90 Day Fiance star Jenny Slatten had an emotional breakdown on Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way because she was tired of people bashing her relationship with Sumit, so did Jenny and Sumit call it quits or are they still together now?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoilers: This report contains spoilers that reveal if Jenny and Sumit have split or if the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple is still together and living in India.]
Jenny, a 61-year-old from Palm Springs, CA, and Sumit, a 32-year-old from India, met on Facebook and have made it through a lot together.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY KNOW? (PHOTOS)
Not only did Jenny forgive Sumit for lying to her about being married, but Sumit went through with divorcing his Indian wife against his family's wishes in order to have a future with Jenny.
"I was dating Jenny when my parents set up an arranged marriage, and I barely knew the girl before I married her... No one should force me into a marriage... It's my decision. I want to be with Jenny. It's my right to be happy," Sumit said in a confessional on Season 1 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way.
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Sumit wished he could please his traditional and conservative Indian parents, but his heart was with Jenny. However, Jenny's visa expired and she had to return to the United States before she and Sumit could progress their relationship.
During the premiere 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second season, Jenny and Sumit had been apart for five months and she was ready to give Sumit another chance and move back to India.
Jenny predicted it would take up to six months to make Sumit's divorce official, but Sumit promised Jenny he would never lie to her again and they'd be "together happy forever."
Jenny then traveled over 20 hours to New Delhi with no car or money, and the house she moved into with Sumit was far from the city and apparently less than desirable.
Jenny was afraid of looking like "an idiot" again and getting hurt, but Sumit took Jenny to meet with his lawyer, Nareh, who confirmed to Jenny Sumit had done all he could to divorce his wife as soon as possible.
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Nareh told Jenny that divorce can take anywhere from two to five years to finalize in India but Sumit had already completed the first motion and they could file the second motion after six months.
As far as Jenny and Sumit getting married, Jenny said her knowledge was that she and Sumit would have to register and then wait for a 30-day notice to be sent out to his permanent address, which was actually his parents' home.
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"You cannot marry, if they have sound reason to object," Nareh said of Sumit's parents.
Jenny didn't think Sumit's parents would have a valid reason to object, but she and Sumit still figured they would.
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In the mid-season finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second season, Jenny said she had a Tourist Visa good for 10 years, but she had to leave the country every 108 days. She therefore planned to marry Sumit before the six months is up so she could stay in India permanently.
Sumit's parents Sahna and Anil then appeared on camera for the first time. Sahna and Anil said when Jenny first traveled to India in 2013, she said she was just a Facebook friend of Sumit's and had asked to stay with them for a week tops.
However, Jenny ended up living with Sumit and his parents for four months. Sahna and Anil apparently thought Jenny was wonderful and the women got along great, but Sumit's parents had no idea at the time Sumit and Jenny were more than friends.
When Anil was sleeping, he noticed Sumit was spending time with Jenny late into the night, which gave him the idea they had more of a romantic relationship happening.
"I was shocked. She is too old," Anil said.
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"She wanted to marry him, but we didn't allow her to marry him. She has been in an inappropriate relationship with him," Sahna said. "She should have treated Sumit like her son. I thought Jenny had a good nature, but after seeing this, I don't like her at all."
Sahna said she hated how Sumit was spending so much time away from them, and Anil said Sumit had "smashed" his dreams of playing with his grandchildren one day given Jenny is almost double Sumit's age.
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"I love Jenny and I'm going to fight for her," Sumit told the cameras. "I have to make them understand Jenny and I love each other and it's a true love. And that's what's more important than what society thinks."
Jenny had been living in India with Sumit for three weeks when Sumit met with his parents to have a conversation about his relationship.
Sahna admitted to the cameras, "We won't let him marry her," before telling Sumit, "I will never accept Jenny. She is not with us. If she was younger, I would have happily accepted her into our home. Forget her. This is not your life."
Anil told his son to follow the rules in order to live in harmony with society, adding that Jenny will be around 75 years old in another 10-15 years.
Sumit promised to take care of both his parents and Jenny, but Sahna was still very disappointed.
Sahna therefore reminded Sumit of all they had done for him, including Anil paying about $20,000 to settle Sumit's divorce case. Anil said he had worked his whole life to save that amount of money.
Anil called Sumit's relationship "downright odd," and then Sahna told Sumit that he was only thinking of his own happiness and was acting selfishly. Sumit explained that Jenny made him happy and he was "dying" in his marriage.
