four days so you don't have to see many it's a classic i love that for you so much everyone roll the story this week is fuck your dormant and get in there where you need to get in there um what else did we talk about hmm really good stuff today really good important stuff i am feeling so inspired i hope you guys enjoyed this episode i wanted to just be a light fun bright episode with a little sprinkle of family trauma. It's a classic on Call Her Daddy. I love you guys so much. I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful upcoming week. I know you're probably sitting there thinking,
Starting point is 00:44:34 oh God, tomorrow's Monday. No, no, it's not. It's only a Monday if you make it. Pretend it's Friday tomorrow. And then after you realize it's not Friday, then you can tell yourself. But don't let yourself get the anxiety and the stress of the Sunday scurries. We're not doing it here on Caller Daddy today. Okay. Um, love you guys so much. I will see you fuckers on Wednesday. Goodbye.

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