90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple Jenny Slatten and Sumit believed they had "a small win" with Sumit's parents on Season 2, but was it enough for the couple to be able to get married? Are Jenny and Sumit still together or have they broken up?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoilers: This report includes spoilers revealing if Jenny and Sumit have broken up or if the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple is still together in India].
Jenny, a 61-year-old from Palm Springs, CA, met Sumit, a 32-year-old from India, on Facebook and moved to India to start a life with her true love on Season 1 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY KNOW? (PHOTOS)
Jenny thought she was going to get married and live happily ever after with Sumit, but she was terribly mistaken -- at least at first.
Sumit was technically married to another woman and hadn't been honest with Jenny, and Sumit had also been lying to his family about his affair with Jenny, a much older American woman.
"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 the show.
Towards the end of Season 1, Sumit was ambushed at his apartment by more than a dozen of his family members, including his father-in-law, who all expressed disappointment and disgust over his love affair with Jenny.
Sumit's family took him away from Jenny, who was left alone in India for almost a week without any idea of what was happening to Sumit. Sumit's family had even threatened to get the police involved.
When Sumit and Jenny finally reunited after all the drama unfolded, Sumit explained he had been forced into marriage and Jenny was the true owner of his heart. However, Jenny's time in India had expired and so she needed to return to the United States unmarried.
Sumit felt torn between pleasing his traditional Indian parents and following his heart by being with Jenny, and the pair had a very emotional goodbye in India.
"Please try to do something for us and fix everything and make everything okay," Jenny begged Sumit before leaving. "Broken hearts kill people -- do you know that? My heart is going to be ripped out of my chest."
During the Tell-All special for 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's first season, Sumit revealed his legal wife had filed a case against him and so their divorce was pending.
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Sumit claimed he and his wife fought all the time and their divorce was expected to proceed peacefully. Sumit therefore predicted Jenny would be in no danger at all if she opted to return to India and continue a romance with him.
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 him another chance and move back to India.
Jenny got her finances in order and just hoped Sumit had been honest about standing up to his family and filing for a mutual divorce from his wife.
Sumit had told Jenny that he was no longer living with his wife and the spouses were no longer together after the big "blowup happened."
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."
Sumit insisted no one was going to bother them, especially because he was in the process of paying his father-in-law $20,000 in the divorce.
Jenny noted that if things didn't work out with Sumit during her next trip to India, she would definitely be "done" with him. And with that being said, she was shown traveling over 20 hours to New Delhi with a full and open heart.
Jenny had no car, apartment, furniture or money when she arrived in India, so she required that Sumit get a divorce, marry her and never lie to her again. Sumit apparently just felt lucky to have received a second chance from Jenny.
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Sumit told Jenny they were "poor" and didn't live in the safest area because of the debts he owed, which left Jenny feeling a little uneasy. However, she was more than thrilled to be back with her love. Jenny was just happy to wake up in her man's arms again.
"This time I promise you, we will get married," Sumit told Jenny, who was afraid of looking like "an idiot" again.
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Sumit took Jenny to meet with his lawyer, Nareh, so she could finally receive confirmation once and for all that Sumit had filed for divorce.
Nareh later informed Jenny that divorce can take a long time to finalize, between two and five years, in India. Jenny was shocked to hear that, but Nareh said Sumit's case was different since both parties had already agreed to the divorce and the first motion had been completed.
"After six months, we can file the second motion," Nareh said.
Sumit therefore had five more months to wait, and then Jenny asked why there was no proof or documentation that Sumit had filed for divorce and made a payment.
Nareh explained Sumit's divorce was written in the "Marriage Act" and was on record, however, this was a private document. Nareh confirmed to the cameras Sumit was "doing everything to make the divorce possible."
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.
Jenny therefore asked what if Sumit's parents objected to them getting married, and Nareh responded, "You cannot marry, if they have sound reason to object."
Jenny didn't think Sumit's parents would have a valid reason to object because she hadn't done anything wrong or bad to their son.
"What? I took his virginity? There's no law against that," Jenny said.
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Sumit's friends were worried Sumit would lost contact with his whole family over Jenny, and his pal Rajeev said the couple was going to find it very difficult "to survive" in India.
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Sumit acknowledged his parents didn't approve of his new relationship but they were supporting him in his divorce. However, Sumit's parents apparently wanted him to stay home and be single while the divorce was proceeding.
In the mid-season finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second season, Sumit was finally read to sit down and talk to his parents about his relationship with Jenny.
Jenny 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.
Jenny anticipated Sumit's parents were going to object to a marriage, but Sumit had hope his family might accept Jenny now that he was divorcing his wife and found "true love."
"They just need to let me live my life," Sumit said.
Jenny said this whole crisis could have been avoided had Sumit's parents allowed them to marry when she first traveled to India in 2014.
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.
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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."
Anil said Sumit had "smashed" his dreams of playing with his grandchildren one day given Jenny is almost double Sumit's age.
"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."
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Jenny had been living in India with Sumit for three weeks when Sumit met with his parents to have a conversation about his relationship.
Sumit was prepared to fight for love and stand up for Jenny, but Jenny feared his parents would continue to disapprove of their union and attempt to block or prevent their marriage.
Sumit's parents said they missed their son and Sumit had been distant from them, but Sahna admitted, "We won't let him marry her."
When Sumit sat down with his parents, Sumit revealed he was living with Jenny and their romance wasn't planned because life just happens.
Sumit said he wanted his parents' support, but Sahna said, "No, 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 agreed Jenny is more than twice Sumit's age and this type of relationship is "not acceptable" in Indian society. Anil said their family could not change Indian society and Sumit wouldn't be able to welcome children with Jenny.
"If you want to live in harmony with society, then you have to follow the rules. As husband and wife, in another 10-15 years, she will be around 75," Anil said of Jenny.
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Sumit promised to take care of both his parents and Jenny, and then Sahna started crying and said it seemed like her son was going to leave his parents for a woman.
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.
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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, and Sumit agreed, saying he stopped sharing his thoughts with his parents for over two years because of what they had done to him.
"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."
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, and Anil noted that he didn't want to see Sumit in pain.
"But 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," Anil told the cameras.
When Jenny and Sumit reunited, Sumit told Jenny what his parents had said and how he had an emotional conversation with them. Jenny assured Sumit that she was in good health and his parents shouldn't be so concerned with what society thinks.
Jenny knew a lot was riding on Sumit's parents accepting her relationship. Jenny knew if Sumit's parents blocked her marriage, she may have to move back to the United States again.
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Sumit told Jenny that he was 100 percent sure he wanted to be with her despite his parents' feelings on the matter, and Jenny was at least happy his parents were willing to listen.
"We can consider this a small win," Sumit said.
Jenny told Sumit that she appreciated everything Sumit was doing for them.
So have Jenny and Sumit broken up because of Sumit's issues with his family or is the 90 Day Fiance couple still together?
Jenny and Sumit are definitely still in a relationship, and they appear to be very happy together.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 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.
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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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.
"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."
There is also more evidence on Jenny and Sumit's Instagram accounts that they are a couple of lovebirds.
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In all four photos, Jenny was smiling big next to her man.
"Jenny and Sumit sweetness overload @sumitjenny @blend_it_bootique @gains_ta #90dayfiancetheotherway #pillowtalk #tlcrealityshow #90dayfiance #lovewins," she captioned the post.
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.
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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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