90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? featured Jasmine Pineda living her worst “nightmare” and calling her move to America a “mistake,” Ed Brown hiding money troubles from Liz Woods, Mahmoud Sherbiny arriving in America, and Ashley Michelle planning to investigate Manuel Velez’s past during the Season 8 episode that aired Sunday night on TLC.
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90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?’s new season stars Kobe Blaise and Emily Bieberly, Alexei Brovarnik and Loren Goldstone, Nicole Sherbiny and Mahmoud Sherbiny, Patrick Mendes and Thais Ramone, Ed Brown and Liz Woods, and Michael Ilesanmi and Angela Deem.
The cast also includes Sophie Sierra and Rob Warne, Ashley Michelle and Manuel Velez, and Gino Palazzolo and Jasmine Pineda from the latest season of 90 Day Fiance.
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90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? features married couples trying to make their relationships work in America following the K-1 visa process, except for Liz and Ed, who began the season as engaged Americans.
The 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? cast will “continue to navigate the highs and lows in their relationships including everything from preparing for first impressions with the in-laws, to managing significant cultural differences, to working through turbulent family dynamics and more,” according to TLC.
Below is what happened on Episode 2 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?’s eighth season.
JASMINE and GINO
Jasmine discovered that she has a foot fetish. During her camping trip with Gino, she kissed and sucked his toes in their tent. Jasmine didn’t want to have any inhibitions during her honeymoon, and so she asked Gino what he liked, and Gino said he was going to have her see lightning that night — nevermind the stars.
The next day, Gino and Jasmine said they had a great night, and Gino hoped they had made a baby. Jasmine called it “the best” night ever, and she gushed about how her husband had given her sperm.
“Gino thinks I can get pregnant immediately, and it scares me because I haven’t told him about the fertility issues I have faced in the past,” Jasmine told the cameras. “I am afraid to tell him because he has baby fever.”
Trying to have a baby apparently had negative affects on her previous relationship with her son’s father.
Jasmine showed Gino her ovulation chart and explained how they’d have to make love multiple times during her ovulation days, when she had the highest chance of getting pregnant. Gino, however, thought having sex three or four times in a day was “a little much.”
Gino wanted their sexual encounters to be “natural” and “not forced,” but then Jasmine explained how it was “very hard” to conceive her son. She said she even had to go through hormonal treatment to get pregnant.
“You never told me that before,” Gino noted. “To sustain the pregnancy, every day I had an injection… Now, the age I am, it’s going to make everything more difficult.”
Jasmine felt relieved after opening up to Gino, who wasn’t mad at all. Gino believed everything was going to work out and that she’d get pregnant when least expecting it.
Jasmine missed Panama a lot, and she couldn’t wait to bring her children over to the United States. Jasmine then FaceTimed with her mother Cecilia and sister Zuellen, who were taking care of her kids in Panama.
Zuellen revealed that Jasmine’s son Juance was sad and missed her a lot. Jasmine told the cameras that if Gino didn’t agree to move her kids, there’s no way she’d stay in the United States and remain married to him.
Cecilia then revealed that she was always in pain and tended to fall into depression as a result. Jasmine was very worried about her mom’s health because she hadn’t been feeling well yet doctors weren’t sure about what was going on.
Jasmine wished she could hug and support her mom, but that wasn’t physically possible. Zuellen shared how their mother needed to get tests done, including a biopsy, and so Jasmine said Gino would pay for it.
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Jasmine realized in that moment that her mother may have cancer, and she had an emotional breakdown.
“Just because it’s possible doesn’t mean it’s going to happen,” Zuellen assured Jasmine.
Jasmine cried about how she was a “crappy” mother and daughter, and she didn’t know how to proceed.
Jasmine and Gino were then shown meeting with an immigration lawyer named Anthony Ray to discuss their situation.
Jasmine explained how she was concerned about not being able to leave the United States and travel back to Panama, and she learned how it was going to take about eight months for her paperwork to be filed and processed.
Jasmine determined that she wanted her kids to move to America, but then Gino dropped a bombshell that he never listed Jasmine’s kids on her K-1 petition.
“I am not an expert… When I file her adjustment of status soon, can I put both her children on adjustment status and file it with her children on their?” Gino asked the lawyer.
“You have to have [a status] before you can adjust it,” Anthony explained to the couple.
“So since they’re not here, they can’t adjust it… What you should’ve done in this case, even if you didn’t want to bring the kids over right away, you want to include everyone on that petition and get it approved… Because they’re not listed, it’s going to be impossible to bring them over.”
