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90 Day Fiance Season 9, Episode 8 showed multiple couples going from bad to worse.
Jibri spends a lot of time defending his buddy Daveed to Miona, because the two do not get along.
Once there, however, Jibri and Daveed are the ones clashing … leading to a physical fight.
Ariela is trying to be supportive of Biniyam’s pie-in-the-sky UFC dreams, but she is in for a rude awakening.
Bilal and Shaeeda grapple with religious differences and very conflicting ideas about how to live and operate in their home.
Emily and Kobe are not getting along, leading to a very toxic moment that happens right in front of her family.
Kara and Guillermo’s short but sweet walk downtown highlights how common international love stories can be.
Patrick is moving to Dallas, which means that so is Thais … and, to her chagrin, John.
Finally, Mohamed is starting to make it clear that his previously stated rules for Yve were just the start — and he expects her to convert.
While much of this week’s 90 Day Fiance was dominated by Yvette’s bikini dilemma, fans will not soon forget Bini’s moment.
Ariela Weinberg brought Biniyam Shibre to his first dinner with her family. He was nervous, and hoped to impress them.
He certainly made an impression, at least.
Specifically, Bini blurted out that his sisters had advised him to make sure that Ari signs his green card paperwork … even if they break up.
Ariela and Biniyam’s storyline on Season 9, Episode 7 began with Bini making a call to his sisters, Mimi and Wish.
The two were quick to crack jokes about Ari — about the wine-throwing incident, no less.
Biniyam laughed at the joke before halfheartedly reminding them that she is, after all, their soon-to-be sister-in-law.
It is no secret that Biniyam’s sisters are not fans of his relationship.
Bini’s “I have to stay with Ari” line was awkward at best, implying that he was forced to be with her as a means to an end.
But his sisters said it more directly and intentionally — they want him to be able to stay in the US to have a relationship with, potentially, both of his sons.
The main event for the day, however, was Biniyam going to dinner with Ari’s family.
They now live very close to her parents and to her sister, Kristin.
En route, Biniyam admitted that he knew how her family members — some of them — felt about their troubled relationship, and was nervous.
Biniyam already knew Janice and Dr. Fred Weinberg, but did not know everyone that well.
Ari’s brother, Brad, had previously advised her to just break up with Biniyam since she seemed to be endlessly miserable.
That is not terrible advice, but — in part motivated by how Bini’s previous marriage ended — has seemingly done everything in her power to keep the relationship going.
Eager to change the perception of him created by his past actions, Biniyam tried to explain his behavior when Ari was last in New Jersey.
He said that he had been unreachable, turning their family home in Ethiopia into a recording studio and party house, because he was trying to keep himself “busy.”
Bini acknowledged that he had made a mistake by doing so.
Ari’s sister Kristin was more direct than some of her family members, saying what everyone was thinking — including that his answer seemed a little too perfect.
She also asked about all of the times when she had called Ariela, or been called by her, in Ethiopia … times when Bini wasn’t even there.
Kristin did not get a real answer for that, not that we saw. But what answer could possibly justify the behavior?
Then, as you can see in this screenshot, Biniyam spoke about his MMA fighter aspirations … and his sisters’ suggestion.
“Me and Ari are, our relationship, I hope we can fix it, but I don’t know,” he told the Weinbergs.
“That’s why my sisters said, at least even if the relationship doesn’t work out, Ari, at least she can help you with the green card,” Bini said.
“I like that idea, to protect me, because I lost my first son, I don’t want to lose this family,” Biniyam explained.
The awkward silence, which we have preserved in GIF form, was a tasteful and diplomatic response to Biniyam’s slip of the tongue.
Bini may be struggling to communicate, as Ariela says, but saying this at all, let alone to her family and on camera, simply cannot go over well.
Memorial Day Weekend’s episode of 90 Day Fiance saw some new, ugly sides to a few cast members come out.
Season 9, Episode 7’s most dramatic moment went down with Mohamed and Yvette, from start to finish.
An awkward dinner with Yve’s friends led to rehashing an old argument in the car, with Mohamed making it clear that he expects a lot more changes from her.
In Princeton, Ariela takes Biniyam for dinner with her family, but her siblings have questions and concerns. Can he reassure them?
Bilal and Shaeeda’s blink-and-you-miss-it scene involves some genuine romance and a heart-to-heart.
