90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–…): Season 3, Episode 13 - Against All Odds - full transcript

With the intense getting to know each other period ending, the couples must part ways. However, not all the couples handle the new distance well.

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"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...

IT'S THE KEY TO MY HOUSE.

I DO LOVE YOU.

OKAY.

I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN
WITHSTAND

THE END OF TIME WITH OUR LOVE.

YOU ARE DIVORCED, OR NO?

WE BOTH SIGNED
THE DIVORCE PAPERS.

IT'LL BE ANOTHER WEEK.

DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?

I CAN
CARRY OUR OWN BABY.



MY UTERUS IS BEAUTIFUL.

SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE A BABY,
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHATEVER I CAN

TO TRY TO HAVE HIM A BABY.

NOT YET.

THERE'S A SERIOUS POSSIBILITY

THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE LIVING
IN AMERICA WITH YOU GUYS.

IF I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN FAMILY,
I HAVE TO GIVE UP MY OTHER ONE.

AND COMING UP...

WE'LL BE TOGETHER SOON.

THE WHOLE REASON
I CAME OUT HERE

WAS TO SEE
IF I COULD TRUST MICHAEL.

YOU KNOW, I'D BE LYING
IF I SAID THAT I'M NOT WORRIED.

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY DAY.



YES.

I HATE THIS SO MUCH.

MY FEAR IS THAT I'VE
BASICALLY UNDONE

WEEKS OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
BE AWAY FROM ME FOR A FEW YEARS

AND STILL WANT
TO BE MARRIED TO ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DOUBT HOW STRONG
OUR LOVE REALLY WAS.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS
HAVE BEEN REALLY A GREAT TIME,

BUT IT WAS ROUGH LAST NIGHT.

YOU RING ME AT 4:00
IN THE MORNING AND...

I DON'T SEND THAT.

IT'S JUST LIKE,
" WHAT'S THE POINT?"

AND THEN... 3, 2...

THE COUPLES TELL ALL.

HOW DO YOU THINK BENJAMIN
HANDLED HIMSELF IN KENYA?

HE DOESN'T HAVE...

AH.

TOM, YOU'VE BEEN ENGAGED
TWICE BEFORE.

YOU WERE ENGAGED TWICE?

MM-HMM.
OH.

WHAT, DID YOU NOT KNOW? MNH-MNH.

JESSE'S HERE.

YOU DON'T THINK
YOU BEING HERE

IS KIND OF UP
DARCEY'S NEW RELATIONSHIP?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE
ME.SHE'S SITTING HERE

STILL CRYING
ABOUT THAT

OH, MY GOD.

WHY DO YOU THINK
EVERYBODY DOUBTED

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MARIA?

THEY'VE NEVER
ACTUALLY SEEN HER.

YOU DESERVE BETTER.

SHUT THE UP.

ARE YOU REALLY
LIKE THIS, ANGELA?

PUT THAT DAMN FINGER DOWN.

LADIES, LADIES, NO.

KISS MY ASS.LADIES.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

I'M BACK IN THE UNITED STATES

AFTER THIS AMAZING,
BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY WITH TOM.

SAYING GOODBYE, THAT WAS...
THAT WAS HARD,

BUT I KNOW DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART
THAT I'LL SEE HIM AGAIN

BECAUSE TOM SAID HE LOVES ME
AND HE WANTS A FUTURE WITH ME.

LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS
ARE CHALLENGING,

AND I KNOW THAT HE IS
THE RIGHT ONE FOR ME,

SO I WON'T GIVE UP ON IT,
THAT'S FOR SURE.

SHE'S GOT SO MANY BAGS.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE YOU! OH, MY GOD.

GET THE BAGS IN THE CAR.AH, BOY.

LET'S GET HOME
TO THE KIDS.

STACEY'S FLIGHT FROM ALBANIA

LANDED A LITTLE BIT
EARLIER THAN MINE,

AND WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK
TO CONNECTICUT TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I'M EXHAUSTED.

I'VE BEEN TRAVELING
LIKE 15 OR MORE HOURS.

OH, YEAH.
YOURS WASN'T NONSTOP?

NO, DARCEY.
OH WOW.

NO, NOT NONSTOP.

IT'S A LITTLE AWKWARD
TO SEE STACEY RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE WE KIND OF ENDED IT
ON TENSE TERMS IN ALBANIA.

I MEAN, I COULD HAVE
GONE TO GRAN CANARIA
AND HAD A ROMANTIC TRIP.

