90 Day Fiance couple Tarik Myers and Hazel Cagalitan are picking out a wedding venue on Season 8 of 90 Day Fiance, but did they go through with the wedding? What do 90 Day Fiance spoilers reveal about if Tarik and Hazel are still together or if the couple split after Hazel arrived in America?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoilers Warning: This report contains spoilers revealing if Tarik and Hazel are still together after reuniting on 90 Day Fiance's eighth season.]
Tarik was a 43-year-old realtor and single father from Virginia Beach, VA, when he stumbled across Hazel, a single mother from Quezon City, Philippines who is now 28-years-old, on an Asian dating website.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (PHOTOS)
After three months of dating virtually and over the phone, Tarik traveled over 9,000 miles and 36 hours to meet Hazel in-person in the Philippines on 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' second season.
Tarik took a lot of heat from family and friends -- especially his brother Dean -- for pursuing a woman overseas who could be scamming him, and a part of Tarik did fear Hazel might have been using him for a Green Card.
Not only was Hazel shy, reserved and not affectionate when she met Tarik in-person, but she also lived in the poorest and most shocking of conditions.
But it didn't take long for Tarik to become completely smitten with the girl, and so he decided to propose marriage to her anyway before he traveled back to the United States.
Tarik and Hazel were still engaged six months after 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' second-season finale aired on TLC in October 2018.
Tarik wished his love a happy birthday in March 2019, and then he shared a sweet video of her face and captioned it with a series of hearts in April 2019.
That same month, TLC released Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: What Now?, its online digital series that is available for streaming on tlc.com and the network's TLC GO app. The 21-episode season included two episodes focused on Tarik and Hazel.
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During the 90 Day Fiance: What Now? episodes, Tarik explained he had traveled to the Philippines a total of three times to visit Hazel and was in the process of preparing all the paperwork required for Hazel's K-1 visa application.
In addition, Tarik's family and friends were shown urging him to get Hazel to agree to sign a prenuptial agreement before they got married.
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Tarik followed their advice and told Hazel he would like her to sign a prenup before their wedding, and while she seemed offended at first, she ultimately agreed to follow through with it.
"She is beautiful on the inside and outside. She's like an Asian version of Angelina Jolie and I love her," Tarik said in a confessional on 90 Day Fiance's eighth season.
At the time 90 Day Fiance's eighth season filmed, Tarik and Hazel had been together for two years and Hazel got approved for a K-1 visa.
Hazel was going to meet Tarik's seven-year-old daughter Arie for the first time. Tarik apparently has majority custody of Arie, who stays with her father five out of seven days a week and lives with her mother on the weekends.
Tarik shared how Arie has high-functioning autism and everything in his life revolves around her. Tarik hoped Hazel would love Arie and that they'd get along wonderfully.
Hazel also has an eight-year-old son Harrey, and Hazel was having a tough time leaving him behind. Tarik and Hazel therefore planned to bring Harrey to the United States "eventually" in order to give the boy more opportunities in life.
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Tarik admitted he was "surprised" when he learned Hazel is bisexual, and he told her that Virginia Beach is "full of smoking hot women."
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"I feel cautiously optimistic about it, but we're not even married yet -- and what you're thinking about is the girlfriend we need to find?" Tarik explained in a confessional.
"We've had some trust and jealousy issues in the past, so it does make me nervous. But she wants to go full steam ahead on this thing, so I hope we're really ready for it."
Tarik revealed he had questioned Hazel's character one time but ended up being wrong.
Tarik had been engaged for almost a year when he and Hazel had a big misunderstanding. Tarik recalled how they thought Hazel was pregnant at the time and so Hazel took one positive pregnancy, followed by two negative tests about a week later.
"So I'm thinking that she terminated the pregnancy, so I flipped out. I thought, 'I can't be with nobody who is going to do sh-t like this,'" Tarik explained.
"A woman can do whatever she wants with her body, but I think my feelings went all over the place because it's a trust thing. I thought she did it without talking to me, and I was like, 'This is over.'"