It is a very welcome break from the Lifetime Original psychological thriller Bilal’s been putting on.
Emily and Kobe clash over seemingly everything. Who will end up in the (literal) driver’s seat of their relationship?
Jibri takes Miona to meet his amazing grandmother, but just because their outfits match doesn’t mean that they see eye-to-eye on everything.
Kara takes Guillermo to her high school reunion, where he comes face-to-face with her ex. One revelation could forever change how he views Kara.
90 Day Fiance Season 9, Episode 6 took some dramatic shifts from earlier episodes of the season.
Following days of Bilal’s weird head-games, Shaeeda found herself in hot water once again.
This time, however, Bilal was right, and this difference almost led to a relationship-breaking moment.
Biniyam wakes up for his first morning in America, but between his work goals and a day trip to New York, he and Ariela aren’t seeing eye-to-eye.
Miona and Jibri’s mom both think that the other is being “fake,” while Jibri feels like his mom is “testing” Miona and taking things too far.
Guillermo and Kara’s sit-down with friends reveals some mutual insecurities about each other and their relationship.
Patrick takes Thais home, and things go well until the next morning starts off with a disaster.
Finally, Yvette finds out the hard way that Mohamed has a surprise list of “rules” that he wants her to follow to make him feel “comfortable.”
90 Day Fiance Season 9 marches on, with Episode 5 giving viewers some beautiful reunions … and potential new villains.
Kobe has just met his son for the first time, but decided to call out where Emily feeds him — and that she does it at all.
Ariela and Biniyam touch down in the United States, but a generous gift from Ari’s parents may turn into a burden on their family.
Bilal has a new test for Shaeeda, and it involves his children.
Guillermo is finally reunited with his and Kara’s dog and meets Kara’s family — and he’s so adorably nervous about the whole thing.
Thais introduces herself to viewers, revealing that there are big things that neither Patrick nor her father know yet.
Mohamed’s first morning in America doesn’t go at all like he imagined, because Yvette has to go to work.
On last weekend’s 90 Day Fiance, Ariela and Biniyam left Ethiopia after one final clash with his sisters, Mimi and Wish.
The plan is to live in New Jersey, in an apartment very close to where Ari’s family lives.
Excitement over their arrival is dampened somewhat when her parents drop a bombshell on her and Bini.
They’ve set up the apartment, but Ari will have to start covering the rent and bills very quickly … on an apartment that she didn’t pick out herself.
In this sneak peek clip ahead of Season 9, Episode 5, a very fatigued Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre are still recovering from their long flight.
They’re at the apartment with Ariela’s parents, Janice and Dr. Fred Weinberg, which is a very short distance from the family home.
Janice explains that the apartment has a deposit paid, is already hooked up with cable and wifi, and the first month’s rent is already covered.
Janice blindsides Ari, however, when she says that they will need to talk about when Ariela and Bini can start picking up the tab — in the next few months.
“You have to work out a plan for your own sustainability, to lead a life you want to lead,” Fred reasons.
He does emphasize: “We definitely want to help.”
On the one hand, that is a totally reasonable thing on its own — Ariela’s parents are being generous, but want Ari and Bini to be reasonably independent.
Even so, someone choosing an apartment that they will have to pay for would pick a cheaper option … and wouldn’t give themselves a massive cable bill each month.
Ariela admits that, if it were up to her, she’d have picked a cheaper apartment, and feels like she’s been handed a bill for something that she didn’t order.
“This is a big stress on us right away,” Ari expresses.
She explained: “getting the two-bedroom, the expensive apartment, the expensive place and with the expensive cable and everything.”
“And then,” Ariela continues, “telling us, ‘Oh, by the way, you have to pay for all of it so get a job really fast.'”
“I mean, we have no idea what the future holds,” Ariela admits.
She affirms to the camera that she is of course grateful for her parents and aprpeciates the help.
But she knows that, with Biniyam unable to work for many months (until he gets his work visa) and her unsure what job she can get, this isn’t very realistic.
“Bini and I have only a few thousand dollars to last us in the U.S.,” Ariela reveals.
“The immigration process is expensive and, you know, we moved countries,” she points out.
Ari adds: “It’s day one and we already have to face this financial stress.”
“Bini and I had the expectation that when we get to America, everything would be different and new and exciting,” Ariela admits.