YOU'RE PUTTING THE BLAME ON ME
AND FLORIAN.

NO, I'M GETTING VIBES FROM TOM
THAT HE'S A LITTLE ANNOYED.

MAYBE HE'S ANNOYED
WITH YOU.

IT WASN'T REALLY STACEY'S FAULT.

I WAS FEELING INSECURE ABOUT
MINE AND TOM'S RELATIONSHIP.

SHE'S ENGAGED, AND I'M NOT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT GELS.

THAT... TOTALLY GET IT.

SO TELL ME ABOUT
THE LAST FEW DAYS IN ENGLAND.

WHAT'D YOU GUYS DO? IT WAS AMAZING.

WE STAYED AT AN AMAZING MANOR
AND HAD A REALLY NICE SURPRISE.

IS IT A RING?
LET ME SEE.

YOU HIDING A RING?

WHAT'S... MEAN?

NO, NO RING YET,
STACE.

WHAT WAS THE SURPRISE?

TOM JUST GAVE ME A KEY
TO HIS HOUSE.

YEAH, VERY ROMANTIC,
AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

SO ARE YOU GUYS
EXCLUSIVE?

YEAH, WE'RE A COUPLE.

I MEAN, IT'S... HE SAYS
HE'S IN LOVE WITH ME,

AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
IN THE END,

AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE
YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO GO WELL.

BUT I WOULD NEVER DEMAND
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT DESPERATE.

I MEAN, YOU GOT ENGAGED AFTER
TWO WEEKS, AND, YOU KNOW...

BUT WE'RE STILL ENGAGED,
AND WE'RE STILL...

THAT'S GREAT.
YOU KNOW,

TOGETHER,
WHICH IS FINE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD...

THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT
ON BEING ENGAGED
OR GETTING ENGAGED.

I THINK A GOOD YEAR,
YEAR AND A HALF, TOPS.

EVERYTHING WORKED OUT
IN THE END.

I GOT MY ROMANCE.

YEP.

NOW THE NEW JOURNEY BEGINS.

EVEN THOUGH TOM DIDN'T PROPOSE,

I REALLY DO BELIEVE
THAT HE'S THE RIGHT MAN FOR ME,

BUT DIVING INTO
LONG-DISTANCE LOVE AGAIN

KIND OF MAKES ME NERVOUS.

THIS IS THE TEST.

I GOT IT. NO?

THANK YOU.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A SAD DAY.

I'M LEAVING AKINYI
AS I HEAD HOME.

IT'S A BUSY MORNING.

MM-HMM.

I'M GLAD WE WORKED EVERYTHING
OUT LAST NIGHT.

I'M GLAD WE DID.

IT WAS ROUGH LAST NIGHT.

AKINYI GOT UPSET WITH ME

BECAUSE I HADN'T TOLD MY FAMILY
THAT WE WERE MARRIED.

SO I ENDED UP TEXTING MY FAMILY

AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT
WE'RE TECHNICALLY MARRIED NOW.

UM...

SOME PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE,

AND...

OTHERS DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW WE COULD DO WHAT WE DID,

SO...

WHEN I EXPLAINED TO MY FAMILY
THAT WE GOT MARRIED,

THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED
AND CONFUSED,

BUT I DON'T REGRET
MARRYING AKINYI.

ARE YOU READY?

NO.

WELL, I HAVE TO GO
THROUGH SECURITY.

COME ON.

COME ON.

SAYING GOODBYE TO AKINYI'S
REALLY HARD.

I HAVE TO LEAVE HER HERE

UNTIL WE GET THINGS
TAKEN CARE OF WITH HER VISA,

WHICH CAN TAKE MONTHS.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS IT.

I GOT TO GET IN LINE
AND GET THROUGH SECURITY.

I LOVE YOU.

IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE.

BENJAMIN IS NOW MY HUSBAND,
SO I LOVE HIM,

BUT I'M SCARED
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN...

I'LL SEE HIM AGAIN.

IT'S NOT GOODBYE.

IT'S "TILL NEXT TIME."

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS
HAVE BEEN...

REALLY A GREAT TIME.

I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO SAY GOODBYE,

BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT ANY AMOUNT OF TIME

WOULD EVER BE ENOUGH
FOR WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE, SO...

PLEASE, I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE YOU, EVER.

IT'S BEEN
SUCH A ROLLER COASTER TODAY,

AND THEN THIS.

MICHAEL, PLEASE, PLEASE.