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Three weeks after their breakup, Tarik apparently started talking to a new woman named Minty from Thailand. Tarik said he had been "falling in like" -- not love -- with the girl, but he wanted to clean things up with Hazel before pursuing a new relationship.
Hazel insisted to Tarik that a doctor had told her that she was never pregnant and her menstrual cycle had just been late. Hazel therefore forgave Tarik, who then came clean about his interactions with Minty.
Hazel was upset at first but then suggested she wanted to talk to the "beautiful" Minty.
Tarik had yet to tell close friends and family that Hazel is bisexual because he knew people would have preconceived notions, and Hazel having a girlfriend was simply going to be a part of their married life.
Tarik revealed to Kia that he, Minty and Hazel all met in the Philippines about a year-and-a-half prior.
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"But Day 3, Hazel just put an end to it. Hazel felt like Minty was more into me than she was into Hazel," Tarik shared.
"Hazel could see I was just fascinated by Minty. It was refreshing to me to be able to speak in Thai and talk about all the stuff I experienced in Thailand, but there was this jealousy that came over Hazel immediately and it ended right there. Hazel told me to never contact Minty ever again."
However, Tarik confessed he had texted Minty again a couple of weeks back. Tarik said he just wanted to check on Minty and make sure she was okay due to the coronavirus pandemic, and he insisted that he was going to tell Hazel.
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Tarik acknowledged Hazel isn't a pushover, so he was afraid to break the news that he had reached out to Minty.
Tarik said raising a child with autism is tough and he could only hope Hazel would have the patience to co-parent his daughter and love her.
"You never really know someone until you live with them," Tarik noted.
It had been four or five months since Tarik and Hazel last saw each other, and they had been dating for over two years and overcame many hardships together.
Tarik then picked Hazel up at the airport with flowers. He wore a powder blue suit for their reunion, and it was an emotional moment for Tarik.
Hazel said she was "overwhelmed" with happiness and Tarik looked "so handsome" in her favorite color.
Hazel said she really missed her son and hated saying goodbye, but the pair planned to have Hazel's son join them in America someday for a better life.
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On the drive to Tarik's home, Hazel was shocked by all of the big houses in America and how clean everything looked. Tarik's home was huge compared to Hazel's place in the Philippines considering Hazel lived in poverty.
Hazel noted the house was big but messy, and Tarik told the cameras he and his fiancee have two different definitions of "clean."
Hazel said coming to the United States was "a dream" but Tarik's house was big and overwhelming. She hoped she could eventually feel at home in Tarik's place.
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The next day, Tarik took Hazel out for an American breakfast, which she thought was salty, greasy and very sweet. She joked about how she'd probably get chubby living in the United States because she was used to eating rice every morning in the Philippines.
Tarik was ready to pick a venue for their wedding, but Hazel wanted their pace to slow down since she had a lot to adjust to, including being away from her home, son and family in the Philippines.
Hazel hoped she could become a loving mother to Ari, but she feared it might be difficult to take care of a child with special needs. Hazel anticipated loving Ari just like she loves her son Harrey back home.
Hazel said her parents wanted her to get married in their church, but Tarik explained that he didn't want to marry in the normal, typical way and Hazel's church essentially freaked him out a little bit.
Hazel said religion is important to her and she wanted to make her parents happy, but Tarik tried to talk her into marrying at Edgar Cayce's A.R.E., a cultural and spiritual center that apparently means a lot to him.
The center was named after a famous psychic, but Hazel thought the place was weird and said she didn't want to get married there. Hazel, however, told her fiance that she'd think about it and they could compromise and make a decision together about their future.
Did Tarik and Hazel get married and are they still together now -- or has the 90 Day Fiance couple broken up?
Tarik and Hazel are still a couple and their relationship appears to be better than ever.ADVERTISEMENT
Tarik posted several photos of Hazel standing in front of a sunset, including two pictures of Hazel standing out of the sunroof of a car.