Sahna and Anil admitted to having made a mistake by forcing Sumit into marriage.
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"You are sad because you are so obsessed with what random people in society are saying," Sumit shouted at his parents, adding, "I was the one who was suffering! I told you three times that I wanted to commit suicide."
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Sumit said, "I am your son. I am getting true love with Jenny. You are asking me to choose between you two. Why can't I choose both? Think about it."
Anil responded by saying, "We'll try our best," and Sumit seemed content and optimistic.
With that being said, he hugged his crying mother, but Anil told the cameras, "If he asks us to marry Jenny, we cannot say that this will happen or that will happen. Time will tell. Everything is decided by the time."
When Jenny and Sumit reunited, Sumit told Jenny that he was 100 percent sure he wanted to be with her despite his parents' feelings on the matter and they should consider the conversation "a small win," since Sumit's parents at least listened to him.
Jenny told Sumit that she appreciated everything Sumit was doing for them, and she showed him her love by being intimate with him that night.
Jenny then gifted Sumit a ring, symbolizing how she had promised herself to him.
Sumit said they already had a plan to get married, and so Jenny took back the ring and noted she'd wait. Jenny was embarrassed Sumit had shot her down like that.
"This reaction wasn't what I was expecting at all. I am just sick of waiting [to marry]," Jenny complained.
Sumit said he wanted to do a formal ring ceremony and exchange promises of commitment and love the right way. Sumit also said he had to check with his lawyer whether he could get engaged and/or married before settling his divorce.
Later on, Sumit had to go to court for an old criminal case his wife had filed against him.
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"Sumit told me a while ago that his wife has filed false allegations of abuse against him because she found out about me, but she was supposed to drop those charges once they agreed to a mutual divorce and Sumit paying her $20,000," Jenny shared with the cameras.
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Sumit revealed the charges would not be dropped against him easily and he was prepared to fight.
"I never tried to hurt my wife, never... The relationship between me and her is not good, but it doesn't mean that I would hurt my wife. I believe she said this in order to give strength to her case. That's why she did," Sumit said.
Sumit's wife was also asking for $500 a month in monthly maintenance. Jenny said there was "no way" they could afford that, and she was very upset. The couple was living off Jenny's social security, and they also needed to pay a lawyer.
Sumit's wife apparently filed the charges against Sumit and his whole family, which Sumit said was "really heartbreaking" for his parents since they had treated Sumit's wife like a daughter-in-law.
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Sumit said he felt like he was in hell and one of his friends worried Sumit's wife's family was playing games in order to get more money out of him.
"My wife is doing all this just to hurt me, and I hope the judge will [drop] all the charges. If not, I'm really screwed," Sumit lamented.
An on-screen graphic later read that Sumit's wife and father-in-law had withdrawn the criminal case against him and his family. As a result, the judge dropped all charges.
Jenny was so relieved and could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, but Sumit still owed $10,000 before he'd be able to receive his divorce papers.
Sumit later attended another court hearing in the hope of finalizing his divorce from his wife in India.
Sumit hoped the court would accept his petition for the divorce, but he wasn't looking forward to facing his in-laws again and potentially being slapped with more allegations or fines. Sumit didn't want anything to delay his divorce.
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Five hours later, cameras caught up with Sumit in his lawyer's "chambers." Sumit FaceTimed with Jenny and revealed, "Done! Divorce is done... Finally, I am free."
Jenny celebrated over the phone and gushed about how she was "so happy," and Sumit was so happy to officially be divorced because he could finally plan his future with Jenny.
But Anil told Sumit that his mother wasn't going to accept a marriage to Jenny "at any cost" and they would try to stop them legally from tying the knot.
After Sumit had finalized his divorce, Sumit no longer felt weight on his shoulders -- although he had to find a job and pay his father back.
Sumit said he finally felt free, so he suggested Jenny and himself should have a ring ceremony, which is essentially a big engagement party in India with dancing.
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Sumit and Jenny decided to make a list of people to invite who might bring them gifts, and Sumit hoped his parents would attend the celebration. However, Sumit admitted to Jenny that his parents still objected to their wedding and getting married.
"I am promising you, I am not going to let anybody stop us from getting married," Sumit assured Jenny.
"I hope you're right about that," Jenny replied.
In April, Sumit and Jenny were in lockdown together in India amid the coronavirus pandemic and bonded through the quality time they got to spend together.
After the lockdown ended and courthouses reopened, Jenny and Sumit met with a lawyer who specializes in marriage law so they could start the process of getting married legally.