THE WHOLE REASON I CAME OUT HERE

WAS TO SEE
IF I CAN TRUST MICHAEL.

YOU KNOW, I'D BE LYING
IF I SAID THAT I'M NOT WORRIED.

ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S OUR FINAL HOURS
HERE IN THE DESERT,

AND THINGS
HAVE BEEN KIND OF TENSE

AFTER TELLING ZIED

THAT I'M TECHNICALLY STILL
MARRIED TO MY EX FROM MOROCCO.

THIS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL,
BABY.

YEAH.

I DON'T REGRET TELLING HIM,

BUT MY FEAR IS THAT I'VE
BASICALLY UNDONE

WEEKS OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY DAY.

YES.

I KNOW WE FIGHT,

AND I HATE THIS SO MUCH,
YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

BUT EVEN WHEN WE FIGHT,
YOU'RE STILL SUCH A GOOD MAN.

YES.

YES, BABY, ALWAYS. PLEASE,
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU, EVER.

AW, CHOCOLATE.

YES.

MM-HMM.

WHAT IS THAT?

MM-HMM.
YES?

AHH!

I'M SHAKING.

YOU'RE SO PERFECT.

OKAY.

SO GOOD.

IT'S BEEN
SUCH A ROLLER COASTER TODAY,

AND THEN THIS.

I'M JUST THIS GIRL
FROM GEORGIA,

AND NOW I'M SITTING IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SAHARA DESERT

HAVING, YOU KNOW, A PROPOSAL
THAT EVERY GIRL WOULD DREAM OF.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL,
BABY.

I MEAN, I JUST HOPE BUYING THIS
DIDN'T CAUSE YOU ANY PROBLEMS

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
WORKING RIGHT NOW.

PROBLEM?

WHAT DO YOU NEED
500 DINAR FOR?

OKAY.

BABY...

I'VE NEVER SEEN
A MORE BEAUTIFUL RING.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT HE
WANTED TO BUY A RING FOR ME.

I FEEL BAD FOR EVER
EVER SAYING ANYTHING NEGATIVE.

I CANNOT WAIT
TO GET YOUR VISA DONE

AND YOU GET YOUR ASS
TO AMERICA...

AND MARRY YOU.

YES, I PROMISE.

OUR TOUGHEST DAYS COULD
ABSOLUTELY STILL BE AHEAD OF US,

BUT NOW THAT
WE'RE ENGAGED,

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO CERTAIN
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP BEFORE.

GETTING READY TO GO HOME...

AND I'M MISSING YOU
ALREADY.

OH, MY BOOBS?

DEFINITELY.

IT'S MY LAST DAY IN NIGERIA
WITH MY FIANCé, MICHAEL.

AND THE LAST FEW NIGHTS
HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD.

IT'S MAKING ME FEEL LIKE MY TRIP
TO NIGERIA IS PAYING OFF.

ALL RIGHT, HONEY.
IT'S BEEN GOOD, ROOM.

THE WHOLE REASON I CAME OUT HERE

WAS TO SEE
IF I CAN TRUST MICHAEL

BEFORE WE GET THIS K-1 VISA,

AND I DO TRUST HIM.

BYE, I ENJOYED YOU.

OH.

BUT I'M GOING TO BE
LEAVING MICHAEL AGAIN

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN NIGERIA,

AND IT'S NOT
AN EASY THING TO DO,

TO LEAVE SOMEBODY
YOU LOVE BEHIND.

YEAH.

OH, I'M GETTING EXCITED
JUST FOR YOU TO COME.

I CAN'T WAIT.

THE CLOSER I GET
TO MARRYING TO MICHAEL,

I KNOW THAT THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

IS HAVING THIS BABY.

HERE WE GO, BABY.

IT'S A HEAVY TASK.

YOU KNOW, I'D BE LYING
IF I SAID I'M NOT WORRIED,

BECAUSE IF I CAN'T
HAVE A BABY FOR HIM,

HE MIGHT LEAVE ME
FOR ANOTHER WOMAN THAT CAN.

GOT TO GO.

MM.

OH, I HATE LEAVING YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

WE'LL BE TOGETHER SOON,
ALL RIGHT?

MICHAEL, PLEASE.

STOP YOUR LYING, STOP FOLLOWING
WOMEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA,

AND STOP BEING SNEAKY.

I KNOW NOW.

BABY...

HMM?

I MEAN...
AWW.

I LOVE YOU.

