90 Day Fiance

climbingsingle

4. Mike, 34 (Thiells, NY) and Ximena, 24 (Pereira, Colombia)


This guy lives in the county I grew up in. I'm interested to see how this story plays out. 

kvruns

I'm so out of the loop bc I don't have normal TV anymore. I wonder if I have access through one of my apps. 

That's ridiculous that they're using 4 existing couples on the Other Way, we need new ones!

short+sassy

kvruns said:

I'm so out of the loop bc I don't have normal TV anymore. I wonder if I have access through one of my apps. 

That's ridiculous that they're using 4 existing couples on the Other Way, we need new ones!

The whole 90DF world is on Discovery+.  There are even bonus shows that aren't shown on network tv.  For example there's a "Bare All" show where Shaun chit-chats with former cast members.

Of course, it's a streaming service, so it's not free.  But I think membership starts at only $5/month.  I personally haven't signed up yet because I seem to perpetually have 1,000s of hours of shows recorded, lol.  But I probably will someday.

CharmedPam

This is Tiffany this halloween.

damn, maybe I should have followed the sleeve diet like it was intended to be followed…. 🤣 

Edit; it wont let me post directly here 😡 

https://images.app.goo.gl/T8KAvmMJymCiKtRR7

edit to the edit: it’s been 15 months since Angela’s surgery and apparently she’s experiencing a lot of pain/hospitalization.  She won’t quit smoking either? 

short+sassy

I'd be wearing a skin tight cat suit also, if I'd worked that hard to lose so much weight!

I'm sorry to hear about Angela.  I hope her health improves.  Smoking can be so evil.  I know she knows how much she needs to quit to stay healthy and live as long as possible to watch her grandkids grow up.  But it can be an impossible habit to quit for some people.  Nicotine is very strongly addictive and that addictive quality can be even worse for some people's body chemistry..

CharmedPam

And apparently Ronald filed for divorce, not even her.  She’s better off.  It would be SO hard to have the father of my child living in another country.  How does that custody agreement work?

i liked Ronald at the beginning in his first season, but a total douchenozzle at the end.  However.. I wonder if that was a role for TLC? They needed a storyline so lets make him unlikable?  Question… will Tiffany be on single life season 3?  Or another 90 Day spinoff to pick up another foreigner?

short+sassy

CharmedPam said:

And apparently Ronald filed for divorce, not even her.  She’s better off.  It would be SO hard to have the father of my child living in another country.  How does that custody agreement work?

i liked Ronald at the beginning in his first season, but a total douchenozzle at the end.  However.. I wonder if that was a role for TLC? They needed a storyline so lets make him unlikable?  Question… will Tiffany be on single life season 3?  Or another 90 Day spinoff to pick up another foreigner?

I'd bet she has sole custody and Ronald is just SOL.  How visitation is handled would be totally up to her.  She'd either need to travel so he could see the baby, plus he has a good relationship with his stepson.  Or he would need to come to the US.

Once the child is older, they could maybe send her by herself to Africa.  But you can't do that with a baby.

Bini is in the same situation if Ari really leaves him.

Maybe 90DF could start a special airline for the kids who are a fallout from the failed relationships on their show.  Oh yeah!  Let's not forget Jihoon and Deavan.

I'd say the moral of the story for all parties is "don't have a child with a foreigner too quickly", but my words fall on deaf ears because human nature is what it is.

Ronald definitely became unlikable with how chauvinistic he is.  But then, I would never have hitched my star to a gambling addict without much of a job, who lives half the world away from me.  No matter how good the chemistry was, lol.

For the bolded, hopefully both!

CharmedPam

Apparently Bini is in America already and him and Ari are still together.  She’s also gotten some work done.
jihoon and Deavan no more. I liked them! He was irresponsible but not a total dick.

short+sassy

CharmedPam said:

Apparently Bini is in America already and him and Ari are still together.  She’s also gotten some work done.
jihoon and Deavan no more. I liked them! He was irresponsible but not a total dick.

Oh good!  I didn't realize.  Maybe they'll be in the next season of 90DF (original series), lol.

CharmedPam

I think I’m going to like this season;

Gino has been getting some flack for being creepy.. i don’t know about creepy, he comes off odd.. maybe camera shy? His laugh will annoy me… but he has a lot of people who love him (his uncle for one) so he can’t be THAT creepy.  Oh, and Jasmine IS using him.  I may have a soft spot for social awkward men (people) because… well… me! Lol

Kim and Usman. Yawn.
Memphis and Tazman.  Also get a yawn.

I really like Alina.  And Caleb does seem like a good guy.  My only hope so far, but we still have 3 more couples to see and I’m looking forward to Ella and Johnny (for the obvious size difference story line I’m currently living). If anyone seems creepy it’s Ben coming up next week. 

short+sassy

Big boobs has to be the only reason Gino is putting up with that level of crazy.  I was laughing watching Pillow Talk, where Angela was saying things like "she's worse than me".

