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Last month, one of 90 Day Fiance‘s most visibly unhappy couples hinted at a looming divorce announcement.
Kalani Faagata and Asuelu Pulaa have been struggling for years.
In recent months, things have been even worse, with Asuelu blocking his wife on social media.
But no divorce announcement has come. And some fans fear that Kalani is simply stuck with Asuelu.
Earlier this year, 90 Day Diaries caught up with Kalani and Asuelu.
Their shared misery was etched into their faces, palpable in their voices.
Their hostility even apparent on social media, how in the world could they last as a couple?
That episode aired months ago. It was filmed months before that.
It has been even longer since either of them have shown any sign of the other on their social media pages.
If we hadn’t seen that they are living together, these would be clear signs of a separation — nothing concrete, but strong hints.
This is not the first rough patch in their marriage, which some would characterize as one long string of rough patches.
Kalani has repeatedly expressed her frustration with Asuelu’s childishness and lack of responsibility.
Asuelu does not like that Kalani has her own opinions, and tries to use his culture to convince her to adopt a submissive mentality.
Over the years, Asuelu has insulted and cussed at Kalani and some of her family.
Though eager to stay the right things to her dad, Low Faagata, Asuelu seems to struggle to respect women who are not his own mother.
He has insulted (and blocked) Kalani’s sister, Kolini, and even at times been insulting towards Kalani’s mom.
One of the couple’s disputes is about having more children — Asuelu wants more, Kalani does not.
Asuelu has at times expressed dismay that Kalani gets a say in this.
He also wants to be more distant from her family … though, as with having more kids, it’s unclear how he imagines that the finances for this would work out.
In May, Kalani said that she would make things about her relationship clear by the end of the month.
The end of May came and went. We are on the second week of June with no divorce announcement.
Maybe an NDA came into play, or maybe she expected a trailer to drop that won’t drop until later this month. We don’t know.
But a growing number of fans fear that Kalani will remain glued at the hip to her manchild husband for the rest of her days.
Or, at least, for years to come.
(Don’t get us wrong, as always when a 90 Day Fiance star is a woman, there’s a segment of the fandom that despises her, but she’s generally well-received)
Despite Asuelu’s conflict with Kalani’s family, that same family may be a huge part of the reason that they are still together.
Though her father has many good qualities, Low has also made it clear that he does not “believe” in divorce, as he sees it as “giving up.”
(In real life, giving up on something that is making you miserable is often a good idea — especially when it’s hard to say what prize awaits Kalani if she toughs this out)
Between family pressure and possible financial incentives, Kalani may feel that a divorce would be even worse.
Divorcing Asuelu could also lead to a custody battle, even if Asuelu’s mother, Lesina, very famously does not “care about the kids.”
Without the unwavering support of her family, Kalani may never work up to break free from Asuelu. Will Asuelu magically become a better husband one day? Well … maybe?
Kalani Faagata and Asuelu Pulaa have had marriage struggles since before they were married.
A chance encounter led to a pregnancy that quickly turned into a marriage and a second child.
Despite numerous marital difficulties, the two seemed doomed to be stuck in an unhappy marriage forever.
But after Kalani called out Asuelu early this spring, a series of other clues have dropped that the two are heading for divorce.
Asuelu has charmed his fans and followers for years by showing off Samoan dances, something that he has done on 90 Day Fiance and on social media.
While often veering dangerously close to exploitative, these performances have earned him lifelong fans.
Kalani’s no-nonsense (well, maybe some-nonsense) attitude has brought in a sizable fan following … and she is currently a brand ambassador for Savage X Fenty.
For a long time, social media has been the last bastian of their marital happiness.
The show, which of course is edited to show the highs and lows of couples as months of footage are edited down to a few hours and a tidy storyline, has shown them on the verge of collapse more than once.
But now, even Instagram is throwing up major signs that Kalani and Asuelu will soon be exes.
But we should first talk about how absolutely miserable the two looked on 90 Day Diaries just a couple of months ago.
Kalani admitted that she felt “at a breaking point” for some unsurprising reasons.
Asuelu was not behaving responsibly or fulfilling his role as her partner or as a father, and that was taking its toll.
That Asuelu just … walked out in the middle of the conversation probably didn’t help much.
But we mentioned social media. Shortly after that 90 Day Diaries moment aired, Kalani shared that Asuelu had unfollowed and blocked both her and her fan-favorite sister, Kolini.
Fans were unsure of what to think? Were they still living together? Because that’s probably a bigger deal than Instagram.
But in the months since that blocking, Asuelu has not mentioned Kalani or being married.
Kalani has said that there are “lots of changes” coming in their future.
These are changes that she hopes “will make everyone happier” … which is so vague that it could mean anything from a divorce to redoubled efforts on their marriage.
A fan recently asked Kalani if she and Asuelu are still together, and she actually answered.
Kalani promised: “I’ll explain at the end of the month.”
That is certainly mysterious, but could mean anything from TLC-related contractual obligations to needing to iron out those changes before announcing them.
Well, we are now in the final week of May, so the clock is running out on Kalani’s announcement.
Maybe it’s a new house. Maybe it’s divorce papers. Maybe it’s related to an NDA or the cast announcement of another season.
If we don’t know in a week’s time, then we’ll have even more questions for Kalani.
A lot of people have tried to blame marriage problems on family meddling, but Kalani and Asuelu aren’t Chantel and Pedro.
Yes, Asuelu’s mother and his sister have been extremely combative and caused financial and emotional strain on the marriage.
Some of those moments remain burned into our memories.
But Kalani’s family has, if anything, helped the marriage last longer than it should have — especially since her dad has misguided ideas about marriage and divorce.
The reality is that Kalani and Asuelu may share things, from their sons to a sense of humor, but they are fundamentally different people.
Sometimes, differences work out for the best in a marriage. But when they have radically irreconcilable ideas about what it means to be partners … what hope can there be for their future?