MY NATIVE NAME.

YEAH.

BYE

COME, COME. COME.

MICHAEL, I GOT TO GO.
WHAT?

EVEN THOUGH MICHAEL AND I
HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS,

YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL SMOOTH.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME CRAZY
WITH THE LOVE.

MICHAEL!

SEE YOU
IN AMERICA, BABY.

I KNOW HE'S THE ONE FOR ME.

AND HOPEFULLY,
THE NEXT TIME I SEE MICHAEL,

WE'LL BE
MAKING OUR WEDDING PLANS.

DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD BE ABLE TO

BE AWAY FROM ME
FOR A FEW YEARS

AND STILL WANT
TO BE MARRIED TO ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE BEEN BACK IN THE UNITED
STATES FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW.

IT'S REALLY HARD
BEING AWAY FROM OMAR.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S DAYS I WAKE
UP, AND I'M JUST SO LONELY.

I REALLY WANT TO BE
WITH MY HUSBAND,

BUT I GOT REALLY BAD NEWS
TO MY IMMIGRATION LAWYER.

SINCE THERE'S A TRAVEL BAN,
HIS VISA WILL NOT GET APPROVED.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS TO CALL OMAR.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
WHAT HE'S GONNA WANT TO HEAR

OR EXPECTS TO HEAR.

- HEY, BABE.
- HELLO.

HI.

HI, HANDSOME.

OKAY.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY
WHAT THE LAWYER TOLD ME, OKAY?

THE LAWYER
BASICALLY TOLD US

THAT THEY DENY VISAS, YOU KNOW,
FOR THE TRAVEL BAN COUNTRIES.

REALISTICALLY,
YOU CAN'T GET A VISA.

THE LAWYER HAS WORKED ON,
HE SAID, MANY TRAVEL-BAN CASES,

AND NONE OF THEM
HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE CAN APPLY
FOR A WAIVER,

BUT ONLY LESS THAN 5%
OF THE PEOPLE THAT GET WAIVERS

GET APPROVED.

I'D SAY THE SOONEST...

THREE YEARS?

AND THEY SAID THAT
IF WE WANT ANY CHANCE

OF YOU BEING ABLE TO COME,

I CAN'T MOVE TO SYRIA,

BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE,

IF THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE IT,

IS US LIVING APART
FROM EACH OTHER.

I ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED
THE PROCESS

FOR YOU TO, YOU KNOW,
COME TO THE U.S.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BE
AWAY FROM ME FOR A FEW YEARS

AND STILL WANT
TO BE MARRIED TO ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

WAIT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

UGH!

I NEVER THOUGHT OMAR
WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S MAKING ME DOUBT
HOW STRONG OUR LOVE REALLY WAS.

THIS IS JUST, LIKE,
REALLY STRESSFUL,

AND YOU KNOW, LIKE,
I'M MAKING A BIG DECISION.

SO, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?

LISTEN...

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO BE
WITH YOU, TOO.

SO IF YOU AND ME, LIKE,
IF WE WANT TO BE TOGETHER,

THEN WE HAVE TO MOVE.

WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO GO?

WHERE CANYOU MOVE?

SO...

YOU THINK DUBAI?

YES.

IF WE MAKE THAT DECISION
TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY,

WE MAKE THAT DECISION
FOR GOOD.

WE'RE JUST GIVING UP
AMERICA ALTOGETHER.

YEAH.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT
LEAVING MY FAMILY.

IT'S GOING TO HURT.

I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT CHOICE
FOR BOTH OF US.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT MY FUTURE LIFE
IS GOING TO BE IN AMERICA.

I'M EXTREMELY CLOSE
WITH MY FAMILY,

SO ME LEAVING,

IT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST
DECISION I'LL EVER HAVE TO MAKE.

DON'T STRESS YOURSELF OUT.

IT'S KIND OF HARD
NOT TO THINK ABOUT.

BUT IT'S OKAY.
WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.
HAVE GOOD DAY.

YEP.
BYE.

BYE, BABY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

IT BREAKS MY HEART,
BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOOD OPTION

FOR ME AND OMAR RIGHT NOW.

I AM SCARED
WE WILL NEVER BE TOGETHER.

MISSED YOUR VOICE. I HAVEN'T
REALLY HEARD MUCH FROM YOU.

JUST BUSY.

I LOVE HIM,
AND I THOUGHT HE LOVES ME,

BUT NOW I FEEL IGNORED.

