Relationships Talk

Despite what some viewers might think, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Nicole Nafziger wants to move forward with her marriage to fiancé Azan Tefou. When he was denied a K-1 fiancé to live in the U.S. with Nicole and her family, she moved to Morocco to pursue her relationship. Before she moved there, however, Nicole caught Azan talking to other women—and that’s something 90 Day Fiancé alum Danielle Jbali knows something about.

In Danielle’s case, she and Mohamed Jbali fell in love online. He came to American to marry her on a K-1 visa and they tied the knot. But the good times didn’t last. Shortly after they said, “I do,” Danielle found out Mohamed was talking to other women. Ultimately, Mohamed moved to Florida to be with another woman and they divorced. Danielle decided to keep his last name.

Since she has some experience marrying a man from another country who might potentially turn out to be a fraud, Danielle offered some advice to Nicole: Go to Morocco to see what Azan is really like.

“I have talked to Nicole in the past and I advised her to go over [to Morocco] more than once—which she has done that,” Danielle told In Touch Weekly on Wednesday. “But then, it hurts me because there were conversations that came up with Azan and other women—that’s something that happened with me and Mohamed.”

It’s not to say Danielle was confident the relationship would work out, but it might help. “That’s why I told her to go over more than once cause maybe she could get a better feeling if she went over more than once,” she said.

“90 Day Fiancé” alum Danielle Jbali gave advice to Nicole Nafziger about partner Azan Tefou, who are pictured above. TLC

As some Reddit users noted, Azan seemed less than enthused to marry Nicole when they were talking about marriage on Sunday’s episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?

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According to Nicole’s Instagram page, she and Azan are still together. She describes herself a loving mother, daughter, friend, sister and fiancée.

Last month, she posted a cryptic message that was seemingly aimed at viewers of the TLC show. “My life. My choices. My mistakes. My lessons. Not your business,” the message said. “Honestly. TV or not.”

Following their recent wedding on June 30, reality stars Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson are totally ready to begin building a life together (without any chaperones!). Luckily, the young couple also have plenty of happily-married couples in their inner circle they can look up to if they need examples though, and it sounds like their parents have already stepped in to share their wisdom. This is the marriage advice Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson were given before they tied the knot, and honestly, it’s pretty solid, even if you don’t share their religious views.

After publicly announcing their courtship in January, and then their engagement in March, according to People, the couple made it official last month, in a ceremony at the John Brown University Cathedral of the Ozarks in their adopted home-state of Arkansas (Lauren is originally from Georgia, according to TLC). And though that might certainly seem like a whirlwind romance to many (especially since Lauren is only 19 years old!), their relationship timeline is actually pretty standard for the Duggar family. But given that they hopefully have many, many years of wedded bliss ahead of them, it sounds like turning to their parents for some guidance was a really good idea.

The couple told People that, for the most part, both sets of parents gave them the same advice about the importance of maintaining a strong sense of faith in their marriage. Josiah said their families “emphasized how important it is to keep Christ central in [their] marriage,” and that “putting Christ first is the most important thing [they] can do to ensure a marriage that is strong, healthy and able to withstand all the ups and downs of life.” That obviously might not be advice that feels useful to all couples, it’s certainly fitting with the Duggars’ super-conservative Christian approach top relationships and marriage.

The Duggars, of course, don’t believe in birth control, and pre-marital kissing, full-frontal hugging, and social media use is also a no-no. They generally take a pretty strict approach to modesty too, with women and girls eschewing pants and form-fitting clothes for skirts and dresses to avoid “defrauding” men (though some of the married Duggar ladies do seem to be rethinking this strategy!). Unsurprisingly, the Swansons sound pretty similar: Lauren is the oldest of nine children, for example, and her father, Dwain Swanson, is a Christian pastor who actually officiated their wedding. Her mother, Lana, also reportedly gave birth to her youngest son, Duke, in February, so it sounds like the Swansons are also proponents of having big families. And if they intend on having even more children? It’s possible that Lauren could even end up pregnant at the same time as her mom — just as Kendra Duggar’s mom also happened to be expecting when she and Joe Duggar welcomed their first child, Garrett, in June.

But as much as the advice Josiah and Lauren were given may have been heavily influenced by their religious beliefs, some of it was more widely applicable to all couples. For one, Josiah told People that his parents “encouraged [him] to look for every chance to serve Lauren — to genuinely serve her and put her first,” which seems like a wise sentiment for all couples (I mean, who doesn’t want their spouse to make them a priority?). And Lauren shared that, actually, her parents told her much of the same thing. She said,

My parents encouraged me to be Josiah’s biggest fan, offer him support and encouragement. Think the best, never assume the worst. Be his biggest cheerleader.

In a video shared Monday, Josiah and Lauren offered up their thanks to everyone who had supported them in the lead-up to the wedding, and said they felt like their big day was “truly incredible.” As for what’s next for the couple? As with their married siblings, almost all of whom announced a pregnancy within a few months of getting hitched, it sounds like Josiah and Lauren have babies on their minds. Lauren told People, “We both love kids a lot. We are looking forward to raising a family together.”

2018 has certainly been an exciting year so far for the newest Duggar newlyweds, and it sounds like they’re loving every minute of it. Like all couples though, Josiah and Lauren will inevitably have their ups and downs, but when they do, it definitely seems like they’ll have plenty of love and support from their families to help them through.

Josiah Duggar said “I do” to his fiancée Lauren Swanson on June 30 in Arkansas, but before walking down the aisle, the Counting On star’s parents shared some valuable advice with the young couple.

“Most importantly, both of our families emphasized how important it is to keep Christ central in our marriage,” the couple told People. “Marriage is a gift from God and putting Christ first is the most important thing we can do to ensure a marriage that is strong, healthy and able to withstand all the ups and downs of life.”

Josiah was also advised to always but his wife first! “My family also encouraged me to look for every chance to serve Lauren — to genuinely serve her and put her first, ahead of myself,” he explained.

Lauren got some advice from her parents as well. “My parents encouraged me to be Josiah’s biggest fan, offer him support and encouragement. Think the best, never assume the worst. Be his biggest cheerleader,” she shared.

The big day was a family affair — Lauren’s father Dwain Swanson even officiated the ceremony. Of their wedding, Josiah told Us Weekly, “This is an exciting, big step in our lives, and the whole thing was very meaningful.”

Lauren and Josiah became engaged in March 2018, two months after announcing their courtship.

Do you have any advice for the newlyweds? Sound off in the comments below!