That was a major mistake in the process, and Anthony explained how they’d need to look at the immigrant petition and then get Jasmine’s children immigrant visas to bring them over. The lawyer charged about $5,000 in filing fees and representation for the next 12 to 14 months.
“It’s going to take a little bit longer though,” Anthony confessed. “Hopefully it goes sooner, but it could be a year-and-a-half to two years.”
“Wow,” Gino said, before Jasmine broke down into tears.
Gino and Jasmine learned that had Gino included Jasmine’s children in the petition, it would have only taken about six months to bring her kids over to the U.S.
Jasmine called the situation “a nightmare.” She knew this process was going to take time, but she never anticipated it would take two years.
“If I had known that, trust me, I wouldn’t be here,” Jasmine lamented. “I feel at this moment, I made a huge mistake. I never should’ve come here without my kids.”
EMILY and KOBE
After an extremely long traveling day and multiple flights, Emily and Kobe finally landed in Africa, and they were about to visit Kobe’s friends and family in Cameroon. Emily said she couldn’t wait to meet Kobe’s family and friends and also introduce her children and parents to them.
Emily boasted about how she was ready to party, but there were so many people helping her with her luggage at the airport that it was very hectic and surprising. It also seemed like Kobe was fighting with some of the guys.
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Kobe explained how men tried to hustle at the airport in Cameroon and they appreciated a little cash here or there.
“It’s very shocking. This is very foreign to us,” Emily admitted to the cameras. “Things have been very overwhelming so far.”
Kobe’s best friend had also been worried about Kobe’s marriage. He explained how Emily’s culture was very different and he had watched American women on TV appearing very bossy and arrogant. Kobe’s friends were interested to learn about Emily’s personality and culture.
The next day, Kobe drove his family two hours to meet his parents, and Emily was shocked to see animals everywhere and the busy, colorful streets. But first, they bought traditional Cameroon outfits for the big family occasion.
Kobe was looking forward to blending the two cultures together, and he thought proper dress would be a way for his wife’s family to show his parents appreciation and respect.
ED and LIZ
Ed and Liz were engaged and recently moved to his hometown of Bentonville, AR. He said things were going well, and he had just bought a big lawn mower for their yard.
Liz said she was “living the dream” in Arkansas because she and her daughter Ryleigh had a big house to live in. Liz explained to the 90 Day Fiance cameras how she and Ed had been dating on and off for over three years and engaged for two of those years.
“We have finally set a wedding date. In two months, we are getting married.” Liz shared with pride.
“Holy sh-t!” Ed blurted out.
Ed said he loved Emily from the day they first met, but at that point, Emily didn’t even like him. She grew to like him and their relationship was a roller coaster. The pair had a lot to figure out once their platonic relationship took a romantic turn.
Ed and Liz had a lot of breaks up and make ups over the years, and so they went to intensive therapy while in Florida.
“We learned a lot pretty quickly, and I think the therapy and the changes I made to be a better partner to you is what saved our relationship,” Ed told the cameras.
“You have matured so much,” Liz added. “We were a beautiful hurricane, and now we’re calm and the sun is coming out… Communication is much better now, but Ed still loves to hear his own voice.
Ryleigh was staying with the couple for the summer, and Ed said he loved spending time and playing games with her. Ed thought having Ryleigh around made their relationship stronger, and he told Ryleigh that he loved her.
Ryleigh also seemed excited about Ed becoming her stepfather, but Liz was slightly concerned about Ed stepping into that role given he was already in his late fifties.
Ed, however, had a lot of stress on him trying to take care of everyone and plan a wedding, and so he feared that stress was going to lead to arguments with Liz.
Ed and Liz were both living off their savings, and Liz had given up her partnership in a restaurant in San Diego, CA, to be with Ed. The couple was planning to become a real estate team and do some networking to get their names out there.
Liz and Ed did a practice house tour with Ryleigh being their client. Liz thought Ed was going to be a social butterfly and be able to sell the homes while she’s great at the legal work and the finer details. Liz pictured the couple being a great team and balance.
“I want to give Liz the best wedding possible, and I don’t really want to tell her that we’re under water right now. I’m really feeling pressure to get this real estate deal off the ground. I need an income stream,” Ed confessed to the cameras.
ROB and SOPHIE
Rob complained about how Sophie had lost her precious wedding band, and he believed that if she cared about it, she’d keep it safe.