THIS LONG-DISTANCE THING,
IT KIND OF JUST DOESN'T
FIT SOMEHOW.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS NOW SINCE
ZIED AND I HAVE MET IN PERSON,

AND TODAY,

I'M LEAVING FOR THE AIRPORT
TO GO BACK TO AMERICA.

COULD JUST STAY.
YOU WANT TO?

I'M HAVING A VERY HARD TIME
WITH THIS,

BUT I'M JUST SO HAPPY
ZIED PROPOSED.

YOU KNOW, THIS LAST THREE WEEKS
CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY.

I WANT TO STAY.

I KNOW.

MY PLAN IS TO
FILE FOR THE K-1 VISA

AND BRING ZIED TO AMERICA,

BUT, ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK,

IT TAKES ABOUT
SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS.

AND AT ANY TIME,
HE COULD CHANGE HIS MIND,

HE COULD FIND SOMEONE
HIS OWN AGE,

HIS FAMILY COULD
TALK HIM OUT OF THIS.

SO, IT WORRIES ME A LOT
TO BE APART FROM HIM.

OKAY?

I'M OKAY.

OKAY?

ME TOO.

I'M GOING TO MISS ZIED'S VOICE,

HOW ROMANTIC HE IS
AND HOW PASSIONATE HE IS,

AND I'M GOING TO MISS
EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM...

EVERY SINGLE THING.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON,
I PROMISE.

THE WORST POSSIBLE THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN

IS THAT WE CAN'T MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS PROCESS

AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING
THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH

IS FOR NOTHING.

I'VE BEEN BACK HOME
FROM VISITING MY BOYFRIEND, TOM,

FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW.

EVEN THOUGH I'M EXCITED
TO BE HOME

WITH THE GIRLS AND THE FAMILY,

IT'S BEEN HARD ADJUSTING
TO NOT BEING WITH TOM 24/7.

WHEN I LEFT ENGLAND,
I FELT, LIKE, SO LOVED,

BUT NOW, TOM'S DIFFICULT
TO GET AHOLD OF.

LITTLE CONFUSED, LITTLE UPSET,
NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO THINK.

I FEEL IGNORED.

I LOVE HIM,
AND I THOUGHT HE LOVES ME.

I NEED TO KNOW
HOW HE TRULY FEELS ABOUT ME.

HI.

HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?

OH, GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

YEAH, GOOD. GOOD.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU LOOK GREAT.

OH, THOSE EYES.
THERE THEY ARE.

SEXY. STILL GOT IT.

WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

BEEN BUSY.

YEAH.

MISSED YOUR VOICE.

I HAVEN'T REALLY
HEARD MUCH FROM YOU.

JUST BUSY.

YEAH, RIGHT. WELL, ME, TOO.
BEEN BUSY.

IN FAIRNESS, IT HASN'T
BEEN GREAT, HAS IT?

THIS LONG-DISTANCE THING,
IT KIND OF JUST DOESN'T
FIT SOMEHOW.

FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
I'M FROM A DIFFERENT MIND-SET.

LIKE, IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY,
YOU'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO BE WITH THAT PERSON.

I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE MORE TIME WITH YOU,

MORE COMMUNICATION,
BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T.

I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION
IS KEY, AND I RESPECT YOU.

I FEEL AS THOUGH YOU'VE DON'T.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

I FEEL WHEN I SAY TO YOU,
"I'M IN A BUSINESS MEETING.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER,"
THEN I GET 1,500 TEXT MESSAGES,

THAT'S NOT YOU
RESPECTING ME.

I TRY.

IF YOU RING ME AT 4:00
IN THE MORNING AND...

I DON'T SEND THAT.

CAN YOU...

IT'S LONG DISTANCE.

THERE'S SO MUCH GOING OFF
IN TERMS OF WORK.

YEAH.

IT'S JUST LIKE,
"WHAT'S THE POINT?"

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
IN THIS JUNCTURE IN MY LIFE,

WHERE I SEE US, I JUST...

I'M NOT LOOKING
FOR ANYONE ELSE,

BUT IF YOU MEET SOMEONE
WHO'S BETTER THAN ME

OR GIVES YOU MORE THAN
WHAT I CAN GIVE YOU,

THEN I'LL BE HAPPY FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT.

I FEEL LIKE
HE'S THROWING IT ALL AWAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DOESN'T
WANT TO MAKE IT WORK.

IT JUST...

IT HURTS MY HEART.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I... DID

FOR HIM NOT TO... LOVE ME.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S FINE.