I am side eyeing hard both Gino and Memphis.  Who want to get engaged right away to almost strangers.  WTF?  It's ludicrous.

I joked to my H that they should get together.  They both live in Michigan.  It would be substantially cheaper and easier to hook up with each other.  And their chance of a successful marriage to each other is at least as good, if not better, than marrying random foreigners.

I think if Gino saw Memphis in her lingerie, he'd be in.  Then Gino only needs to text "good morning" to Memphis every day and she'll be smitten.  

CharmedPam

Or just take a shower with him watching on facetime.  I liked when Veronica was like “who facrtimes while in the shower” Tim “we’ve all done it” V: “absolutely not.  Why would I?”

agreed V, I like my men local (says the person married to someone 2 hours away).

Angela was more well behaved in PT.  she admitted that Jasmine’s jealousy was kinda like hers…

I side eyed Gino when he showed the producers his blue pill box and was like “I got this online”.  And a yellow pill pack.  Don’t take the yellow! That’s probably not what you think it is, Gino. 

kvruns

https://apple.news/AHorh56fDTKKICUPq0Su3Gg

Remember him?

CharmedPam

I’m on a few 90DF boards and saw that, but he was before my time

climbingsingle

I hate to speak ill of the dead, but....

He was a very big Trump supporter, anti mask, anti vaccine, so...

The fact that Gino has to FaceTime her everywhere he goes..holy jeez. 

Also on a side note, I keep joking that my uncle is going to end up on 90DF. Het met a woman from Russia online. They flew to DR to meet and apparently got married there. He's planning on bringing her and her son here. 

short+sassy

I remember their names, but not much else about them.  They weren't a very interesting couple and didn't have much air time, even during their season.  They quickly faded away in the 90DF universe.

It's sad to see someone die so young.

CharmedPam

I’ve been following Julianna and Michael, and I feel so bad for him. I seriously thought they were a couple that was going to stay together! 

https://sudurmedia.com/90-day-fiance/4890/?fbclid=IwAR3_YRMRBeKoFc5tLqsisWIyMhoPKJ0K-G1ns5pLJPrzR2r4aUopERwT9LI

short+sassy

CharmedPam said:

I’ve been following Julianna and Michael, and I feel so bad for him. I seriously thought they were a couple that was going to stay together! 

https://sudurmedia.com/90-day-fiance/4890/?fbclid=IwAR3_YRMRBeKoFc5tLqsisWIyMhoPKJ0K-G1ns5pLJPrzR2r4aUopERwT9LI

I read a similar article, but it delved more deeply into the horrible situation that had developed for Julianna.

During the pandemic, not only was she the sole breadwinner for herself and THREE MORE grown-ass adults (Michael, his ex, and the ex's husband).  Plus the two children.  But she also did all the cooking and cleaning for those lazy asses.

She felt used and exhausted all the time.  That was also part of why she didn't feel like she was part of the family.  They treated her like "the help".

It's especially galling all the hate she gets that she's a "gold digger".  Not even close.  Michael gave off a good game, but was living beyond his means even before the pandemic.  The pandemic pretty much destroyed his business.  I heard a rumor his big house is going into foreclosure.  That dude has debt to his eyeballs and not even a pot to piss in.

Sounds like Julianna is living her best life now.  I'm happy for her.  In the 90DF history, she is one of the cast members who surprised me the most.  I assumed, especially because of her youth, that she didn't know much or have much depth/maturity yet.  But, from the snippets I've read about her, she sounds like a smart and savvy bad-ass.  I think she is running a couple of her own successful companies now.

CharmedPam

Is everyone caught up?

Usman/Kimbaaaaaally: Part of me wonders if he’d have no problem sleeping sleeping with someone if they were a young, attractive woman? It was nice of him to come back and sleep with her - but the pillows? Really? What’s wrong with 2 adults cuddling or sleeping close together?

Caleb/Alina: There’s a big rift on my fb pages about her. People either hate Alina or don’t.  I don’t hate her, but I don’t like how she’s treating Caleb and I don’t think they’re going to last.  She really is pushy. I also call his bluff on more than 100 people (but then again I’m super naïve… but he’s only 28! But… again, prude here).
edit: throughout the entire season she’s laughing and finding embarrassing things funny about Caleb. And it’s all jokes and laughter.  Then Elijah calls her out and screeching halt. Woah woah. Woah. Suddenly not so funny anymore, Alina?

Gino/Jasmine: Even her friends say she’s crazy.  She is! Run, G, run.  The stripper wasn’t in her control and at first it looked like she didn’t like it… but then it looked like she did towards the end. 

