Alex Cooper

Also think something I've learned from spending more time in this crazy fucking industry is that when you start doing things for content and public views, it really starts to blur the line of what is real and what is fake. Because when you are sharing your relationship, inevitably, you're going to want to present the best possible way. And you guys see it all the time.

Like someone breaks up and everyone's like, what? They broke up? We've only seen them kiss and hug and be in love. And it's like, of course, like no one's posting the fighting video online. And I just think when you're doing that, you're constantly deciding how you want to be perceived. by the world. And I know no one wants to hear this, but this is so fucking common in Hollywood.

Like someone breaks up and everyone's like, what? They broke up? We've only seen them kiss and hug and be in love. And it's like, of course, like no one's posting the fighting video online. And I just think when you're doing that, you're constantly deciding how you want to be perceived. by the world. And I know no one wants to hear this, but this is so fucking common in Hollywood.

Like someone breaks up and everyone's like, what? They broke up? We've only seen them kiss and hug and be in love. And it's like, of course, like no one's posting the fighting video online. And I just think when you're doing that, you're constantly deciding how you want to be perceived. by the world. And I know no one wants to hear this, but this is so fucking common in Hollywood.

Like, a lot of the decisions people are making in Hollywood are heavily influenced by public opinion and image and branding and personal gain. And so... That was also something that Matt and I personally recognized neither of us had interest in falling into that trap together.

Like, a lot of the decisions people are making in Hollywood are heavily influenced by public opinion and image and branding and personal gain. And so... That was also something that Matt and I personally recognized neither of us had interest in falling into that trap together.

Like, a lot of the decisions people are making in Hollywood are heavily influenced by public opinion and image and branding and personal gain. And so... That was also something that Matt and I personally recognized neither of us had interest in falling into that trap together.

I didn't want to make decisions and do things that I wouldn't naturally do with Matt just for likes and views and attention. Like I quite literally know couples who spend their entire Saturday night filming content or they go to certain events so that they are photographed together. And so the Internet gives them the stamp of approval of like couple goals.

I didn't want to make decisions and do things that I wouldn't naturally do with Matt just for likes and views and attention. Like I quite literally know couples who spend their entire Saturday night filming content or they go to certain events so that they are photographed together. And so the Internet gives them the stamp of approval of like couple goals.

I didn't want to make decisions and do things that I wouldn't naturally do with Matt just for likes and views and attention. Like I quite literally know couples who spend their entire Saturday night filming content or they go to certain events so that they are photographed together. And so the Internet gives them the stamp of approval of like couple goals.

I also sadly know couples who attend events or just go out to be seen in public so that they are seen together and they're able to confirm to the public like, yay, we're happy. Look, we're not breaking up. All is good in our life. It's just not something we were interested in doing at all. And obviously, those are the extreme examples. But like you're still kind of trying to appease the public.

I also sadly know couples who attend events or just go out to be seen in public so that they are seen together and they're able to confirm to the public like, yay, we're happy. Look, we're not breaking up. All is good in our life. It's just not something we were interested in doing at all. And obviously, those are the extreme examples. But like you're still kind of trying to appease the public.

I also sadly know couples who attend events or just go out to be seen in public so that they are seen together and they're able to confirm to the public like, yay, we're happy. Look, we're not breaking up. All is good in our life. It's just not something we were interested in doing at all. And obviously, those are the extreme examples. But like you're still kind of trying to appease the public.

And so you're making decisions about your relationship for the public. And by not leaning into any of that, it was the best decision we as a couple ever made in the beginning to just keep it as private as we could.

And so you're making decisions about your relationship for the public. And by not leaning into any of that, it was the best decision we as a couple ever made in the beginning to just keep it as private as we could.

And so you're making decisions about your relationship for the public. And by not leaning into any of that, it was the best decision we as a couple ever made in the beginning to just keep it as private as we could.

And now to clarify, I'm not saying I can't throw up like a couple moments with me and Matt on social media occasionally, but I do it in a way that feels very low stakes and low pressure to me. And I now have an understanding of what specific aspects I need to keep private and what aspects are okay to share. So now...

And now to clarify, I'm not saying I can't throw up like a couple moments with me and Matt on social media occasionally, but I do it in a way that feels very low stakes and low pressure to me. And I now have an understanding of what specific aspects I need to keep private and what aspects are okay to share. So now...

And now to clarify, I'm not saying I can't throw up like a couple moments with me and Matt on social media occasionally, but I do it in a way that feels very low stakes and low pressure to me. And I now have an understanding of what specific aspects I need to keep private and what aspects are okay to share. So now...

I want to share something extremely personal that I have been holding on to for the past year. And I am finally ready to talk about it. So here we go. Like I just told all of you, pretty early on, Matt and I were having very, very real conversations about life.