90 Day Fiance couple Natalie Mordovtseva and Mike Youngquist's relationship appears to be imploding on Season 8 of the series, so what do 90 Day Fiance spoilers reveal about if Natalie and Mike are still together or married now?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report includes spoilers that reveal if Natalie and Mike got married and if the 90 Day Fiance couple is still together now.]
Mike was a 35-year-old from Sequim, Washington, met Natalie was a 35-year-old from Kyiv, Ukraine, through a mutual friend, and they first starred 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 the couple were still at odds on 90 Day Fiance Season 7's Tell-All special, which featured Natalie accusing Mike of cheating on her by spending the night with an alleged female friend. Mike, however, insisted he was totally innocent and 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.
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When 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.
The couple stayed in Seattle for one night, which surprised Natalie because Mike had previously told her that he was $30,000 in debt. However, Mike said he was able to pay off a lot of his debt prior to Natalie's arrival.
While out to lunch the next day, Natalie explained her K-1 visa status to the waiter and said she's "a fiancee," but then she pointed out to the cameras how it was awkward to say considering she had no engagement ring on her finger as evidence.
"It feels like Michael is not ready to give me my ring back. I feel insecure... My status is unclear. I would feel more comfortable to have a ring. I would feel better," Natalie explained.
Mike and Natalie then headed back to Sequim, and Natalie said the long drive in the woods seemed to be like something out of a horror movie.
Once Natalie saw Mike's home, she said the place was small and the walls were very cold, but Mike said Natalie just needed some time to appreciate and get used to her surroundings.
"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," Mike told the cameras.
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Natalie admitted in a confessional she was unhappy and displeased Mike had not stocked his house with healthy foods, including many fruits and vegetables, for her.
"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. I'll just eat my carrot in the corner," Natalie complained.
Natalie told the cameras she was frustrated because Mike's life was totally different from what she was used to in the Ukraine.
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Mike's goal was to make Natalie as comfortable as possible, but Natalie just didn't feel at home and complained about new things she was learning about Mike every day.
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.
Natalie said Michael was fun in the Ukraine but he seemed like a different person in his life in the United States. Natalie didn't think Mike listened to her or cared about what she thought.
Natalie also said she only trusted Mike "a little bit" after their break or separation when she had allegedly caught Mike in a lie.
Natalie admitted she wasn't fully happy with Mike because he needed to earn back her full trust. She was sad about the possibility her relationship might not work out.
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.
About a week after Natalie arrived in America, he took her out for a nice dinner at a hotel in Sequim Falls, where he also planned for them to stay the night.
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Mike also agreed to eat meat for a week and then take one week off, but he wasn't going to let anybody tell him what he could or could not eat.
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Mike then took Natalie to see the waterfall, and she gushed about how beautiful it was. The couple then ate lunch at a brewery, and Natalie wasn't thrilled with the idea of dining at "a beer place" or "bar."
Natalie ordered a vegetarian dish, but then Mike ordered brisket. Mike said his no-meat challenge started the following week, but Natalie argued it was supposed to start that very day. Natalie wasn't happy Mike wasn't changing for her.
"I would like to be respected by my man," Natalie said.
While eating, Natalie brought up the wedding and said she'd like to set a date for it. Mike said he couldn't say for sure, yes or no, whether he was ready to marry Natalie, but she wanted to make plans and not spend the rest of her 90 days feeling insecure.
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.
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Later on, Natalie vented about how she missed getting her nails done, having a reason to dress up, and seeing her friends.
Natalie told her mother over FaceTime that Mike probably planned to surprise her with the ring but they weren't planning a wedding yet. Natalie revealed Mike just wanted a small, intimate wedding for just the two of them.
Natalie's mother hoped to travel to the United States so she could attend Mike and Natalie's wedding.
"I would like Michael to give me the ring back, because it represents his strong feelings for me," Natalie said.
"But I don't know if Michael will be able to talk about marriage [in] this small amount of time. I don't even know, will we have wedding? Won't we have wedding? I don't know. I feel like it's his choice."
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.
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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 accused Mike of acting differently than he did in the Ukraine, and she said she felt like she was living "low class." Natalie admitted she provoked Mike when she was in pain because she wanted him to feel how she was feeling.
Mike tried to hug Natalie and be comforting, and then Natalie asked him not to touch her.
"You are a low-class drunk man," Natalie said, adding that she was afraid of Mike.
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."
And 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!"
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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 end up breaking up or is the 90 Day Fiance couple still together and married?
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).
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A few days later, Natalie captioned another photo of the couple, "Love is very meaningful for us."
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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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