There is one90 Day Fiancécouple whose marital trouble claims aren’t adding up.90 Day Fiancéseason 11just wrapped up, and Shekinah Garner &Sarper Güven’s marriage was in a very hot and cold place. Shekinah and Sarper were originally featured in90 Day Fiancé: The Other Wayseasons 5and 6, when the pair were trying to figure out what they wanted their future to look like.
After realizing being in Turkey was not going to work for them full-time, Shekinah and Sarper applied for the K-1 visa, and Sarper landed in America in Fall 2024. Sarper had a lot of difficulty adjusting to being in America without work and family, and his and Shekinah’s past issues of mistrust, quick-to-anger-moments, and miscommunications continued.
Despite which, the pair decided to get married. However, when they showed up to the season 11 Tell All, they had a lot of resentment towards one another.
Sarper had moved out for ten days, less than a month after their wedding. They spent the night before the Tell All in separate rooms, and Shekinah spent Christmas alone. However,they may be putting up a false front.
Sarper Doesn’t Rely On Shekinah In America
Shekinah Said Sarper Has More Assets Than Her
Shekinah and Sarper were painting an interesting financial picture leading up to90 Day Fiancéseason 11. The pair had an agreement that Sarper would pay for Shekinah’s trips to Turkey, since she was doing all the traveling. However, it was unclear how Sarper afforded that given he is only a fitness instructor and lost half his clientele when Shekinah said he couldn’t train females.
On Shekinah’s side, she came off as very rich because she was able to afford plastic surgeries, put her daughter through boarding school, and live a lavish-looking LA lifestyle. But during90 Day Fiancéseason 11, when Shekinah and Sarper were talking to Shekinah’s friends and the idea of a prenup came up, there was some alarming news.
Shekinah said a prenup would be wise, but Sarper was very against it. Shekinah protested that a prenup would help Sarper too, since he had more assets than her. So in season 11, when Sarper says he is relying on Shekinah, it doesn’t really make sense. It seems like the dynamic and portrayal they are trying to show is not entirely accurate when it comes totheir finances and how they arrange them.
Sarper Being A Divorcee Was Convenient News
Sarper Said He Never Loved Anyone But Shekinah
Even though Shekinah and Sarper had been on two seasons ofThe Other Way, there was a huge piece of news that fans didn’t find out until season 11. The pair had previously dropped the bomb thatSarper had a child that he never saw, and that Sarper wanted a child with Shekinah.
However, that storyline and huge conversation were dropped in favor of a different narrative. In season 11, Sarper divulged that he had been married before. Usually, that means someone is in love, but Sarper has sworn up and down that he’s only ever loved Shekinah.
Sarper being a divorcee was convenient news because it added another layer to his and Shekinah’s drama. It almost seemed fabricated since Sarper being a player before Shekinah was an idea that heavily pushed between the pair.
So when Shekinah and Sarper detail their marital problems, it’s hard to tell whether they are setting the optics up to echo how Sarper felt about his first divorce, which was that he regretted it.
Sarper & Shekinah Were Spotted With Sarper’s Parents
Things Are Better Than They’re Letting On
Another reason why Sarper and Shekinah might be fooling90 Day Fiancéfans is because, during the Tell All,they came back together in a mushy way after an ugly fightwhen Sarper gave Shekinah an overdue sizable wedding ring. The gesture seemed planned and is suspect considering how much disdain they had for one another shortly before that moment.
Moreover, Shekinah and Sarper were recently spotted by a90 Day Fiancéfan (viau/PolishSnake2on Reddit) with Sarper’s parents. The foursome were stateside as they were catching a flight from Miami to LA.
Things must be better than they are letting on if Sarper’s parents, whom he is very close to, were able to come to America and visit the pair.The90DFalumni couple seem to inflate their issues on-screen, when things aren’t in peril in real life.
Sarper & Shekinah Want To Retain The 90 Day Fiancé Spotlight
Which Show Is In Their Future Next?
Shekinah and Sarper could have an angle to the tactic of high-emotion drama on screen versus a relatively normal life off-screen. They could be trying to retain their90 Day Fiancéspotlight by coming up with new angles and dynamics in their relationship that lead them to have strong reactions that draw viewers.
With their alleged marital problems, Shekinah and Sarper could be gearing up to try and be cast on the90 Day: The Last Resortspinoff, which is a therapy-style show. Shekinah is also no stranger to reality TV, as she was previously onBaggageandMillionaire Matchmaker, so her goal may be to retain her celebrity.
Moreover, there were rumors that Shekinah, Sarper, and her family would get their own spinoff, as her family had a Kardashian-like vibe. In any case, Sarper and Shekinah may be trying to present themselves as authentically as they can, and they have as many wild problems as they portray.
However, there are certain things that happen on screen versus in real life that don’t add up.
The90 Day Fiancéfranchise gives many cast members with played-out and predictable storylines screen time time after time, and Sarper and Shekinah, regardless of their authenticity, may be one of them.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?season 9 premieres Sunday, June 11, 2025, at 8 p.m. EDT on TLC.
