90 Day Fiance couple Natalie Mordovtseva and Mike Youngquist finally set a wedding date on Season 8 of the series, so did the couple actually go through with getting married or have they broken up since Natalie moved to America? What are the latest 90 Day Fiance spoilers?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report contains spoilers revealing if Natalie and Mike got married and whether the 90 Day Fiance couple is still together.]
Mike was a 35-year-old from Sequim, Washington, when he met Natalie was a 35-year-old from Kyiv, Ukraine, through a mutual friend, and they first initially on Season 7 of 90 Day Fiance.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (PHOTOS)
Mike was convinced he had met his dream girl in the Ukraine, so he filed for a K-1 visa.
While waiting for the visa to be approved, Mike visited Natalie in Ukraine again and realized they actually didn't have much in common. The pair seemed to bicker more than they got along.
Natalie is a religious vegetarian, for example, while Mike is an atheist meat-eater who believes in aliens. Natalie also wanted to welcome children right away, but Mike was struggling financially and wanted to wait a while.
Mike wanted Natalie to accept him for who he is, and the biggest fight sparked once Natalie claimed she wasn't in love with Mike yet due to their differences. Natalie even gave Mike her engagement ring back, which made Mike feel "lost."
Mike said he and Natalie didn't speak much after the trip and Natalie's behavior was "unacceptable."
And things only got worse from there. On 90 Day Fiance's Season 7 Tell-All special, Natalie accused Mike of cheating on her by spending the night with an alleged female friend. Mike, however, insisted the incident was totally innocent and he never lied about it.
Natalie said she was "out of the relationship" at the time due to her lack of trust in Mike, and she admitted she'd be "cautious" with her heart going forward because she didn't want to go through another divorce.
In the Season 8 premiere of 90 Day Fiance, Natalie's K-1 visa was approved and Mike wasn't expecting things to go that quickly.
Mike felt a little nervous and apprehensive about Natalie moving to America for him considering they had a lot of problems to work through -- including their communication, anger and jealousy.
Mike said he wasn't ready to get married yet but this was the "Hail Mary" they needed to try and see if they could truly fall in love again.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWWhen the couple reunited in the United States, Natalie jumped into Mike's arms and they hugged and kissed. Mike gave Natalie flowers and she expressed glee over being in America, despite her exhaustion and fatigue from her long traveling day.
Mike said he was able to pay off a lot of his debt prior to Natalie's arrival, and so he treated Natalie to a couple of nice dinners and hotel stays.
But Natalie didn't feel comfortable in Mike's home. She thought it was very cold and lonely, and Mike told the cameras, "If Natalie ends up not liking the town or just the rural living, it's obviously going to put a strain on the relationship for us."
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Mike predicted Natalie was going to get stressed out, especially when he returned to work as a branch manager at a construction-supplies company and she'd be alone.
"He wasn't prepared for me at all. I'm not really okay with it... I have no idea how I'll get him to understand that," Natalie complained when she said there was no food for her to eat in the house.
Natalie also didn't like new things she was learning about Mike through living with him and seeing his side of the world.
For example, Natalie didn't appreciate Mike setting off fireworks because she believed the loud noises might kill the fish in Mike's little pond in the backyard. She also disliked his eating and drinking habits.
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Natalie later realized Mike's job was "crazy" because he woke up at 3AM every day, worked until about 2:30PM and then drove three hours home. Natalie didn't understand why Mike would want to commute like that, and she said she wished they could move somewhere else together.
Natalie was stuck doing "basic housewives work," and she looked forward to doing something new and fresh.
Mike compromised to eating Natalie's cooking and taking every other week off from eating meat, and so these decisions made Natalie feel better and more respected.
Mike, however, said he couldn't say for sure, yes or no, whether he was ready to marry Natalie.
Mike said Natalie needed to listen to him more and be more open-minded. He said it was necessary to blend their beliefs, values and culture because he had no intention of changing everything about himself for a woman.
Mike didn't think one person doing all the compromising is a true partnership.