Given a person must leave the country they're visiting every 180 days on the Tourist Visa, Jenny feared traveling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Sometimes I feel a little pressure, like, man I have to marry... A lot of things are coming at the same time and it's not easy to handle," Sumit said in a confessional.
Sumit and Jenny then met with a lawyer, Rishabh Rai, and asked how they could marry if people objected to their union.
"If objection rises, you have to face marriage officers and it will be expensive," Rishabh warned the pair. "That is for certain, but it does not have a religious angle to it. That is the purpose of Special Marriage Act."
The lawyer advised the couple to avoid a lengthy process and potential complications by getting married in the "Arya Samaj Mandir," a temple. Jenny and Sumit were told they could explain their willingness to marry, provide documents and then get married.
Certain religious sacraments would be performed at the temple, and Jenny was told she wouldn't have to convert to Hinduism. Rishabh explained registration was post-marriage and Jenny and Sumit could get married at any time.
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What Jenny heard was like a dream come true, but she acknowledged she and Sumit could have made different choices had they acquired this information earlier in their relationship.
Legally, Sumit's parents could not object to his wedding with Jenny unless Sumit was under age 18 or was "a lunatic," according to the lawyer.
Getting married at the temple would be a completely legal ceremony, and Rishabh added that it would be easier for Jenny to get her visa extended since she'd be living with a legal spouse in India.
Jenny gushed about being so relieved because she and Sumit would be able to officially get married on the day of their ring ceremony. Jenny was thrilled, but Sumit appeared uneasy and told Jenny that he'd like to talk to his parents before getting married again.
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Jenny sternly said, "No," thinking that Sumit's parents would talk him out of it.
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Sumit, however, explained to the cameras, "I want [my parents] to approve it. I want them to be happy for me. I don't want to just do something without telling them. Literally, I would lose my parents."
Sumit said talking to his parents was very important to him and he wanted Jenny to join him for the conversation, but Jenny was furious and said, "I don't understand why Sumit is trying to stall the marriage."
Jenny assumed Sumit's parents would never come around and approve of their legal union.
The next day, Jenny admitted she wasn't happy about Sumit's desire to speak to his parents before marrying; however, Sumit agreed to go through with the ring ceremony first -- which was essentially getting engaged -- without his parents knowing.
Sumit intended to invite some of his friends to the ring ceremony but not his parents.
Jenny later had an emotional breakdown when Sumit's brother Amit and his wife visited them.
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Amit explained that while he accepted Sumit and Jenny's relationship, Sumit's relationship with their parents would end if he went through with marrying Jenny.
Amit said his parents would never accept Jenny and Sumit's age difference and they must be "ready for the consequences."
Jenny broke down into tears and began shouting about how she and Sumit loved each other and made each other happy.
"This is my life now and this is what I've chosen for myself," Jenny cried, begging people to stop giving her "hell" and being so set in their ways.
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Jenny was clearly desperate for Sumit's parents to accept her and their relationship, and she vented about how she couldn't change her age.
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"I hate having to go through this. I am so tired of it! I really am. I chose you Sumit... and we both have to suffer for it. It's so unfair," Jenny lamented in Sumit's arms.
What's the latest on Jenny and Sumit? Is the 90 Day Fiance couple still together now -- and is Jenny in India?
Jenny and Sumit are absolutely still in a relationship, and they appear to be very happy as a couple.Sumit posted a selfie with Jenny and gushed about her on Instagram in mid-November.
"You will never mock me again over my suffering, first try to attach your heart in someone's love just once," Sumit captioned the image.
"#90dayfiance #90daytheotherway #duringlockdown #tlc #network #realitytvshows #realpeople #realcouple #reallove so #keepcalm and #keepwatching #loveyouall #staysafeandhealthy."
In late October, Sumit posted a video of himself feeding a dog as well as a selfie of the couple on Instagram in which they were both flashing big smiles.
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"In true love the smallest distance is too great and the greatest distance can be bridged. Getting my smile back on my face. Wish good time will teach same as bad time does," Sumit wrote alongside the image.
Sumit also added the following hashtags: "#smile #happyness #love #you #loveyouforever #luckyme #thankyou #foryourlove #90daysfiance #90daysfiancetheotherway #season2 #tlc #tv #tvshow #realityshows #realitytv #thankyouall #loveyouall."
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In mid-October, Sumit also posted splitscreen photos of Jenny and himself drinking tea.
