90 Day Fiance has launched too many spinoffs to count, but the flagship series is back.
Season 9 premiered on Sunday, introducing viewers to four new couples -- with others to come later this season.
First up, Bilal and Shaeeda are married religiously but not yet legally, and Bilal has a lot of control issues and struggles with trust.
His solution is to plan an elaborate test for his fiancee ... a huge deception in which he's hiding his real home, car, and lifestyle.
Emily went through some wild, impulsive years that led her to travel the world, which is how she met Kobe, an underwear model.
That one-night stand turned into an engagement and a pregnancy, but now Kobe is about to meet his son for the first time.
Jibri does not always think things through, but a series of spur-of-the-moment choices led him to Seriba, where he met Miona.
He's bringing her over to be his wife, but how is she going to mesh with life in South Dakota ... or living with his parents?
Kara fell head over heels for Guillermo, a strikingly hot sweetheart who is finally going to be able to be with her.
But there are paperwork issues even before he arrives, and they're both afraid that something will go terribly wrong.
1. Bilal Hazziez and Shaeeda Sween
Bilal introduces himself. He is a successful real estate broker. He grew up in a devout Muslim household and worked his way up to success -- and while his lifestyle is now very different than it was, he has not forgotten his roots. He also repeatedly misuses the term "OCD" in reference to his aesthetic preferences for how he keeps his house. What Bilal does have is some control issues.
2. Bilal is also a father
He has two teenage children. He has been married, and while he and his ex-wife get along very well (better than they did when they were married, it seems), he has clearly struggled a lot to open up to new people after the divorce.
3. Then, he met Shaeeda
She reached out to him on social media, and the two hit it off. For the longest time, things were online only, but eventually, Bilal had to see her, so he flew to Trinidad to see her in person.
4. Seven days later, they were engaged
Bilal seems like a careful guy, and that included packing a ring -- just in case. He ended up using it one week after meeting her in person.
5. And to think, he almost refused to talk with her
Bilal admitted that Shaeeda's name being so similar to his ex-wife's gave him serious pause. That may sound silly, but a lot of people have "dealbreaker" names -- the name of an ex or a parent, usually.
6. Bilal and Shaeeda are already married
Speaking to his ex-wife after putting on a show of showing her a house, Bilal tells Shahidah that he and Shaeeda had a Nikah and are married in a religious sense, which allows them to do things like live in the same house, but are not yet legally married. Many communities find personal, spiritual, and/or religious meaning in marriages that are not state-sanctioned. Of course, in order to enjoy the legal rights afforded to a spousal relationship, they will need to be lawfully wedded ... if that's what ends up happening.
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