90 Day Fiance couple Steven and Alina just got married on Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, but it appears their relationship hit some rocky waters -- and so did Alina and Steven break up or are they still together now? What do the latest 90 Day Fiance spoilers reveal about their relationship?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report contains spoilers of 90 Day Fiance couple Alina and Steven's relationship and whether they stayed married or separated.]
90 Day Fiance viewers were introduced to Steven, a 25-year-old from Salt Lake City, UT, and Alina, a 20-year-old from Novosibirsk, Russia, on Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way on TLC.
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Steven, a proud and devout Mormon, apparently met Alina on a language-exchange website and recalled, "I started helping her English a little bit and she's helping me with Russian."
After exchanging phone numbers, the couple talked all the time and then met each other's mother.
Alina admitted she was nervous about Steven's religion because most people of the Russian-Orthodox would consider him to be part of "a cult," but she said she "instantly connected" with Steven and the pair had a "magical" and exciting first two weeks together.
The couple proceeded to date for over a year, and Alina, who said she's a virgin, seemed proud over the fact she and Steven were both "pure" and intended to save themselves for marriage.
Steven initially planned to move to Russia so Alina could finish college, but the coronavirus pandemic drastically affected and changed their plans.
"The borders closed into Russia and so we had to look for another country where we could be together. We happened to find Turkey, which allows both Russians and Americans, so we're moving to Turkey!" Steven revealed.
Alina therefore had to take a year off from her schooling to reunite with Steven, and her mother and girlfriends weren't pleased about everything her daughter was giving up for a man she barely knew.
Steven and Alina also had to marry right away in order to obtain a spousal visa and stay in Turkey together.
Steven imagined there wouldn't be any problems, but he was afraid to tell Alina that he had lied and actually had sex before.
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RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWAnd Alina was already struggling with trust issues considering Steven had asked her if he could date other women a couple of weeks into their relationship and appeared to have several attractive female friends.
Alina also decided to test Steven's faithfulness and loyalty by asking her pretty Russian friend Masha to message Steven on Instagram and flirt with him. Alina wanted to see if Steven would respond or maybe even hit on Masha.
"I hope it won't work," Alina noted. "If he doesn't pass this test, my heart will be broken. I don't know what I'm going to do after that."
Steven later admitted he was going on dates with other girls two months into his long-distance relationship with Alina.
"But about a month ago when I found out we'd be able to move to Turkey together, I stopped going on dates. Dating those women helped me realize that it's definitely Alina I want to be with, but I'm not ready to get married yet," Steven said.
Alina felt betrayed, and Steven truly let her down once she discovered he had slept with women before. Steven also responded to Masha, essentially inviting her to the United States.
"I don't think I know who is the real Steven anymore," Alina lamented.
Alina asked Steven to stop communicating with his female friends, but Steven said even Jesus had female friends and he could be completely faithful to Alina while maintaining those friendships.
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"I am willing to submit to you. I will delete my social media," Steven replied.
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Meanwhile, Steven was putting pressure on Alina -- and even her disapproving mother -- to convert to his Mormon religion, even though Alina pointed out how it was "hypocritical" of Steven to be breaking the rules of his faith while demanding she follow them.
Steven asked Alina to give him time to apologize and prove himself to be the husband she deserves.
Steven worried all of his promises wouldn't be enough for Alina, who wondered if Steven would really change for her. Alina's mom even flat out told her to break up with Steven.
"I feel like at this point, maybe I made a mistake and I should have gotten on the plane with my mom. I think if Steven lies again and he just continues to do the same thing, this is gonna be the end," Alina determined.
Alina later found out Steven had asked a girl -- an alleged female friend -- if she wanted him to go over her house and stay the night.
"She is someone I would like to continue talking to," Steven told Alina, before she walked away and left the room.
Alina said Steven and this woman had called each other "cute names" and he once sent her a heart emoji, but Steven didn't even understand what he did wrong and thought he was totally innocent.
Alina accused Steven of not taking her emotions and feelings seriously, and Steven wondered if this was going to be "the final straw" for their relationship, even though he didn't understand why she was so upset.
"To see him nicely talk to other women, it makes me feel I'm not the only one and he pretends to love me," Alina told the cameras.
But once Steven deleted his Facebook, Alina gave him another chance, and Steven apologized for having sent "flirty messages" to Masha and other women. Alina said the way he communicated with girls was "unacceptable" to her and Steven needed to break that habit.
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Even though Steven had hurt Alina, she said that he made her feel special and still showed that he loved her. Alina therefore chose to accept Steven's apology and continue believing in fairy tales.
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Later on, Steven planned a big surprise by Alina by renting a boat for a day on which he ultimately played the piano and proposed marriage to Alina.
"Alina, will you marry me?" Steven asked.
"Yes," Alina replied. "Yes. Wow."
Alina called her engagement ring "perfect" and said the whole ordeal was "really unexpected."
