90 Day Fiance featured Mina disliking New Hampshire and calling Mark's daughter Jordan "a snake" and "a hypocrite," Joan crying and feeling like "a nobody" in America, and Mahdi finally feeling "free" after leaving Iran during the Season 11 episode that aired Sunday night on TLC.
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The three new couples on the show are Stevi from Hattiesburg, MS, and Mahdi from Tehran, Iran; Mark from West Ossipee, NH, and Mina from Paris, France; and Gregory from Islip Terrace, NY, and Joan from Kampala, Uganda.
90 Day Fiance's eleventh season will also chronicle the lives of its first-ever throuple: Matt and Amani from San Diego, CA, as well as Any from Tijuana, Mexico.
90 Day Fiance documents the journeys of intercultural couples -- Americans and their foreign partners -- navigating the complexities of love, cultural differences, and societal pressures.
With just 90 days to wed before their K-1 visas expire, the couples must overcome significant hurdles or potentially break up.
Shekinah and Sarper previously starred on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's sixth season.
Shawn and Alliya, who have a 30-year age gap between them, previously appeared on 90 Day Fiance: Love in Paradise.
And Juan and Jessica were also featured on 90 Day Fiance: Love in Paradise.
Below is what happened on Episode 3 of 90 Day Fiance's eleventh season.
MARK and MINA
Mark said it was amazing to wake up next to Mina and his toddler daughter. Mina also has a son Clayton from a previous relationship, but he was unable to travel with Mina because there were complications with his passport.Clayton's name was on Mina's K-1 visa, however, and so Mark and Mina just had to fill out some paperwork to get the ball rolling on Clayton's move to America. In the meantime, Mina FaceTimed with her son and told him that she missed him and didn't want him to feel sad.

Mina didn't want to get married without her son being present, but they were on a timeline and Mina had a one-time entry into the U.S., meaning if she returned to Paris, France, to see her son, she wouldn't be able to return to New Hampshire.
Mark forgot to buy a high chair and diapers for his daughter, so he took Mina to a convenient store for necessities. Mina thought the store was really lacking, and so Mark took her to additional stores.
Mina thought Mark lived in a really small town when she was used to big cities, and she didn't appear to be a big fan of New Hampshire.
"Mark [told] me he loves -- really, really loves New Hampshire and it's the best place. [But it is] for Mark and not me," Mina told the cameras.
"I don't think 90 days is enough time for me to feel comfortable to raise my children here."
While getting cozy in a hot tub that night, Mark told Mina how it was going to be important for her to get along with her daughter Jordan.
Mark let Mina know that Jordan was a little wary of her intentions and whether Mina really loved him or was after a green card, and Mina called her a "hypocrite" because they had bonded in France.
Mina cried because she felt judged, and she added, "I am not happy and I am not comfortable... I see a snake [in Jordan]."
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Mina then exited the hot tub and asked Mark to stay away from her that night.
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AMANI and MATT
Amani and Matt were about to fly to Mexico for two weeks to reunite with their throuple member, Any. The trip was going to begin with romance and then Amani and Matt were going to meet her family and see how she interacted around them.The pair was super excited and couldn't wait to join their two families together. Amani cried in the car on the way to the airport because she was feeling like a terrible mom and wondered why she and Matt couldn't just be "normal parents."
A part of Amani wondered if Matt was going to develop stronger and stronger feelings for Any. She worried Any could be a better wife to Matt and check off more of his boxes.
Amani said she needed to feel confident in Amy's dynamic with them in order to permanently bring her to the U.S., and so this trip was going to change their lives, one way or another.
Any has three children. She has a 20-year-old son, an 11-year-old son, and a seven-year-old "princess" daughter named Antonella.
Any said she got pregnant when she was 16-years-old and the father disappeared so she started working in a stripclub to support her baby. Any got emotional about how she had to work in that profession in order to make money and she didn't really have a choice.
Any said she loved Amani and Matt because they accepted her past and loved her for who she is. Any said Matt was a "10" and Amani was "a thousand" in the looks department.