“And it would be a chance to work on our relationship,” she reasons, “spend time as a family, and start over again.”
“But, I think neither of us really know long-term how we’re going to provide for the family,” Ariela confesses. “And it’s really scary, like, what if this doesn’t work out?”
On last weekend’s episode of 90 Day Fiance, Ariela had one final clash with Biniyam’s sisters before the couple left Ethiopia.
This time, the conflict was indirect, but it still looked like Ari was giving them the cold shoulder, and Bini’s sisters were sobbing.
But Wish says that the reason that they were crying was different than what viewers may assume.
And Ariela has her own piece of the puzzle to add.
On Season 9, Episode 4 of 90 Day Fiance, Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre set off for New Jersey.
Viewers have followed the engaged couple on two seasons of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, witnessing the birth of baby Aviel, their engagement, and a whole lot of problems.
While this trip is almost indisputably the best thing for Bini and Ari’s relationship, his sisters fear that it is the worst thing for him.
Even before Bini headed to the airport, he met with concerned family.
His sisters, Mimi and Wish, encouraged him to be smart and to not be “naive” or foolish.
They fear that he will get his heart broken, as he was once before, when a different American woman had his baby but later divorced him.
His family hopes, however, that Biniyam’s trip to the United States will do more than just save his relationship with Ariela.
(Biniyam’s time in Ethiopia, both with and without Ari, was filled with so many incidents of alleged cheating and otherwise bad partnership that a split seemed almost inevitable)
Bini’s ex-wife, Bria, lives in the United States with their son, Simon.
There have been a lot of claims made on social media about the truth of Simon’s custody situation.
Some believe that Bria all but kidnapped their son. Others have claimed to know for a fact that Bini signed away his own parental rights.
All that we know for certain is that Biniyam has not seen his firstborn in years, and has been deeply affected by losing his family.
At the airport, we saw Wish and Mimi arrive with other family.
Biniyam’s niblings hugged and kissed him goodbye.
And his sisters were eager to say goodbye to little Avi.
Ariela remained in the van with Avi during that farewell, largely because her last encounter with the sisters had ended with a face full of wine.
Wish and Mimi asked if they could kiss Avi goodbye.
While Ariela privately told Bini that Avi was settled into his car seat, she didn’t deny the sisters permission to kiss him goodbye.
Instead, as we oh-so-briefly heard Ariela say, the sisters could come kiss Avi goodbye while he remained seated in the van.
She acknowledged that their behavior had been over-the-top, but affirmed that they could kiss him goodbye.
(Again, we’re talking like 24 hours at the most since the wine-throwing incident)
Based upon what we saw, it doesn’t look like Biniyam relayed the full message to his sisters.
Maybe he was trying to avoid further conflict. We don’t know what he was thinking.
All that we do know is that Bini told them that Avi was sleeping … which they interpreted as Ariela denying them a farewell with baby Avi.
Mimi did not mince words when speaking to the camera about how she feels.
“We feel she is evil,” she declared.
Those are harsh words — even from the women who spoke repeatedly about their newborn nephew being condemned to literal eternal hellfire.
The sisters continued to express serious concerns about Biniyam’s happiness and overall well-being.
While Ariela has caved to Bini on most disagreements while in Ethiopia, clearly his siblings worry that the opposite will be true in New Jersey.
Instead of being surrounded by his family, he’ll be surrounded by hers. He knows them, but how will he adapt?
Those are all fair questions, but to hear a couple of the cast members themselves tell it, we’re not getting the full story.
Ariela took to Instagram to emphasize that she did not deny Wish and Mimi a chance to say goodbye to Avi.
She knows that the show’s editing tries to present her in a certain way, but she’s horrified by family being cut off from each other and would never do that.
Then, Wish had her own side of things to share on her own Instagram Story.
Wish explained that her tears, and Mimi’s, were partially taken out of context.
They weren’t just sad to see Bini and Avi go — they were also tearful because of a parting gift to their brother.
“We were not crying over a grown man moving somewhere else,” Wish wrote.
“We had kept his first son’s [Simon] shoes from when he was [little],” she explained, “and we decided to surprise gift it to him as a leaving gift.”
That sounds heartbreaking. Whatever the true circumstances of how Biniyam came to part ways with Simon, that is emotionally devastating.
