90 Day Fiance; Season 12 Episode 9

Marissa and edward

Marissa drove Edward across the stanky New Jersey border and into the bright lights of NYC. She took him to her small but I’m sure very expensive New York apartment where she stays while she’s working. The two changed for dinner out on the town, though Edward’s mood was a bit sour. He was still annoyed about Marissa calling him “another kid” and really killed any interest he had in “sight-seeing”. 
While they dined, she continued to emasculate him, questioning if he would be able to be the “strong man” she was after (Strong enough to put up with her rules doesn’t count, I guess).  Edward made it known that he required a certain level of respect, which caused Marissa to respond with tears. She vaguely apologized, but still felt like he was causing her anxiety, as she contemplated if they’d wind up saying “yes” to the stress. 
The next day it was “take your Dominican fiance to work day” as Marissa paraded Edward around Kleinfeld’s. He felt like a celebrity, as he finally got to see his fiance in her element. Looks like next week we get to see the feature film “Edward; Lost in the Big City”.

Mallorie & Rash:
Rash managed to install the couples’ new bidet, and was enjoying the fruits of his labor. After his boohole was spotless, the two went to his new workshop out back where Mallorie went over the couples’ finances. He seemed clueless about her finances and the stress it had been causing her. She made up a ghetto rigged spreadsheet to show him how much they had spent at the hardware store in the last week alone. Though he could see her high overhead, he insisted they send $150/month home to his family, and tried to encourage Mallorie to dip into her settlement money from her recent car accident.
Thinking about all of the financial worries made Mallorie stress over the future. Since she came from a divorced household, she thought it best to ask Rash if he would sign a prenup agreement. Of course this is “unheard of in Turkey” and Mallorie slammed the door to the shed, leaving her Turkish tinkerer alone to pout.  

Thomas & Paula:
I manifested that these two would be off of the episode, but the rock from my backyard didn’t work as well as the $250 one..
Paula and Thomas were still fighting from last week, but ultimately came to a temporary understanding long enough to scout out the “Queen Mary” haunted ship in L.A. as a possible wedding venue. Since they both actually agreed that they loved the “vibe” of the place, they figured they’d find something else to cause tension. Apparently Thomas’s parents are divorced, and his stepmother was jealous that Paula had been getting along well with his mother, instead of picking her as the favorite. The couple decided to take a trip down to North Carolina to Father Tom’s family farm to make peace, in case a wedding actually were to happen. Paula and Thomas were staying in a camper outside, which was tiny…just the way Paula likes things.
She emerged from the camper in her “farm gear” (a denim mini skirt and tank top) and headed out to feed the sheep. Though Paula didn’t like to eat her animal friends, she also didn’t like to touch them, and ran from her farm chores immediately. I guess next we’ll get to see more stepmama drama. 

Josh & Catie:
Catie was contorting her face as she yawned endlessly, after her late night makeout party. Josh refreshed her memory by telling her about her drunken lip locking antics. She interrupted him 42 times and smirked at her “birthday gift” from her friend, Ryan, who was the latest victim of her obsessive kissing problem. Josh’s hairline jumped back another 3” as he worked hard to explain to Catie that he wasn’t interested in watching her swap spit with every one of her countrymen. 

Shea & Anabelle:
Shea kept true to his word and rid his storage unit of his ex wife Nicole’s crap. He miraculously lifted all of the furniture out into a dumpster without having a massive coronary, and plodded back to triumphantly tell Anabelle of his good deeds. 
He took her out for a coffee date to discuss the cheating scandal- yet again, and promised not to cross the line now that she’s in the U.S. 
Later on the couple went to Shea’s lake house to celebrate his birthday with friends. Though Annabelle was in a much better mood, she was still watching Shea like a hawk to make sure no shenanigans were taking place.
Once the guests arrived and the beer began to flow, Shea was shamelessly flirting with his daughter’s friends, sending Anabelle back into her evil death stare. She vowed to go back to the ‘Peens if he continued drinking and flirting and grossing out women everywhere. 

Ashia & Maxwell:

After their rough patch, Maxwell and Ashia seemed to have come to an understanding and agreed that they would get married…..or, she bullied him into thinking that God wanted it that way. They agreed they would hold some sort of ceremony before her return to the States in order to better their chances at getting an approved Spousal Visa. Once Maxwell changed his tune about the marriage, however, Ashia began to talk over him and boss him around. By the time these two get married, he’s going to have a new name, wardrobe, accent, and shoe size. Forever and ever, Amen.