TLC's 90 Day Fiancé often features drama, but one couple this season has been facing repeated hardship due to controlling parents. Brandon Gibbs and Julia Trubkina's international love story has been met with obstacles due to the presence of Brandon's parents, Betty and Ron.
Brandon fell for Julia immediately after seeing her go-go dancing over a friend's FaceTime call. The Virginia native flew to Russia to meet the beautiful dancer, and the two quickly fell in love. They enjoyed world travels together and even introduced their parents to each other in France before Julia applied for her K-1 fiancé visa to join Brandon in his native Dinwiddie, Virginia. However, things were weird from the start with Betty and Ron. Julia's soon-to-be in-laws exhibited uncomfortably controlling behavior over their son and his fiancé. Julia was surprised to discover Brandon still lived on his parents' farm and the couple was expected to follow their rules, which included separate bedrooms until marriage. Betty has since intrusively grilled the couple on birth control, inquired about their sex life, and protested Julia's choice of a wedding day. Additionally, the parents have forced city girl Julia to dive headfirst into farm work.
The most recent episode of 90 Day Fiancé again portrayed Brandon's parents in a negative light. Betty angrily lectured the couple about needing to use the hot tub naked because she believed elements of their clothing would interfere with the filtration system. This request seemingly clashes with the separate bedrooms until marriage rule, which was the final straw for many fans of the show who already disapproved of the overprotective parents. A Reddit user shared a picture of Betty and Ron with the caption, "The WORST people ever." The post has since received enormous attention, including 4.6K upvotes and over 800 comments, as many users chimed in to agree. Some fans were quick to compare Brandon's mom to Colt Johnson's infamous mother Debbie, with some arguing about who treated their son's significant other worse.
Many fans are frustrated over the way Brandon's parents treat Brandon and Julia, who are respectively 27 and 26 at the time of the show's airing. "In all seriousness, they act like they're (Brandon and Julia) teenagers not adults. Time to grow a pair Brandon," one user commented. "Brandon is a POS blaming her for his family's bullshit." Other commenters discussed that the parents might be concerned about Julia "stealing" Brandon away from them. Commenters have also been debating if Betty or Ron is the more deplorable half of the couple, with opinions changing as new episodes of the hit TLC show air.
Some commenters also called out Brandon for his behavior towards Julia, with many fans having already expressed their frustration over his failure to stand up for her. "Brandon trying to blame Julia was cringey," one user commented. "He can make her tea and still get his ass to work. He is a man child to blame her for his problems." Other users chimed in that he is too old to allow his parents to coddle him and wordlessly accept all of their rules, especially when they negatively impact Julia. "Yeah seriously this dude is super stunted," another user commented. "He acts like a teenager, or even a preteen." Many fans were furious with Brandon for blaming Julia for problems when viewers feel strongly that it is his parents' actions and his lack of actions that are creating issues.
In the past, Brandon has responded to criticism with positivity. The farm boy appears well-aware that some viewers are not a fan of his and believe him to be a mama's boy. On the other hand, many viewers are rallying behind Julia and hoping to see the Russian beauty get her happy ending. Julia has shared that her parents highly approve of Brandon, who she said is an exceptionally kind person. Newly airing episodes of 90 Day Fiancé on TLC will ultimately let fans know the couple's status.
90 Day Fiancé airs Sundays at 8 pm ET on TLC.
Source: Reddit