After Mike took Natalie to the waterfall she had wanted to see, Natalie said it seemed like Mike was finally making her a priority and really cared about her.
But Natalie still wasn't feeling "at home" after two weeks, and she had yet to unpack her suitcases.
"Some part of me thought it would be easier to take luggage if it's unpacked. I wouldn't forget anything," Natalie said.
Natalie also complained Mike's closet smelled bad and he wasn't giving her enough shelving or dresser room for her clothes.
Later on, Natalie revealed that her mother wanted to travel to the United States and attend her wedding, so she wanted to make plans.
"I would like Michael to give me the ring back, because it represents his strong feelings for me," Natalie said.
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Natalie later went searching for her engagement ring just to find out where Mike had hidden it.
"I hope we have enough time to fix things," Natalie said, before finding a security safe and assuming the ring was in there.
"To me, the ring means that he loves me. I would like to have it back on my finger. I would like to have security in the relationship. I choose him; I came here for him. But he wants to show me that he's mad at me. I don't know."
After Mike returned from a hard day of work, Natalie was shown cooking Mike dinner and calling him "stubborn" because he was drinking a beer at the table.
Natalie said, "When you lose 10 kilos, we can talk," and Mike said Natalie often said things that were hurtful and their relationship was a bit of a battle.
Natalie admitted she had searched for the engagement ring because she really loved it, and Mike replied, "I made it really special for you."
"I feel like we don't have respect for each other. There are some levels of respect how I get used to [being] treated by my man, and I don't get it from you," Natalie said.
"That's how I felt when you gave me the ring back. It was very disrespectful," Mike noted.
Mike said he didn't want to play games with Natalie, who felt Mike was holding her behavior in Ukraine against her. Natalie said she was very emotional in Ukraine and didn't want to pay for her mistakes.
Natalie said she felt like she was living "low class," and she admitted in a confessional she often provoked Mike when she was in pain because she wanted him to feel how she was feeling.
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"You are a low-class drunk man," Natalie said, adding that she was afraid of Mike.
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Mike asked Natalie what made her think she was above everyone else, and he was clearly angry she was putting herself up on a pedestal. Mike said he wasn't ready to give Natalie the ring back based on her behavior, but Natalie felt disrespected and alone.
"I don't like how he [treats] me. It's not okay. It's not happy life, it's a disaster," Natalie cried in a confessional. "I feel like I'm going home soon."
With 66 days to go on Natalie's K-1 visa, things were a bit calmer in Mike's household.
"I think if I'm more flexible with Mike and be more soft with him in woman ways, he would be more pleased and he wouldn't be that hard on me," Natalie told the cameras.
Natalie admitted she overreacted when she had called Mike "a low class drunk" and more, and she insisted that she was happy to be with him. Natalie, however, asked Mike to try to understand her as well because she had left everything behind for him.
Mike promised Natalie that he wasn't there to hurt her and asked his girlfriend to have more patience going forward.
"Sometimes I'm angry with him and sometimes I want to run away, but I don't want to live with anger for 90 days. I realize I have two choices: either I am married or I am right. I prefer to be married," Natalie said with a laugh.
Once Mike and Natalie were in a better situation, Mike's mother Trish from Oklahoma paid a visit, and Mike hoped the ladies would get along and love each other.
Trish was well aware Mike and Natalie had fought and she had given her engagement ring back, and Natalie admitted she was a little upset about Mike having shared private details with his mom about their relationship.
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Natalie said she wouldn't get along with Trish if she's not sentimental, but Mike pointed out that Natalie tended to be hardheaded sometimes too.
Once Trish arrived, Trish said she didn't have "a super impression" of Natalie but she intended to work on that and hopefully change their dynamic.
Trish asked when the couple was going to give her grandchildren, and Natalie told the cameras she wanted to have babies but wasn't sure whether Mike was even ready to marry her.
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Natalie told Trish that Mike always kept her guessing and was paying her back for returning her engagement ring, and Trish could tell the couple had major differences and may not be able to work everything out.
