Jovi Dufren and Yara Zaya are one of the most controversial couples on 90 Day Fiancé season 8. After Yara opened up about her miscarriage during the most recent episode, fans lashed out at her fiancé for the insensitive way that he handled the tragic loss.
Jovi, 29, has a good job doing underwater robotics, and he met his 25-year-old Ukrainian fiancé on an app while he was traveling in Europe for work. The pair enjoyed a carefree relationship and traveled frequently to numerous luxury destinations. Then, Yara unexpectedly became pregnant. Dufren then proposed to Yara Zaya and the pair began planning their future in a more serious way. However, Yara sadly suffered a miscarriage.
On the January 3 episode of 90 Day Fiancé, Yara shared more details about what happened after her miscarriage. On a date with Jovi in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, she recounted the story of how the pair visited a doctor about her pregnancy loss while they were traveling in Albania. Zaya had to undergo surgery. Dufren left to go to work and she was then stranded in a foreign country without her passport. As reported by TV Shows Ace, fans immediately lashed out at Jovi due to his insensitivity: “Left her in another country having a miscarriage w/ no passport…that’s pretty bad dude. Douche move.” Jovi Dufren defended his actions by emphasizing that he had to work but Zaya expressed that she was still hurt and resentful about the incident.
However, Yara Zaya also received her fair share of criticism for what fans considered to be selfish behavior. Several fans pointed out that Yara knew about her fiancé’s “one month on and one month off” work schedule before she moved to the United States, so she had no right to be upset. Others called her out for being materialistic and complaining incessantly about Jovi, his family, their apartment, and her new life in New Orleans. One viewer proposed a theory that might explain Yara’s critical behavior: “subconsciously, she’s also constantly testing him b/c he failed her… she’s punishing him.”
However, despite their constant bickering and upsetting backstory, eagle-eyed fans have been scouring Jovi Dufren’s and Yara Zaya’s Instagram accounts for clues that they are still together. Yara’s Christmas photos may have been taken at Dufren’s mother’s house. Some fans also believe that the couple secretly welcomed a baby girl in September 2020, although neither Zaya nor Dufren has confirmed the rumors.
