Kimberly, Mary, and Sarper on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way.Photo:TLC
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Monday’s episode of90 Day Finacé: The Other Wayfeatured big changes — and big decisions — for the couples.
Maryfled home in contemplation of her upcoming wedding toBrandan, whileKimberlysettled into her new routine as a homemaker. Both women were left with questions about the competence of their partner, be it because of video game obsessions or cultural rituals. Others came to make or break conclusions in their relationships — with one couple’s apparent decision to divorce.
Here’s the drama that befell each couple — and if their relationship made it through.
Mary and Brandan
Mary gets emotional about the possibility of marrying Brandan.TLC
Brandan wasn’t featured on Monday night’s episode, which showed the eve of his wedding to Mary. Though the wedding should be a happy day, Mary broke down while evaluating if marriage was best for their relationship. Her reasoning lies in their recent arguments regarding Brandan not helping his pregnant wife at home, or with work, and instead spends his days playing video games.
Mary fled to her local church and surprisingly, Brandan’s mom followed. Though the women haven’t seen eye to eye in the past, the American mother comforted Mary through her difficult thoughts.
“I’m stressed because it’s always me budgeting money and taking care of the debt, and he knows to himself that he’s not helping me,” Mary told his mom. “I’m really worried and I’m now [50/50 on marrying] Brandan because I don’t want to live with a man like that.”
His mom validated her concerns about the gaming. “I will be more than happy to discuss with him the amount of time he plays on his damn video games. It’s been a thing since he was a kid, trust me,” she said.
Brandan’s mom also offered some valuable advice. She said a lack of financial planning was “a huge concern of mine when he was in America, before he came here.”
“His whole thing was, ‘I don’t care, mom. I just need to be with her,'” she added. “And that’s romantic and all, but that is not what you can survive on. And that was a big reason why I didn’t want him to come. It wasn’t just that I didn’t think you guys should be together.”
The heart-to-heart ended with Mary apologizing to the mother for her past, possessive behavior, saying, “I just want to say sorry for my overthinking before, and that affects your relationship with Brandan.”
They left on good terms. “It did affect my relationship with Brandon, but I do feel that now that I’ve been here, you are going to make a great mother and you will have the ability and potential to be a really great wife,” the mom responded.
Kimberly and TJ
Kimberly expresses distaste with the new smells of her home.TLC
Her new mother and brother-in-law visited the upstairs condo TJ renovated for them with gifts of cow dung and urine. Kimberly questioned why the dung was part of a kitchen ritual, and how the mother cleaned the feces after lighting it on fire. “I just don’t understand why there’s cow manure in the kitchen,” she told Yash, TJ’s brother.
“Cow is considered God,” he said, adding, “It has some antimicrobial properties. So this is why it is used to purify the things.”
Kimberly had enough when she saw the mother-in-law cleaning the mess from the counter with a rag she used to clean the whole house. “I try to be very respectful of their customs, their culture and everything like that, but I draw the line. I draw my boundaries at this right here. This is disgusting,” she told the cameras.
Though Kimberly tried to call for TJ, no aid came to stop the ritual. “I love TJ’s culture. I like what it stands for,” she said. “I like everything it’s rooted in. But I’m not all about TJ’s family overpowering me in my own home. Purifying my home with cow dung is never going to happen again.”
Shekinah and Sarper
Shekinah and Sarper argue about their future at the spa.TLC
It’s all or nothing forShekinah and Sarper,
After a conversation with his parents, in which they expressed how “badly” they wanted a grandchild, he decided it was time to give Shekinah an ultimatum. “You already said what you thought about having a child, a new one. But I wanted you to reconsider because I really want to,” he told her.
Shekinah asked Sarper if it was really his opinion, or that of his parents, clouding their past conversations. “Do you feel like you really want that because your parents really want that and they’re pressuring you, or that’s the purpose of life, isn’t it?” she asked.
Then, Shekinah shared her history — and why she isn’t willing to raise another child. “Maybe if you understand what I went through, you’ll understand why I feel this way. Sophie’s dad’s always off working. He would leave me with the majority of the responsibility of raising her. Just like so incredibly hard and— ” Shekinah said.
Sarper then interjected, “And you are thinking that you can live that experience again. You don’t know me. You don’t know if I have that responsibility or not.”
Shekinah told him, “You sound like a little spoiled brat right now,” before Sarper questioned if her “rejection” was “karma” for the “2500” women he’s slept with.
Daniele and Yohan
Yohan ends his marriage to Daniele.TLC
It’s over forDanieleandYohan.
The husband admitted he’d had enough of their marriage while the pair were preparing to give Christmas gifts to kids in their neighborhood. “I’m leaving. I’m not staying here with you. I’m tired. I’ve put up with too much of your crap. That’s it,” he said while the pair began discussing finances again.
Daniele didn’t see the split coming and immediately broke down into tears. “I’ve given you everything I have. How can you do that?” she asked him.
To the cameras, Daniele explained a little more of her perspective. “I can’t even process what’s happening right now. I don’t think that Yohan values our relationship the same way I do,” she said. “I gave him the benefit of the doubt and I gave him the benefit of the doubt and believed that we could work through everything. And now, I feel like this relationship is over.”
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90 Day Fiancé: The Other Wayairs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on TLC.
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