The 90 Day Fiancé franchise, including spin-offs like 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days and
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, is filled with drama and awkward situations.
Usually, the most memorable moments are during the couples' proposals, so we're here to show
the most awkward ones we've witnessed.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way stars Corey and Evelin had a rocky relationship from the beginning.
With Corey finding out about Evelin's secret past romances from a friend, and Corey's culture
shock moving to Evelin's hometown in Ecuador, their relationship became strained early on.
But things got especially tense when Corey asked Evelin to marry him.
He popped the question after a romantic hot air balloon ride, but Evelin didn't seem happy with the proposal.
"Are you seriously doing this?”
“I had to at least try cuz this is what I truly want to do."
Yeah, that probably wasn't the reaction he was expecting.
"I mean that's a big question."
Finally, Evelin said yes, but she later explained to the cameras what this meant to her.
She said:
"Just because I say yes to the engagement doesn't mean that I'm completely ready to
say yes to a wedding right away."
Steven and Olga met when she was visiting the United States from Russia, but their fling
soon turned into so much more when Olga found out she was pregnant.
Soon after, Steven visited Olga in Russia.
This 90 Day Fiancé Season 6 couple endured plenty of tense moments, including Steven
criticizing Olga for not being excited to see him in the weeks after giving birth, and
an argument over Steven potentially spreading germs to the baby.
In fact, it was after one such tense moment that Steven decided to propose.
On one of Steven's last days in Russia, he admitted to Olga that he didn't apply for
her visa when he said he would.
He even said that if he'd applied when he was supposed to, Olga would have been able
to be in the U.S. a month earlier.
It was an awkward moment, but Steven made it even weirder when he abruptly took out
a ring and proposed.
"That being said, will you marry me?
Will you?
Is that a yes?"
The proposal was simple, but it seemed like Steven only wanted to distract Olga from the
fact that he lied.
Deavan and Jihoon seemed so in love when they first appeared in Season 1 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way.
They both appeared genuinely happy about Deavan's pregnancy as well, despite drama surrounding
Deavan's older child, Drascilla, and concerns about Jihoon's conservative parents.
So, with Deavan making plans to move to South Korea to be with Jihoon, there was only one
thing left for Jihoon to do: propose.
While Jihoon had the right idea when it came to the proposal: putting a ring in a glass
of ginger ale for a pregnant Deavan, his execution of the event left room for improvement.
When Deavan couldn't get her new ring out of the glass, Jihoon chugged the ginger ale,
and they knocked over other glasses in the process.
Deavan, of course, said yes to Jihoon, and it ended up being a sweet moment, though still pretty awkward.
Unfortunately, things wouldn't work out for the pair.
"We will be happy."
Darcey and Jesse may have had one of the most dramatic relationships in the history of 90 Day Fiancé.
Between their dramatic fight over how to cut a steak, an argument about throwing shoes,
and a memorable disagreement during which Jesse suggested that Darcey drank too much,
they filled Seasons 1 and 2 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days with lots of arguments
and plenty of drama.
So it's probably a good thing the two never got engaged, even though Jesse did sort of propose.
At the end of Season 1, Jesse took Darcey inside a beautiful Dutch windmill.
"You are incredible, and you've shown vulnerability.
So baby, I got a little surprise for you."
He then got down on one knee.
This could have been a perfect proposal, but the Dutch hunk didn't end up asking Darcey to marry him.
Instead, he gave her a promise ring.
"But this is not an engagement ring.”
“Really?
What?"
Later, after the two broke up, that same ring sparked drama on social media when rumors
spread that Darcey was selling it, even though she denied them.
It was an awkward semi-proposal and an awkward breakup.
Tim and Jeniffer appeared in 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.
Jeniffer was a beautiful Colombian model, and stylish Tim struggled to impress her.
Jeniffer, unfortunately, wasn't too happy with Tim's grooming habits.
"He might be gay, I don't know."
And while Tim tried to make Jeniffer happy, she was severely disappointed with the promise
ring he gave her.
At first, Jeniffer loved the ring, but that changed when she asked where Tim got it.
Tim said:
"Well, that's a long story.
I feel like there's something I should probably tell you just so you don't find out in the future."
He then proceeded to tell her that he actually got the ring for his ex, Veronica, and that
she gave it back to him recently.
Clearly, Jeniffer was not pleased.
"You're giving me a ring of your ex?"
There are so many wonderful places to propose to a boyfriend or girlfriend.
One could propose on the beach, or at a fancy restaurant.
Even proposing at home can be romantic.
But when 90 Day Fiancé Season 7 star Sasha proposed to Emily, he chose a particularly
unconventional location: in an elevator.
English teacher Emily met her personal trainer beau when she moved to Russia for a teaching job.
Despite the language barrier between the two, Emily and Sasha hit it off right away.
"One day we had gotten takeout for dinner.
We were in the elevator, and he just looked at me and he said, 'Emily I want you to be my wife.'"
Nothing says romance quite like small, confined spaces and carrying heavy take-out bags back
to your apartment, right?
And the fact that he didn't ask her to marry him, but rather stated a fact, made it even less romantic.
With 90 Day Fiancé couples living in different countries, often on the other side of the
world, it's no wonder that many of these couples either met online or kept in contact with
the help of the internet.
One couple from Season 7, Mursel and Anna, met online.
Anna explained that Mursel added her as a friend on Facebook before they fell in love.
While meeting online may be common, even the best online daters probably have to admit
that proposing marriage should be done in person, but that's not how Mursel did it.