Any admitted she was a little nervous about the idea of living in America as a throuple. She worried they would grow tired of her one day or be a bit of an outsider in their relationship.
"I am scared. I am afraid," Any confessed to the cameras.
GREG and JOAN
Greg was baking bread and cookies in New York while anticipating Joan's arrival from Uganda. Greg's mom wanted Greg and Joan to sleep in a separate room so she wouldn't hear any sexual noises in the night.ADVERTISEMENT
Greg's mom hoped Joan wouldn't dislike her or tell her to get lost. She hoped Joan wouldn't dislike like her and embrace her in her life.
Greg and Joan had a warm reunion at the airport, with Greg giving his future bride a loaf of fresh bread and cookies, but he hoped his life was going to be enough for Joan since they didn't have a place of their own to go home to.
Greg explained to Joan that he didn't want to disrespect his mother in her house by fooling around, closing the door or "going upstairs" when she was home.
Joan started to cry when thinking about the situation, especially because she had a Bachelor's degree in Uganda and would have to sit at home in her mother-in-law's house while Greg worked.
Joan was afraid to be a "nobody" in America, and Greg felt bad that she was feeling so stressed and vulnerable.
When Greg's mother met Joan, she thought Joan was tall, think and "clingy" to her son.
Joan knew it was going to take time to feel comfortable in the house. She had to get used to dogs being on the bed and the small living quarters for the three of them.
Greg told his mom that Joan was taking things really hard and he couldn't wait to hold her every day and comfort her. Greg never wanted Joan to regret the sacrifice she was making for him because he gushed about how he loved her so much.
Greg promised his mother that they'd respect her but he also needed her to work with him a little bit so Joan wouldn't feel awkward and exposed in the house. Greg's mom hoped Joan loved Greg as much as clearly he loved her.
STEVI and MAHDI
Stevi asked Mahdi if he was really having doubts already about his move to the United States because, if he did, their relationship was never going to work out.Mahdi explained how he had expressed doubt the previous night without even thinking things through because he was missing his family, and Stevi was worried that she'd never be able to fulfill that void for him.
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Mahdi tried beignets for the first time in New Orleans and explored the French Quarter with Stevi. He thought the donuts were fantastic and seemed happy as he walked the lively streets.
Stevi joked about how Mahdi looked like a kid at Disneyland and was probably "overstimulated" by the singing and dancing in the streets. Mahdi told Stevi that he could "feel the freedom" because he'd be arrested in Iran for performing in the streets.
Mahdi also revealed that people aren't allowed to walk dogs on leashes in Iran and so the dogs would have to stay home or they'd get lost.
Mahdi knew his new life was going to be way different in New Orleans, and he said he felt like he was still dreaming.
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SARPER and SHEKINAH
Sarper and Shekinah were shown going to a pool in Turkey with Sarper's family.Shekinah said she felt sad and guilty about taking Sarper away from his family and she didn't want his loved ones to end up resenting her for it.
Shekinah told Sarper's loved one that if she and Sarper ended up getting into a fight in America, she wanted Sarper to rely on her friends and come to them during difficult times just like she would.
But Sarper's family wanted Shekinah to treat her house with Sarper as "their" home and not "her" home. They didn't think it would be right for Shekinah to force Sarper out during an argument.
Shekinah, for her part, was worried Sarper would cause "chaos" in the U.S. because he'd be lacking control. Shekinah knew Sarper wouldn't be able to work right away in America and provide for them, which could cause him to struggle mentally and emotionally and possibly take his anger and frustration out on her.
Shekinah thought it was a little strange how attached Sarper was to his parents and vice versa, but Sarper explained how they came from different cultures and families in Turkey live close to each other so they can provide constant support and company.
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Shekinah told Sarper that her daughter Sofie needed to love him or else they couldn't get married, but Sarper didn't like hearing that. Sarper admitted he was "an assh-le" sometimes but he was also cute.
Sarper didn't like the idea of Shekinah's daughter being able to dictate their future, especially since Sofie was a teenager.
Sarper's family had a hard time saying goodbye to him, and Sarper hated the idea of something potentially happening to one of his family members when he wouldn't be there to help out.
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