Mike/Ximena: Mike is letting it loose a liiiiiittle to early, but I’m happy he’s showing his true side, because we all do that. I fart & burp. I’ll admit it.  But I wait a few months before you find out I have bodily functions 😉. I understand her side since he’s doing it so close to her too. I also don’t understand people who throw clothes on the floor.  If the hamper is too far, move it to where you normally strip. 

Johnny/Ella: I’m on Johnny’s side with travel. Delta is scary. I wouldn’t advise anyone to fly into a Delta outbreak peak in the States.  All his points were valid. It sucks, Ella, but this is what the entire world is facing right now.  If you don’t think travel is so risky, go to China and see HIM. Although I know the underlying reason is his parents thoughts on her (which will never change), so he pretty much has to defy them or obey them at this point. I also think this is drawn out TLC drama because their main storyline is just people of two different body types.

Hazma/Memphis: I can’t wait for next week’s episode to see of he’ll last more than 30 seconds.  Memphis will tell us.

Ben/Mahogany: Hope you have a lot of trip ideas to do solo, dude.

short+sassy

I am totally caught up, including up through last night!

Usman/Kimberly -- Going back a couple episodes, the singer they had dinner with seemed so great!  I thought she was going to be rude to Kimberly, but was so sweet and has such a charming personality.  There was a love fest for her on the sub-Reddit.  Apparently she had something like 2M followers, even before the show aired.  So I hope she's gained some of an American audience.

I especially disliked Kimberly in last night's episode.  It reminded me of some of the guys I dated in my teens/early 20s who would try and pressure me to have sex and then have an angry pout-fest, if I said "no".  I wish Usman had told her the pressuring was a dealbreaker and he was no longer interested in a relationship with her.  Then the gravy train might have stopped, but I think it's stopped anyway unless he does want to have sex with her.  She doesn't seem to realize his Zara song is about his ex-g/f, lol.

Caleb/Alina -- The sub-Reddit has been so funny with them.  The first couple episodes it was a love fest for Alina and Elijah and a hate fest for Caleb.  But then we saw Alina trying to pressure Caleb to have sex before he was ready.  Some damning social media Alina had written was posted, where she uses the "n" word a lot.  And now the hate fest is for her.  Elijah has been really rude to Caleb the whole time.  And then when we found out last night that he had snuck into their room and watched them have sex, oops I mean to "find his brush".  Apparently late at night without knocking first.  Over the top creepy.  I've never thought Caleb was a bad guy.  Pretentious and a bit clueless, but I think he has always meant well. 

Gino/Jasmine -- They are both terrible people.  Though my opinions about Gino more come from what he's done off the show.  Last night's show was funny because he's a regular at the strip clubs.  Back home, he had dated a dancer and then stalked and harassed her.  I don't know how anyone could stand to be with her.  Are men really so foolish that all they can see is her great figure?  Apparently so.

Another good example of that is Mike/Ximena -- I'm not going to badmouth her for getting pregnant at 15.  I suspect she's had a hard life and may have even been forced to be a prostitute to help support her family.  But then when she was an adult, she purposely tried to get pregnant with criminal.  And did.  She literally said she's in love with that guy, but he'll be in prison for a long time, so she needs a guy like Mike to help support her and her kids.  She's at least tangentially involved with the criminal underworld and has talked about dating drug dealers and a hit man.  She knew Mike wants to be a dad, but lied to him and told him she could still have children.   Mike, dude, seriously.  You're better off alone than with this train wreck.  Now that this show has aired, I bet he has all kinds of women contacting him, so I hope he moves on if he hasn't already.  But he's not faultless either.  He's still giving a lot of money to a younger, more attractive (than him) woman to get her interested in him.

Johnny/Ella --  So much hate for Ella on the subReddit, because of all of her Asian-fetishizing.  But then, he's doing the same thing and there's a lot less of the hate.  Overall, I don't dislike her, but she does seem immature and a little too much into fantasy.  I didn't want to like him because he has such an issue with her weight, but I do like him in spite of myself.  In the 90DF world, he actually seems normal and rational.  Plus, he also seems really nice.  I know and can understand how upset and hurt Ella is but, she needs to stop with all the pressuring.  I personally would have felt safe to travel when Delta was raging since I'm vaccinated (and so is he) but then, I don't have parents and a child depending on me financially.

Hamza/Memphis -- She is nuts.  Not Jasmine nuts.  But it does make her irrational and more prone to fly off the handle.  I mainly call her that because she is so adamant about marrying someone she just met IRL.  Slow it down, Memphis.  Geez!  I think they are now finding out what a poor plan this is, she just doesn't want to admit it yet.  He seems too immature to be getting married.  I know it is more common in other countries for people to still be living with their parents at his age, but his mom seems to coddle him a lot and I don't think he has any clue about how to be a real adult.  I'm impressed with Memphis and what she has accomplished in life, considering her beginnings.  But she seems like an awful person to actually date.  Much less be married to.  Run, Hamza, run.  She is not going to wipe your ass and cook for you, like your momma does.