"And then showed me this ring that he got me and asked if I’d marry him and I said yes."
While Anna and Mursel seemed to have a lot in common, and they did end up getting married
by the end of the season, it was an unforgettably awkward way to propose.
Paul and Karine had an awkward courtship in Season 1 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90
Days, mostly because they didn't speak the same language.
They often communicated through their phones' translation apps.
There were also issues involving Paul not trusting Karine, but, in the end, they decided
that they wanted to be together.
So, Paul proposed to Karine on the beach.
There was just one problem: the proposal was super awkward.
During the proposal, Paul laid out a large chain in the shape of a heart and spelled
out "Karine will you marry me?" in English in the sand.
But, of course, Karine couldn't read English, so she had to look up the translation online.
That took a long time, and even after the translation was finished, Karine didn't respond right away.
When she did, she first said "no."
Apparently, her rejection was a joke, and she said "yes" soon after.
Still, even her acceptance wasn't enough to salvage this strange proposal.
Ricky and Ximena, from 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 2, had a strange start to their relationship.
In fact, they didn't even start out together.
When Ricky first traveled to Colombia, he was there to see a woman named Melissa.
But when things didn't work out with Melissa, Ricky reached out to another woman he'd been
chatting with online: Ximena.
And while Ricky and Ximena seemed like a much better match than Ricky and Melissa, the ghost
of his ex seemed to follow the couple around, even during Ricky and Ximena's proposal.
Ricky even proposed to Ximena with the ring he bought for Melissa.
He started by saying:
"You, for me, are a marvelous person."
Ricky also brought up his ex during the proposal.
“There was a reason why I said about Melissa, because if I have a life with you, I have
to tell you everything.
Right?”
He eventually did ask Ximena to marry him.
“And I want to ask you, do you want to be my wife?"
It was an awkward start to an engagement, but it apparently worked for Ximena since
she said yes.
Unfortunately, their relationship wasn't meant to last, though.
The 90 Day Fiancé franchise is filled with fast engagements.
Most of the couples featured have just three months together to plan a wedding and get married.
Talk about fast-tracking a relationship!
But what about fast-tracking the dating stage?
When Season 7 star Robert described how he proposed to Dominican Republic beauty Anny,
he admitted that they spent a remarkably small amount of time together before he proposed without a ring.
Robert explained that he was on a cruise and had just one day in the Dominican Republic.
"Anny and I only spent 8 hours together, but it was the best 8 hours in my life."
The proposal brought up a lot of questions.
For example, if Robert was so in love, why not ditch the cruise and spend more time with Anny?
And also, why would anyone agree to marry someone they'd only spent eight hours with?
Unfortunately, the cameras weren't filming when Robert popped the question, so 90 Day
Fiancé fans won't get to witness this particularly strange 90 Day Fiancé proposal.
While plenty of 90 Day Fiancé proposals are awkward and may even feel forced, Zied's proposal
to Rebecca in Season 3 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days was actually rather romantic.
The proposal happened in the Sahara desert at sunset, over a picnic of chocolates, surrounded by candles.
Rebecca said yes to Zied, and they sealed it with a kiss.
But then Rebecca ruined it when she started asking where Zied got the money for the ring.
She said:
"I just hope buying this didn't cause you any problems because you're not working right now."
Zied tried to defend himself, pointing out that he didn't use the money he borrowed from
Rebecca to buy the ring, and had instead got the money from his sister.
But the moment was ruined nonetheless.
There's nothing that kills romance quite like reminding each other about money troubles, after all.
Rebecca appeared to realize her mistake.
"I feel bad for ever, ever saying anything negative."
That uncomfortable smile says it all.
Fortunately though, these two are still going strong, so maybe the gorgeous scenery did
help set the tone for their marriage.
In Season 2 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, Angela went to Nigeria to meet Michael.
Despite Angela's accusations that Michael stole money from her, Michael's friends not
getting along with Angela, and the trust issues they had with each other, the two decided
to get married.
Unfortunately, Angela's proposal to Michael might have been one of the most awkward proposals
in 90 Day Fiancé history.
Some might think it strange that Angela chose to propose to Michael, instead of Michael
proposing to Angela, but the problem was more with how she chose to pop the question.
She pulled out a ring wrapped in a small American flag out of her bra and presented it to Michael.
In a confessional afterwards, Michael shouted to the cameras:
"USA, here I come!"
This ignited fan rumors that Michael was only with Angela for a green card.
It was an awkward proposal and an awkward engagement.
While an engagement should be a happy occasion, Hazel and Tarik's proposal on 90 Day Fiancé was strained.
The proposal got off to a weird start when Tarik explained to the cameras that Hazel
had told him the night before that her sister made plans for her to marry someone else.
Tarik revealed:
"It felt like she was pressuring me to propose to her."
Apparently what she said worked because Tarik brought an engagement ring on their walk along
the beach on the last day of his trip.
But the pressure to propose wasn't the only thing strange about this proposal.
Before dropping to one knee, Tarik played an original rap song he'd made for Hazel.
"What I want to happen is that Hazel thinks that I'm a good rapper."
Though, from her expression, it didn't seem like he was successful.
Finally, Tarik pulled out the ring and Hazel surprisingly turned away from Tarik, and she
continued to look away during the proposal.
It's not clear if she was acting shy, if she was embarrassed, or if she was just interested
in something over her shoulder, but her reaction made this already-awkward proposal even more awkward.
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