On 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Sumit Singh and Jenny Slatten have been given the all-clear to get married by both Sumit’s parents and their family astronomer, but Sumit is having major doubts. Although the show made it seem like Sumit’s hesitation came out of nowhere, fans spotted his trepidation the moment he found out Jenny had gotten his parents' approval. 90 Day Fiancé may be selling Sumit’s anxiety as a new development, but viewers saw it coming from a mile away.
For years, Jenny and Sumit have struggled to keep their relationship intact despite the many obstacles in their way. Sumit was already married when they met, and his parents certainly didn’t approve of their son’s choice in a partner. Even after securing a divorce, Sumit’s parents were still a major roadblock. However, in a recent episode, their astrologer Khalid talked some sense into them, and Sumit’s parents agreed to back off. Khalid explained Jenny and Sumit couldn’t have a big wedding (because the stars said so), but they were still free to get married legally. Jenny was overjoyed but Sumit just looked nauseous.
The couple went so far as to file for marriage, a process that would take 30 days. However, Sumit later told a friend he had put a hold on the application because he was nervous about getting married. The show made it seem like a shocking development in Sumit and Jenny’s story, juxtaposing Jenny’s elation with Sumit’s anxiety. The big moment when Sumit revealed to his friend that his marriage application was on hold was anticlimactic because many fans already assumed that would happen. Sumit’s fear was obvious to viewers who figured the reality star would do anything to avoid marrying Jenny.
Anyone with working eyeballs could see Sumit has started to spiral and is grasping at straws, looking for anything that might delay his marriage to Jenny. Sumit’s body language makes it painfully clear how uncomfortable he is with the idea of getting married to Jenny. Even before his astrologer said he and Jenny were approved by the stars, Sumit’s fear began to grow the minute his parents changed their opinion about his relationship. Since then, Sumit has seemed sweaty, anxious, and tongue-tied because he doesn’t want to get married — and to fans, that’s not a surprise. For years, viewers have speculated that Sumit will never marry Jenny and have seen the couple’s obstacles as merely excuses from Sumit.
It’s pretty obvious to anyone watching the latest season of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way that Sumit is wracked with anxiety over the idea of marrying Jenny. It doesn’t seem like Sumit ever thought he would be able to marry his much older fiancée, and now that reality is knocking on his door, he doesn’t know what to do. Fans can tell that Sumit feels trapped, and it’s far from a recent development, no matter how the show tries to spin it.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on TLC.