Tigerlily Abdelfattah and her husband Adnan Abdelfattah are one of the eight couples featured on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Season 9. The couple was first featured on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Season 7. Tigerlily flew to Jordan to marry Adnan, and the two got married right away. A few months later, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together.
Tigerlily and Adnan have now returned for Happily Ever After? Season 9. Adnan has finally arrived in the United States, just in time to witness the birth of his son. While the couple’s story on Season 9 has only just begun, they are already one of the most controversial couples this season.
Tigerlily Abdelfattah and Adnan Abdelfattah didn’t take enough time to get to know one another before getting married
One of the most controversial aspects of Tigerlily and Adnan’s relationship is how quickly they got married. When Tigerlily flew to Jordan to meet Adnan for the first time, she married him a few hours later. Adnan insisted that it was important to get married immediately so that they could stay in the same room. Under Adnan’s Muslim religion, couples can only be intimate if they are married.
It’s understandable that Adnan wanted to abide by religious rules; however, the couple could’ve waited at least a few days before getting married. Tigerlily and Adnan only knew each other for four months leading up to the trip, which isn’t a lot of time to really get to know someone. After Tigerlily and Adnan got married, Adnan began to display more and more red flags. Many viewers felt that if Tigerlily waited a bit longer to marry him, she could’ve picked up on some of them beforehand.
Adnan is pressuring Tigerlily to convert to his religion
A big source of conflict in Tigerlily and Adnan’s marriage has been religion. While Adnan is Muslim, Tigerlily is Christian. When the couple got married, they had an Islamic wedding and followed Muslim rules. However, Adnan didn’t originally tell Tigerlily that he expected her to convert to Islam.
Now that Adnan is in the US, he has made it clear that he expects Tigerlily to convert. He has continuously pushed her to explore the religion, although she is hesitant to do so. The couple agreed that their son will be Muslim; however, Adnan wants Tigerlily to practice Islam as well. Instead of trying to teach her more about the religion, Adnan has been pressuring her to convert, even in front of others.
In Islam, it’s important that people convert to the religion by their own choice. If Tigerlily wants to convert, then it should come from her own heart. Adnan forcing her isn’t good, and it has become one of his many red flags. This is just one of several issues that have made Tigerlily and Adnan’s marriage so controversial with fans.
Tigerlily doesn’t put her foot down in her marriage with Adnan
Since Adnan has been in the United States, he’s exhibited several controlling behaviors. Most recently, Adnan has insisted that he drives anytime he and Tigerlily go somewhere. Adnan isn’t the best driver, which has made Tigerlily visibly uncomfortable. Even when he arrived at the airport, Adnan insisted he drive them home. Tigerlily originally objected as she didn’t think it was safe, but she ultimately let Adnan do it anyway.
Another issue between Tigerlily and Adnan has been trust. Adnan promised Tigerlily that he would quit smoking and that he would tell her if he ever broke the promise. However, Tigerlily noticed Adnan smoking without him telling her. When she called him out on not keeping his word, Adnan got very defensive and acted like she was crazy for being angry with him. Rather than putting her foot down, Tigerlily once again dropped the issue.
Tigerlily has consistently failed to defend her opinions to Adnan, which makes her seem like a submissive wife. This has caused frustration for viewers, who believe Tigerlily needs to stand up for herself in the relationship. Tigerlily continues to tolerate bad behavior from Adnan, making their relationship somewhat controversial.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? is available to stream on Discovery +.
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