Rob vented about how Sophie wasn’t home working on their problems with him. Rob said he cared immensely about wanting his marriage to work while Sophie but she didn’t seem to feel the same way.
Sophie explained in a confessional how she didn’t want to move back in with Rob just because he was pressuring her to do so. She was going to move back in if it was a genuine want of hers.
“[He just wants me to] forgive everything and accept that he doesn’t treat me how I want to be treated. He [broke] my trust and hurt me,” Sophie explained.
“He’s the exact same, and it’s frustrating because that whole amount of time I’ve been away did absolutely nothing. I know he wants to work things out, but I don’t know if I want to.”
Sophie was then shown meeting up with her mother in a bookstore. Sophie’s mom revealed how her boyfriend had just said, “I love you,” to her, and Sophie was admittedly a little jealous since her own relationship was failing.
Sophie admitted to her mom that she felt “emotionally drained,” and Claire didn’t seem surprised that Rob was acting like “a knob” again.
Sophie said Rob wanted to make her seem like a horrible person for moving out but it was actually his fault to begin with. Sophie wondered if it was “pointless” to talk to Rob about potentially moving in together again since their relationship was in such a bad place.
“He can’t change. He’s an assh-le,” Claire insisted.
“I’m really trying. No one can say that I’m not trying,” Sophie insisted.
Claire could tell that her daughter was blinded by love and wanted Rob to change, but she didn’t think Rob was ever going to change since he didn’t even believe that he was the problem.
Claire didn’t want to see her daughter go through pain just for good sex. Claire, who had overdosed in the past, called Rob the “drug” of Sophie’s choice. Claire also suggested that Rob had a porn addiction, but Sophie wasn’t sure about that.
NICOLE and MAHMOUD
Nicole was about to see her husband on American soil after being away from him for six months. Nicole therefore waited at the airport for Mahmoud with a sign in her hands that read, “Welcome home, Mahmoud, my love!”
Nicole cried when she was finally reunited with her husband, and he thought her sign was very sweet. But Mahmoud was quiet and didn’t want to kiss Nicole on her lips in public. Mahmoud explained how he was just tired and, being a Muslim, he didn’t like showing affection in front of other people.
“We’re in America! I can do whatever I want!” Nicole told her husband.
Mahmoud also complained about how Nicole was wearing a crop top and showing her stomach in public. The pair had only been together for a matter of seconds before Nicole told her husband, “Don’t start!”
Mahmoud thought the United States looked nice, but he admitted that he still liked Egypt better. He already missed everything about Cairo, including being surrounded by people at all times.
“It’s quiet. There are just cars and no people walking. It feels weird to me,” Mahmoud told the cameras.
Nicole was so excited to have Mahmoud by her side, but she understood how he must have been exhausted and homesick simultaneously. A part of Nicole worried that Mahmoud would never come to like America, but she didn’t want to let her mind wander into a dark place.
Once Mahmoud received a tour of Nicole’s home, he didn’t like her artwork and was a bit critical of her work.
Nicole grew angry at Mahmoud for not sleeping on the plane because he was so tired upon his arrival. She had been hoping their reunion would be sweet and joyful, and so Mahmoud apologized for that.
ASHLEY and MANUEL
After talking to her family at The Lilac Festival, Ashley realized Manuel’s secrecy was a problem and that it was weird he was alienating her from his family after a year of marriage. Ashley felt “frustrated” that she wasn’t in his children’s lives and that he wasn’t making any effort for them to get to know each other.
Manuel insisted that his children — ages 12 and 14 — knew about the marriage and they’d come to accept Ashley as their “second mom.”
Manuel explained in a confessional how he wanted his kids to move to America but he also wanted them to feel as comfortable as possible. Manuel planned to do what was best for his children, and it appeared that he didn’t want to rush their meeting with Ashley.
Ashley told Manuel that he was always full of excuses and she saw “loads and loads of deflection” from her husband.
“It’s my personal life. I’ll handle it,” Manuel snapped at his wife. “I’m not hiding anything.”
Ashley broke down into tears because she wasn’t feeling like she was Manuel’s wife. She wanted them to be totally transparent with each other, but Manuel was apparently stressed out by Ashley pressing him to reveal more information about “a sensitive topic.”
Manuel accused Ashley of bringing drama into their marriage, and so Ashley said she needed some space.
Ashley was hell bent on figuring out what was going on and if Manuel was hiding something. She intended to investigate his past and “pry that b-tch wide open.”
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