Ben/Mahogany -- The subReddit has found her and there are a lot of posts about the real Mahogany.  She IS real and that is her real name.  But her photos are massively photoshopped, as if that isn't obvious, and she looks pretty different IRL.  She's still pretty, but more in a cute way instead of a gorgeous way.  I think Ben is completely disgusting and I really don't care if he gets hurt/disappointed.  He's the typical AH.  Using his money and US citizenry to try and woo a girl that is half his age, with exponentially less wealth.  Oh yeah.  And they've been chatting for a whomping three months.  I think "God's way" is to punish guys like him, until they learn to date someone their own age who isn't so financially desperate.   

CharmedPam

Oh yeah - Elijah, walking in on them “doing it”… if that even happened, because I don’t think it did, the way he came across it was so creepy.  Apparently, for the rest of this season, Alina is going to be edited out of the episodes anyway. She made some racist comments on social media in the past, that were unearthed so they “fired” her. 

ETA also; this:

kvruns

I haven't watched this most recent season but you have my curious with this meme now!

short+sassy

Geoffrey Paschel was just sentenced this afternoon.  18 years for aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and interference with emergency calls.  Good!

I don't know why Varya has been by his side this whole time.  She was in the courtroom today.  He went to visit her for the first time (July 2019) only a month after this assault (June 2019).  She should have cut her losses a LONG time ago.  Though she is living in the US now.

Oh, but you know how 4-5 ex wives and girlfriends are always conspiring against guys and making up allegations of domestic abuse//s.

CharmedPam

I hope she divorces him! Also I heard he had to serve 100% of the time too. No getting out early like some felons do. 

short+sassy

CharmedPam said:

I hope she divorces him! Also I heard he had to serve 100% of the time too. No getting out early like some felons do. 

I'm not sure if they ever got married.  I couldn't find any confirmation, one way or the other, online.  But there is speculation that they secretly did.  She came to the US on a tourist visa.

climbingsingle

I saw that about Geoffrey! Good - he belongs in prison. 

Varya made some insane TikTok about picking out his sentencing outfit for him. It was unhinged at best. 

short+sassy

climbingsingle said:

I saw that about Geoffrey! Good - he belongs in prison. 

Varya made some insane TikTok about picking out his sentencing outfit for him. It was unhinged at best. 

I saw on Reddit this morning another unhinged post she did.  She baked a small birthday cake for his son who died.  And said something (very much paraphrasing) in her post about how sad it is that neither the child nor his dad can be there to eat this cake.  But the rain is Geoffrey's small angel in heaven crying for the injustice.

So much gag.

She also said something about his appeal case looking great, but I might be confusing that with one of her other deranged posts. 

CharmedPam

Holy shit Gino!! You’re such a creeper on so many levels. I never thought I’d be on Jasmine’s side.  Why do you even have to send ANY pic, clothed or not, to rub it in your ex’s face? She made so many valid points on the sugar baby thing. She’d rather work 7 jobs before that. Although if someone wanted to pay me $250 to have dinner with them…. Well…. i have zelle, venmo, paypal… I have ‘em all. 

also, I knew Alina was fired from the show, but do we have to see replayed footage? Why not edit it out completely and try to find cut footage to fill in with the ofher couples? Or just put the new scenes in with them and focus on when Caleb talks? We’re seeing her anyway! 

and Dear Ben,
your “poem” or story or whatever - kinda awkward. Also, I probably wouldn’t have gotten through it if a man sent that to me. I get bored so easily.

It’s got to be SO hard to have a life with someone who you can’t speak their language and rely on translators.  So much is lost with incorrect words, inflection and tone.

And to anyone who watched “The single life” tell all
- this made me LOL so hard

climbingsingle

@short+sassy I saw that one about the cake too! It was disturbing. 

I haven't really been watching this season but did watch a little of last night's episode before I fell asleep. 

Gino - what a disgusting creep. 
Memphis - if you feel you can't trust this guy, why are you marrying him!?!?
Kimberly - REALLY? That was so awkward to watch. Imagine a man doing that to a woman. 

short+sassy

climbingsingle said:

@short+sassy I saw that one about the cake too! It was disturbing. 

I haven't really been watching this season but did watch a little of last night's episode before I fell asleep. 

Gino - what a disgusting creep. 
Memphis - if you feel you can't trust this guy, why are you marrying him!?!?
Kimberly - REALLY? That was so awkward to watch. Imagine a man doing that to a woman. 

I feel so bad for Hamzah.  It seems like he doesn't want to marry Memphis, at least not yet, but doesn't know how to say "no".

But yay Ximena and Mike on their engagement.  It seems like Ximena has sincere warm feelings for Mike and I hope that's enough.  Because I don't think she's attracted to him or in love with him.