WELL, HOPEFULLY
WE'LL TALK SOON.

BYE, NOW.

THAT'S NOT
WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR,

BUT CAN'T CHANGE
SOMEONE'S FEELINGS LIKE THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT I'D BE WORTH
THE LONG DISTANCE FOR HIM.

IT'S CONFUSING, IT'S SCARY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.

I SAW MYSELF
MARRYING TOM ONE DAY.

YOU KNOW, DATED JESSE FOR
TWO YEARS, AND THEN IT FADED.

SO, I MEAN, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING ON
WITH MY LIFE,

AND IF SOMEONE ELSE COMES ALONG
THE WAY THAT FEELS RIGHT,

THEN I'M GOING TO
MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE.

THREE WEEKS AGO,
I GOT BACK FROM MEXICO.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE MEETING MARIA,

MY UKRAINIAN GIRLFRIEND,
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

BUT SHE DIDN'T COME BECAUSE
HER RESERVATION WAS CANCELED.

MARIA BROKE MY HEART,

BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME,
WE STARTED TALKING AGAIN,

AND NOW WE'RE BACK TOGETHER.

WE'VE EVEN BEEN TALKING ABOUT
BOOKING A TRIP TO CUBA.

IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD THIS TIME.

YOU KNOW, FOR ME, IT FEELS...
IT FEELS, LIKE, BRAND-NEW.

BRAND-NEW, JUST LIKE A BRAND-NEW
TOY YOU OPEN UP ON CHRISTMAS.

I'M JUST GOING TO
HAVE TO WORK HARD

AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO SAVE MONEY

SO I CAN SEE MARIA.

THAT'S MY LOVE OF MY LIFE.

THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR MARIA,
IT'LL NEVER GO AWAY.

WE'RE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.

MM-HMM.

HI. MY NAME IS MARIA.
I AM 28 YEARS OLD.

I LIVE IN KIEV, UKRAINE.

LIKE, MAYBE EIGHT YEARS AGO.

HI, BABE. I MISS YOU.

I LIKE THE WAY
HOW HE TALK TO ME.

YEAH, BABY.
YOUR MAN LOVES YOU.

HOW DO I LOOK? I LOOK SEXY?
YOU LIKE THAT?

MY TYPE IS USUALLY TALL GUYS
WITH BLOND HAIR, BLUE EYES,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT I LIKE WHAT HE DO TO ME.

HE SEND ME FLOWERS.

DURING THIS TIME,
OF COURSE I TALK TO OTHER GUYS

BECAUSE IT'S, LIKE...
IT'S NORMAL.

I CANNOT, LIKE, STOP
FOR ONLY ONE MAN.

FOR FUN, I LIKE TO GO OUT
WITH MY FRIENDS.

I LOVE TO GO SHOPPING.

IT'S CUTE.

I LIKE TO TRAVEL.

I HAVE BEEN ALMOST
ALL OF THE WORLD.

ACTUALLY,
I JUST BACK FROM DUBAI.

BUT NEVER BEEN IN
THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S MY DREAM.

I WISH IN BEVERLY HILLS
SINCE LIKE 5 YEARS OLD.

MM.

SO TELL ME,
HOW WAS DUBAI?

OH, IT WAS AWESOME.

WHAT ABOUT, LIKE... DID YOU
MEET SOMEONE IN DUBAI?

TELL ME HONESTLY,
SERIOUSLY.

IT'S VERY RARE YOU CAN MEET
THE REALLY GOOD GUY HERE.

YOU KNOW?

BUT IT'S LIKE...

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
LIKE, WHY YOU DIDN'T GO THERE?

YEAH.

IT'S STRANGE.

LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.

HE DOESN'T DESERVE
YOUR FORGIVENESS.

YES, HE GAVE IT TO ME.

BUT HE DIDN'T SEND YOU, LIKE,
A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

NO.

NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

SO... WHAT EXACTLY
HE TOLD YOU

THE LAST TIME HE APPEARED
IN YOUR LIFE AGAIN?

SO, WHAT HE HAS TO DO
TO HAVE YOU BACK?

MM.

WE ARE STILL FRIENDS.

HE IS NOT WILLING TO DO
THE THINGS THAT YOU DESERVE,

ESPECIALLY TO A GIRL
THAT HE LIKES.

THAT'S... NOT LIKES, LOVE. "LOVE."

LOVES. OF COURSE.

HOO.