"Humanity runs on coffee and chai, so keep drinking and enjoy life," Sumit captioned the image.
"What's your first wake up drink of the day? Mine is chai means tea not chai tea #goodmorning #iknowiamlate #tea #coffee #chaitea #ilovemytea #90dayfiance #90dayfiancetheotherway #season2 #tlc #tvshows #realitytv #realityshow #keepwatching #spreadlove #nojudgement #loveall."
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If fans look at the photo carefully, a ring can be seen on Sumit's ring finger on his left hand.
Since Sumit wouldn't accept a ring from Jenny on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second season before making their relationship official and exchanging vows, this could be an indication they are now married.
Back on September 16, Sumit posted a photo with Jenny in which they were sitting at a restaurant or cafe.
"All that you are is all that I'll ever need... #90daysfiance #90daysfiancetheotherway #tlc #tvshow #realityshow ...#loveyouall," Sumit captioned the photo, along with multiple kissing and smiling emoticons.
In late August, Jenny posted a video on her own Instagram account of Sumit and herself cuddled up close while traveling in a rickshaw through the city streets in India.
Jenny said she and Sumit were headed "back to home," confirming she still resides in India.
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Jenny also added the following hashtags to her revealing post, "#happycouple #90dayfiancetheotherway #90dayfiance #provethemwrong #tlcrealityshow #9yearstogether @sumitjenny @blend_it_boo @gains_ta #stopjudging #peace."
Only a few days earlier, Jenny posted a video of Sumit lighting off a firework and captioned it, "When love goes boooooooommmm."
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In mid-August, Sumit also posted a couple photos with Jenny in which they went out for coffee together and were embracing.
While the pictures could be throwbacks, Sumit and Jenny appeared so happy together.
"Our painting job turn out good. We are happy with our work," Sumit captioned one of the images.
Sumit gushed about Jenny on his Instagram account on August 1, 2020 when he shared a selfie.
"Your love makes me happy," Sumit wrote, before tagging Jenny in his post. "#love #loveconquersall #loveyou #loveyouforever #90dayfiance #90dayfiancetheotherway #season2 #staysafe #socialdistancing #loveisbeautiful."
In mid-July, Sumit posted a selfie with Jenny on Instagram and wrote a very sweet caption to her.
"Every time I see you I'm more convinced we belong together. @jan_frmsan #welove #90dayfiance #90daystheotherway #season2 #tlc #tlcnetwork #tvshow #realityshow #dontjudge #fightforlove #loveus or #justleave #please," Sumit wrote.
Jenny also told E! News in late June that she and Sumit were going strong.
"Sumit and I are not done with each other. We're still in a relationship," Jenny told the website.
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"He was married...the marriage wasn't his choice. He didn't want to be married. We're just not done with each other."
"We're in this relationship...going on 9 years," she added. "We've invested a lot into this relationship, and we love each other...if people don't like it then that's the way it is."
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During an interview with Access that took place earlier this summer, Jenny acknowledged "the past is in the past" when it comes to the mistakes Sumit has made.
"I mean, I was happy to be with Sumit in India and unfortunately what happened, happened, and I can't change it. But the fact we still love each other, that hasn't changed. So that's what I can say," Jenny said.
Jenny also insisted she and Sumit signed up for the 90 Day Fiance franchise for the right reasons.
"[A lot of people] think we're just going on the show to make money or have fame, that we have some sort of agenda or something else going on... and none of that's true -- at least not with me, it's not. I have nothing else going on," Jenny explained.
"My [motive] was strictly just to get back with Sumit, and that was it. There's no other agenda for me. I would say we're all just coming on the show to be together and we love each other and want to be in our relationship and share it with the world."
"There's no other agenda going on; I'm not trying to be famous or anything," she added.
In early June, Jenny discussed with Entertainment Tonight how she and Sumit tune out the haters who criticize their relationship or question their intentions.
"It's gonna happen regardless," Jenny said of having critics.
"It's really difficult for us. We just love each other... We don't pay attention to those around us. It doesn't matter and we just don't pay attention to it."
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"Of course there's haters," she continued, "but we just want people to understand that we love each other regardless of our age difference, our culture and background -- Indian, American -- it doesn't matter."
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Jenny said she and Sumit are in their "own little bubble."
"We don't even pay attention to it. Trust us, we know there's a lot [of critics]," Jenny noted in her interview with ET, adding that she understood why Sumit initially lied to her about his marriage.
"I mean, I still love him the same. I understand his culture."
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