Since the first episode of 90 Day Fiancé premiered, reality TV fans have witnessed the franchise’s stars go through a lot. After all, most fans have been astonished to see headlines about 90 Day Fiancé-related nasty divorces, stunning accusations, and even a report about one former star’s cause of death. 90 Day Fiancé fans have also turned on some couples, been shocked by the new relationships that have rocked the franchise, and learned about the past of some of the show’s stars.
While 90 Day Fiancé fans can be amazed about stories like those, they watch the franchise since each episode will also have many dramatic moments. A recent 90 Day Fiancé is a perfect example of that, since viewers were fascinated to see Alliya De Batista meet Shawn Finch’s family.
Alliya De Batista Meeting Shawn Finch’s Mother Went Well, But Got Awkward
When new couples get together, they typically get to enjoy what is commonly known as a honeymoon period. Able to cocoon themselves away from the world and bask in their own love, the couple gets to act like their relationship is the only thing that matters.
However, there are many things that can penetrate that protective bubble and leave the couple at risk of suffering potentially relationship-ending drama. One of those things that can quickly put a thriving relationship in trouble is when people’s families get involved.
Given how pivotal someone meeting their significant other’s family can be, it makes sense that some introductions have led to 90 Day Fiancé becoming explosive. However, when Alliya De Batista met Shawn Finch’s mother, things went really well in the most important way.
In April 2025, In Touch Weekly published an article about the 11th episode of 90 Day Fiancé’s 11th season.
90 Day Fiancé Shows Ranked, According to Collider | |
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Show | Rank |
90 Day: Bares All | #10 |
90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk | #9 |
90 Day: The Last Resort | #8 |
90 Day: The Single Life | #7 |
90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise | #6 |
90 Day Fiancé | #5 |
90 Day Fiancé: UK | #4 |
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? | #3 |
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days | #2 |
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way | #1 |
That article recapped the moment when Alliya met Shawn’s mom and what followed. The most important part of what played out came when Shawn’s mom told Alliya that she was welcome as long as she made her son happy.
“I have never cared what you’ve done your whole life as long as you’re happy. And if you tell me you’re happy, then that’s all that matters.”
Since Alliya clearly wanted to be accepted by Shawn’s mom, it was really nice to see her getting a warm welcome.
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Of course, since this is 90 Day Fiancé we’re talking about, the scene was never going to be a completely sweet and happy moment.
In March 2025, a Collider article argued that Shawn Finch and Alliya de Batista were one 90 Day Fiancé couple that needed to break up. To back up that opinion, the outlet’s writer brought up Shawn cheating on Alliya and how he reacted to her transitioning as reasons they shouldn’t be together.
After Shawn’s mom stated that Alliya making him happy is the only thing that matters, she asked the obvious follow-up question. Shawn’s mother asked her son if he was “one hundred percent happy.”
In real life, things are rarely all or nothing. As a result, asking someone if they are “one hundred percent happy” is a bit of a loaded question.
Alliya De Batista and Shawn Finch initially joined the 90 Day Fiancé franchise when they began starring in 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise.
Even still, In Touch Weekly’s article described Shawn’s response to his mom, which was awkward to watch. After denying that he was totally happy, which would have been unrealistic, Shawn failed to quantify how he was feeling. Instead, Shawn stated how happy he wanted to be.
No, of course not. Like who’s 100 percent happy? I’m not expecting 100, but I don’t want to be 60.
From there, Shawn addressed his concerns about his relationship with Alliya.
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After his mom asked him if he was completely happy, as In Touch Weekly detailed, Shawn expressed how concerned he was about how much time he had left to decide.
“I think my bigger issues are questions And the hardest part of all of it is, you know, we’ve got the magical 90 days, which 60 days are up, and I don’t know if I can get those answers in 30 days.”
While that conversation felt awkward in the end, an April 2025 Realtor article that was republished by Yahoo! quoted Alliya praising how kind Shawn’s mom has been to her. “I have been looking forward for this moment to meet Shawn’s mom for so long. Since the beginning of the relationship, she was being always supportive, and she respect me and the person that I am. And I just feel embraced by her. It’s like she is like a mom for me.”
However, that same article also revealed the awkward fact that fans heard Alliya speak about how many decorations were set up in Shawn’s mom’s house. While talking about that subject, Alliya also brought up Shawn liking to collect things, similar to his mom.
“Shawn’s mom’s house [has] a lot of stuff, and I can notice now how similar you are guys. They have the same obsessions. They have collections of coffee cups, and they have the monks.”
Alliya De Batista Had Perfect Expectations For Meeting Shawn Finch’s Friends And Family
As this article previously outlined, things can go completely wrong when someone meets their significant other’s loved ones. Despite that, it turns out that Alliya De Batista had perfect expectations for how she wanted Shawn Finch to behave when she met his loved ones.
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As the aforementioned In Touch Weekly article outlined, during the 11th episode of 90 Day Fiancé’s 11th episode, Alliya spoke about getting to meet Shawn’s loved ones.
Before coming in contact with several people for the first time, Alliya revealed what the most important thing was for her.
As In Touch Weekly’s article revealed, Alliya explained how she wanted Shawn to behave while introducing her to his loved ones.
“When I meet his friends and family, I really expect him to speak up and to show that he’s proud of me and our relationship. I want something serious, and I want to live a serious relationship and I want to get married, but I think Shawn need to show me more.”
While she certainly would have wanted to be welcomed, it is perfect that Alliya was most concerned with how Shawn treated her while interacting with his loved ones.
90 Day Fiancé
- Release Date
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January 12, 2014
- Network
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TLC
- Showrunner
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Kyle Hamley
- Directors
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Rogue Rubin, Kevin Rhoades, Jessica Hernandez
- Franchise(s)
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90 Day Fiancé
