Now finally at the midpoint of the season, things are heating up for reality TV series 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way. The Americans featured in the cast have all since moved out of the country to be with their loved ones scattered across the world, and settling into their new lives has been anything but a walk in the park. We’ve seen fights, tears, and make-or-break moments for the couples as they adjust to a life that is no longer long distance.
In an exclusive clip shared with TheThings, we get snippets of how the duos will fare in the second half of the season. There are several serious conversations that are teased, covering everything from wedding plans to wanting children to whether some of the relationships are even meant to go the distance.
No Justice For James
The teaser opens with a more humorous moment, showing James trying the notoriously stinky fruit durian for the first time. Meitalia and her relatives laugh as he spits it out and notes that it tastes like “rotting human flesh.” In a later scene, however, the couple is shown in a tense conversation with Meitalia’s sister, who James claims has been spreading “malicious lies” about him, though we don’t yet have a sense of what those are.
A major issue for the couple this season so far has stemmed from the conversation about having kids. Meitalia (and her parents) want to add more kids to their family very badly, and James has remained on the fence about it, despite having initially promised her family that he would. No doubt the second half of the season will delve deeper into this outstanding question mark for the couple.
Corona And Ingi On Different Wavelengths
Meanwhile, Corona is shown out at drinks with friends dishing about a rather intimate part of her relationship. She tells the other women that, in the course of a year, she and Ingi have only had sex about four times. “In Ingi’s defense,” she goes on to quip, “He kind of broke his p*nis.”
Later, she and Ingi are shown having a conversation at home. Corona presses him about their long term plans, asking, “Did you really have no idea that I wanted to get married?” Ingi seems to shrug this off, saying that some of his friends have been in relationships for eight or nine years without ever getting engaged. Corona doesn’t hold back expressing her upset:
For the first time, I’m looking at Ingi and I’m like, ‘Who the hell is this guy?’ I’m telling you right now, you are with the wrong person.”
Joanne’s Irish Goodbye
We get a brief look at Sean and Joanne together in Ireland. Sean asks if Joanne is no longer moving there, to which she says she doesn’t know. “I was so naive thinking that this was gonna work out,” he tells the cameras, “I don’t know if I can do it for another six years.”
A Wifi-less Life For Statler And Dempsey
The struggles of the van life continue on for Statler, who appears stressed in a clip as she tries to access the internet from a remote location. “Without internet, no job. No van life,” she stresses to Dempsey. For her part, Dempsey says she doesn’t think it’s fair that Statler puts all of this on her, as the two agreed to this kind of lifestyle together.
Shekinah’s Tears Don’t Stop
Shekinah and Sarper are shown in the middle of yet another tearful conversation. Shekinah seems to be questioning the entirety of their relationship:
I made a mistake and I feel like all of my family and friends were right.
Sarper seems to balk at this, saying she can’t throw their year together “to the garbage,” to which she responds, “I actually can.” Their scene ends with Sarper wiping tears from his face.
Rocky Wedding Times For Lily And Josh
Lastly, Josh and Lily are shown on the day of their traditional Chinese wedding ceremony, but things are anything but tranquil. Josh tells the cameras that he “really doesn’t know if this is going to happen.” Josh’s brother is shown in town with them, emphasizing to the couple that their guests are arriving shortly when they still haven’t decided whether to proceed with the ceremony.
“We have to cancel the wedding,” Josh tells Lily, who grows so upset that she walks off. “I’m so sad. I’m so angry,” she expresses to the cameras.
More episodes of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way will continue to air on TLC on Mondays at 8/7c.