The trio later went to dinner together, and Trish was shocked to hear Natalie had yet to unpack her suitcases because the couple had been fighting.
"We don't have a wedding date and Michael didn't give me the ring back. I feel unsure and insecure, I don't know," Natalie explained to Trish, adding that she was upset about Mike not giving the engagement ring back.
Natalie confessed to Trish she had made a mistake by giving the ring back, and Mike was glad to hear Natalie accept blame and take some responsibility for their relationship falling apart. Mike said it felt nice to hear that Natalie regretted her actions.
Trish pushed Mike and Natalie to set a wedding date so Natalie's mother could attend the wedding and plan her trip, and Mike thought it was a good idea and said he'd work on things with Natalie.
"I feel like I found the magic button to Mike's heart -- Trish. Because if I'm good with Trish, everything works for me in the best way," Natalie shared with a laugh.
The next day, Natalie and Mike settled on April 3 because she thought that represented the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Her last wedding was on the 22nd of the month, and so Natalie wanted to avoid any bad luck.
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Mike knew there was a lot more to do than just pick a date, and Trish didn't think 90 days was enough time to figure out their relationship and truly go through with a wedding.
Natalie determined it was okay not to get married in the church because Mike had never been baptized. Natalie said she was fine with a simple wedding, and Trish suggested the pair could get married in the yard surrounded by flowers.
Natalie appeared overjoyed to share her wedding date with her mother over the phone, and she kissed and hugged Mike with excitement.
But based on a trailer showing what's to come on 90 Day Fiance's eighth season, things don't look good for the couple.
Mike is shown apologizing to Natalie, who cries, "You're sending me home!"
"I don't know what to say," Mike replies.
Natalie then says in a confessional, "I'm honestly scared, but I have to leave the country because I'm illegal here."
After Mike apologizes for the second time, Natalie vents, "Michael is a monster!"
It then appears Mike's mom drives Natalie away, presumably to the airport, with Natalie sobbing and breaking down in the passenger seat.
So did Mike and Natalie split up or is the 90 Day Fiance couple still together and married now?
On Natalie's Instagram in late January 2021, one of her followers commented on a photo claiming to know where Mike had hidden her engagement ring. When Natalie asked "where," the person replied that it was put on her hand in the first half of 2020.Natalie didn't deny that was the case and only replied with a crying-laughing emoticon.
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After Season 7 of 90 Day Fiance wrapped, Mike and Natalie were spotted together in the United States several times in January 2020.
At one of the sightings, Mike was spotted waiting at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with flowers in his hands and a camera crew nearby.
The next day, the Instagram account Fraudedbytlc posted a photo of Mike and Natalie walking side-by-side at Seattle's historic Pike Place Market as a camera crew filmed them, which was obviously for the currently-airing eighth season of 90 Day Fiance.
Natalie's 90-day stay on her K-1 visa therefore began in January 2020, and she clearly hoped to marry so she could stay in the United States permanently with Mike, as long as they got along well.
Natalie confirmed her relationship status on May 24, 2020 when she posted on Instagram, "We Get Married!" (But the wedding must have taken place beforehand per the 90 day-requirement).
A few days later, Natalie captioned another photo of the couple, "Love is very meaningful for us."
On June 22, 2020, Natalie posted a photo with Mike and wrote, "Amazing #dinner with #lovely husband! thanks for #90dayfiance #love #faith #nataliemordovtseva #mikeyoungquist #couplegoals."
Two days later, Natalie captioned a funny photo of the pair driving, "#driving like crazy with my #husband #mikeyoungquist #nataliemordovtseva #natalie90dayfiance #90dayfiance."
And on June 25, Natalie wrote alongside a selfie of the couple by the water, "This is how we spend our time together #90dayfiance #natalie90dayfiance #nataliemordovtseva #mike90dayfiance #mikeyoungquist #love #couple #couplegoals."
In 2021, there is no sign of Mike on Natalie's Instagram account, but she tends to just post modeling photos and selfies.
On January 5, 2021, she posted with a husky puppy, so it appears she -- and maybe Mike -- now have a dog.
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