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"Ok. So the house may have been a LITTLE messy," Tarik captioned the slideshow, referring to Hazel's first impression of his home in America.
"I'll make it up to you with a beautiful sunset. 2020 GO THE F AWAY ALREADY! BYE FELICIA! Everyone have a SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2021 #Tarzel #90dayfiance ##90daybaresall #90dayfiancepillowtalk #beforethe90days."
On December 18, Tarik posted two selfies with Hazel in which she looked stunning in a burgundy dress and matching lip. In one of the pictures, she was kissing Tarik on the cheek.
"Hawt Sauws. Hella Hawt Sauws. #Tarzel Watch #90dayfiance Sunday at 8pm EST on @tlc #90daybaresall #90dayfiancepillowtalk #90dayfiancebeforethe90days," Tarik wrote alongside the images.
One day earlier, Tarik posted a similar photo and captioned it, "Repost @illipina26 : Asialina Jolie says 'Haters don't hate hate, haters hate LOVE'. I concur. #90dayfiance #90daybaresall #90dayfiancebeforethe90days #90dayfiancepillowtalk."
Hazel -- who initially posted the quote on her own Instagram account, along with selfies featuring Tarik and herself -- commented on Tarik's post with multiple kiss-blowing emoticons.
Tarik also posted a video of Hazel on October 25.
In the video, Hazel told her fans, "I'm here to send good tidings and well wishes to your family and friends... I'm here for y'all! Have a good one!"
Tarik captioned the Instagram post, "My beautiful Hazel is on Cameo now. Book her for all occasions. She is Hazel Cagalitan on Cameo. Thanks. #beforethe90days #90dayfiance."
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On August 28, Tarik posted a selfie of the couple, revealing they had watched Black Panther three times in one week together because Hazel loved it so much. He said it was "the first move we ever watched together."
Tarik posted a photo of Hazel and her father on June 21 and gushed about how he raised 14 children in poor conditions.
"I thought I knew the difficulties of fatherhood until I met this man. He raised 14 children in conditions most of us only see on TV. Never once shirked his responsibility. The definition of a real man. Salamat Pa. Happy Father's Day," Tarik wrote.
Tarik also wished Hazel a happy Mother's Day in May.
"When life dealt you crap, you turned it into fertilizer. I was proud of you before the cameras rolled. And I'll be proud of you... Well anyway. I'm your defense mechanism against anyone. And I mean anyone. Happy Mother's Day Zellybean," Tarik wrote alongside a photo of Hazel and her son.
Back in October 2019, Tarik gushed about Hazel on Instagram.
"I had so many rules that you became the exception to. So many standards that you exceeded. Also, I'm forever grateful to you for pulling those knives out of my back that a smiling faced Judas shoved in. You are goals. #TarZel #90dayfiance #90dayfiancepillowtalk," he wrote.
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And in August, 2019, Tarik called his girl "an implausible, irreplaceable gift from God."
"I caught lightning in a bottle. A shy little Braveheart. Thinking about her disorients me. All of the 'but what ifs' become irrelevant. I get asked daily why I'm only following her on IG. My answer is bc I caught fking lightning in a bottle. Duh. #Tarzel #GodBlissWoman #90dayfiance," Tarik captioned the post.
Hazel's latest post with Tarik is from July 2019, when the pair were enjoying each other's company at the beach.
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"I never thought that some1 as amazing as u would fall in love with someone as silly as me," she continued.
"But Im so glad that u did because my life has been nothing but wonderful. Thank u 4 coming into my life and for letting me show u how much u mean to me. #TarZel #ILoveYouHoney."
In summer of last year, Tarik said he likes to show Hazel his love rather than just say it and gushed about how strong and proud he was of her.
Tarik and Hazel's posts about one another date all the way back to Fall 2018.
In October 2018, Hazel posted a selfie with Tarik and captioned it, "I Love Him. Period."
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