With the 90-day deadline ticking down and weddings fast approaching, it can only mean one thing for the 90 Day Fiancé season 11 couples — bachelor and bachelorette parties! From topless dancers to burlesque shows, some couples got closer, while others only seemed to drift further apart in episode 13.
90 Day Fiance’s Mahdi Still Didn’t Trust Stevi Completely
Stevi and Mahdi were still at odds after their heated argument while touring wedding venues. The Iran native still believed his future wife wasn’t being honest about her sexuality and struggled to trust her. With their nuptials soon approaching, the couple faced the difficult task of putting their issues aside as they prepared to leave for their joint bachelor/bachelorette party in New Orleans.
“After the argument at the venue, I think both of us were not on the same page about how we felt about what happened,” Stevi told producers. “But the one thing I do know is that I still love Mahdi a lot and I know that Mahdi loves me. And so right now I just really want to forget everything that’s happening and just focus on getting married.”
Stevi excitedly showed Mahdi the dress she purchased for their wedding day, and he immediately said, “It makes you look old” upon seeing it. It was due to the dresses’ floral print, which he explained was traditionally used for older women in Iran.
Stevi and Mahdi left to join their friends for the festivities in Louisiana, where Mahdi was planning to meet his friend Saeed, who he was introduced to on social media through teaching English.
“We share the same background, same culture and same country, but he’s been living in the US for more than 10 years, so he knows exactly how I’m feeling,” he explained in a confessional. “My family, Stevi, none of them can understand my situation, but Saeed can.”
Madhi learned that Stevi planned a burlesque show for him and Saeed to attend, instantly making him uncomfortable.
When Saeed and Mahdi met up, Mahdi instantly began venting to him about how he learned Stevi often painted women naked and how he suspected she was lying about being bisexual.
Saeed
“This is actually worse than I thought it would be,” Saeed said about his friend’s relationship. “To me, it looks like Mahdi is finding himself in a situation where he needs to behave in a certain way to make Stevi happy. And I’m wondering if Stevi cares about him at all.”
Mahdi had second thoughts about unloading all his hesitations about his relationship as he felt he was worried that he may have altered Saeed’s perception of his fiancée.
After Saeed learned that Stevi didn’t tell her parents about her relationship with Mahdi until recently, he called it “very suspicious.”
“I think she’s in the habit of keeping a secret until very until the very last second and that’s just to make everybody behave in the way she likes,” Saeed deduced. “That makes me think there are also other things that she’s hiding from him until very few seconds before it happens.”
Stevi joined Mahdi and Saeed, then sent her fiancé off to grab oysters while she and Saeed shared a private conversation.
Saeed immediately started the conversation hot, asking her, “So do you really think that you hear enough about his concerns and everything that he is dealing with these days or are you just being selfish? Sorry for saying that.”
Stevi clapped back by saying he had a “misconception” about her, adding, “I understand that Mahdi has sacrificed a lot to be with me, but so have I because I don’t really let people close to me ever.”
The scene ended with Stevi affirming that her fiancé was a grown man who could make his own choices.
90 Day Fiance’s Sarper Took a Dig at Shekinah’s Friend During His Comedy Show
Although they still weren’t on great terms, Shekinah Garner and Sarper Güven spent time together by going on a hike.
“Just because we had makeup sex does not mean that everything’s OK,” she told him. “I guess sex is the glue that holds us together. But we also need to be on the same page.”
Shekinah was planning on opening an office suite to transition her workspace out of her home. However, her handyman Dan instantly “stressed” the Turkey native out due to how good looking he was.
While Sarper visited her on site, Shekinah encouraged Sarper to focus on his upcoming stand-up comedy routine. “It’s like two hours long. A lot of it is very inappropriate and I have mixed feelings about it,” she explained. “I just am not sure that his, you know, Turkish comedy is going to translate for an American audience. Even if it doesn’t pan out long term. It’s something that’s occupying his time and that’s important.”
Shekinah’s friend Dan, whom her fiancé doesn’t get along with, showed up for Sarper’s underwhelming open mic night. The personal trainer managed to get a few laughs from the crowd and took a jab at Dan, which only served to infuriate him further.
“I’m so embarrassed,” Shekinah told producers. “The dig at Dan was totally uncalled for. And I’m trying to be supportive, but I just want this to be over.”
90 Day Fiance’s Mark Agrees to Adopt Mina’s Son Clayton
It was Mark Bessette’s birthday weekend and the TLC personality was set to celebrate turning 59 years old. “Today I’m going to take Mina and Maria down to Boston to celebrate my birthday weekend,” he explained. “And Mina’s sister Alex is coming in from Brussels tomorrow. And then she’s going to stay all the way through the wedding in 11 days.”
Although Aminata “Mina” Mack and Mina were in good spirits, the France native grew worried as her son Clayton’s passport continued to be delayed and she did not want to get married without him present.
Mark Bessette
Mark reminded Mina that if they didn’t get married, she would return to France and said their daughter Maria would stay with him.
Mark, Mina and Maria arrived at their hotel in Boston, where Mina finally agreed that she would sign Mark’s prenup on one condition — that he adopt her son.
“I already was planning to adopt Clayton,” he told her, adding that he planned to set a good example for his future stepson.
90 Day Fiance’s Juan Drops a Bomb After a Night With Topless Dancers
It was also time for Jessica Parson and Juan David Daza’s joint bachelor/bachelorette party. This time, however, the couple was headed to Deadwood, South Dakota, to join Jessica’s friend Megin, Megin’s husband, Herbie, and Juan’s cousin Leonardo.
Upon arriving, Juan opened up to his cousin about the challenges he faced after moving to a small town. He also shared that the cruise line he had previously worked for had offered him his job back.
“Jessica does not want me to go back to the boat. That was definitely a no. But ever since I got a call from the cruise ship offering a new contract and I’ve been thinking about it,” he explained. “I don’t know how to talk to Jessica about it, but I guess I’ll have to give it a try.”
After a lackluster trip to Mt. Rushmore, the group separated between men and women, and Juan was given a shirt with Jessica’s face on it that he was required to wear all night.
Juan and his group went to a night club with topless dancers, which seemingly gave him the confidence the next morning to reveal the cruise ship job offer to Jessica.
“So if you want to look for a job in the US, you can be with your family,” she told him. “If you don’t want to look for a job and you want to go on the cruise, then don’t be with us. Don’t waste my time.”
Amani and Matt Learn Any’s Real Name Is Actually Brenda
Amani Jlassi and Matt Jlassi were face to face with Any Aguirre’s American ex-boyfriend, Rey, who informed them that he only heard of the couple “through social media.”
This immediately sent Amani red flags, who was disappointed that Any had not told Rey about them. In addition, Amani learned that Rey has met all of Any’s children — not just her daughter as they had.
“It was crazy to hear that his relationship far surpassed ours in some manners because like, he’s met all of her children,” Matt said in a confessional. “It’s obviously he knew her way better than we do.”
Rey also dropped the bomb that Any’s real name was Brenda and she was still legally married.
Amani invited Any to join them for dinner, and 45 minutes later, she finally arrived, with Amani greeting her, “Hi, Brenda.”