Alina thought the marriage proposal was "amazing" and said she could finally see Steven's real personality and how he was finally serious about getting married.
Several days later, Alina purchased a traditional red Turkish dress and was ready to go through with the wedding.
"I believe that we really love each other and will be together forever," Alina told the cameras.
On the day of her wedding, Alina was a little disappointed none of her friends or family were able to attend, but to surprise his future wife, Steven went searching for stray cats around the neighborhood to serve as their guests.
"This is really happening. I am marrying Alina and we're going to be together forever!" Steven said with pride.
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Alina was also blown away to have the cats at her wedding, saying that it was a sign Steven really understands who she is and cares for her.
Alina felt certain she had "made the right decision" as she and Steven became husband and wife.
The couple exchanged rings and planned to apply for a visa to live in Russia as well as baptize Alina as Mormon once in Russia. Steven, however, assumed these challenges would just make them stronger as a couple.
"I think a lot of people think we're crazy, but we're crazy in love. And so maybe they're right!" Steven said.
Based on a preview of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's upcoming Tell-All, Steven and Alina weren't in a good place at the time of filming.
Steven revealed he and Alina had gotten into a big fight after nine women had sent him inappropriate pictures, of their breasts and such, and he essentially encouraged that.
"I foolishly started sending pictures of myself and things like that," Steven shared.
"Just pictures of my face... and I was sticking my tongue out... And I said, 'I have a really long tongue, too bad I don't know how to use it.' And if they sent me a picture of themselves nude, I'd say, 'Wow, you're so hot.'"
Alina said the women had sent her screenshots and so she had seen "everything."
Steven suggested he'd have an easier time dealing with temptation if he had a way to deal with his urges and not have to "regress" his feelings.
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"For some reason, I really want to have a threesome," Steven admitted. "I had told Alina about this nearly from the beginning, that it's something I wanted to try."
Alina said she didn't know how to react and felt "lost and confused," and Steven therefore attempts to "suppress" those urges.
So did Alina and Steven split or stay together? Is the 90 Day Fiance couple still married and together now?
Alina gushed about her wedding being a beautiful day in late November, but she didn't mention being in love or happy with Steven.
"I would have never imagined that my wedding would be like that," Alina captioned a slideshow of wedding photos.
"Thank you @steven90day for making this day so fun and special! The cats were amazing, the view was stunning, I loved my dress and the atmosphere of a cute small wedding."
On October 25, Steven wrote on Instagram, "Since that scene [of Alina asking me to delete social media] I still have not created a new Facebook, TikTok, or any other social media besides Instagram which she was okay with me keeping."
"I actually planned on deleting my Instagram but she insisted that Facebook was my problem. Now I want to start being more active," he added.
And on October 13, Alina seemed to hint she's still together with Steven.
"Meet me at sunset on a paradise island where colors and dreams burst into life from the horizon," Alina captioned a photo of herself in Santorini, Greece.
"Not long ago my life was totally different. Totally normal. But I followed my heart and now life couldn't be better. To anyone who feels like they are missing something I say follow your heart."
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Steven also allowed fans to believe he's no longer dating Alina because he was photographed on September 21 enjoying dinner and drinks with a different brunette woman as well as 90 Day Fiance couple Chantel Everett and Pedro Jimeno.
Steven apparently went out with Chantel and Pedro after filming an episode of 90 Day Bares All for discovery+ in Los Angeles, CA, and @90dayfiancenow obtained and posted the photos.
Just because Steven was out with another woman, that doesn't mean their relationship was sexual or romantic.
But Alina clearly wasn't okay with Steven hanging out with his female friends on the show, and Alina would probably be upset over the outing appearing to be a double date.
In mid-September, Alina hinted that she was still in a relationship with Steven but she clearly wasn't happy and there seemed to be trouble in paradise.
Alina wrote on Instagram that she had been working on her "self-esteem."
Alina took to Instagram over the weekend of September 10 and posted a selfie of herself in heavy, futuristic makeup in metallic and dark shades.
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"Somebody with a V didn't really like this photo. But I think I look good here and it took me a really long time to do this makeup," Alina captioned the picture, which also featured the reality TV star rocking hoop earrings and a white blouse.
"Girls, don't let a man decide if you look beautiful or not," she added.
Alina also added a blowing-kiss emoticon and the following hashtags to her post: #90dayfiance #90dayfiancetheotherway #90pillowtalk #realitytv #realityshow #90dayfiancetellall #90dayfiancenews.
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Many of Alina's followers pointed out how it seemed Steven was in "trouble" with Alina, who apparently took a shot at her man.
Other 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way stars weighed in and complimented the Russian brunette beauty.
"You look amazing girl!!! Always," Evelin Villegas commented on the post.
And Kenny Niedermeier wrote, "Take it from a Y, [fire emoji]."
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