90 Day Fiancé: Steven & Alina Celebrate Valentine’s Day As Married Couple
American Steven Johnston and his Russian partner Alina appeared destined for heartbreak on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 3, but the young couple revealed that they are spending Valentine's Day in a great place following a trip together. The 90 Day Fiancé franchise couple had many viewers guessing they would fall apart given Steven's cheating ways. However, Steven penned a long message to Alina on Valentine's Day as he praised his wife and thanked her for being in his life.
Steven became a quick franchise villain for the way he treated Alina on The Other Way. The Mormon man attempted to manipulate Alina through his religious hypocrisy. Steven expected Alina to be baptized into his church, which includes abstaining from sex until marriage and not drinking coffee or caffeine. However, Steven revealed that he had misled Alina about being a virgin, as he had slept with multiple women including while talking to Alina, but Alina still chose to marry him. Things got worse at the season Tell-All, as Steven then admitted to speaking with about nine women online. Despite his lies and infidelity, Alina insisted she could change Steven and the couple has since remained together.
Steven took to his Instagram to share two glowing images of himself and Alina. The young couple cozied up in the second photo as they smiled while bathed in sunlight and wearing heavy winter gear. “Alina and I were recently in Russia visiting family. I love them very much. Marriage is an amazing institution :) a testament that love runs deeper than blood & that we are all apart of a greater divine family — the human race,” Steven wrote in his caption. He then went on to praise Alina and thank her for being such as amazing wife. “You bring me a sense of security, confidence, and constant companionship. I love you!” Steven wrote to Alina. He geotagged the location of the photo as Новосибирск - Novosibirsk.
While Steven had plenty of kind words to say about Alina, he still appears to have many critics, since comments on his post are limited. This is likely because many franchise fans were furious with Steven for his cheating ways, while viewers were also frustrated that Alina thought she could change Steven. Steven did receive a comment full of red hearts from Alina. Meanwhile, his fellow cast member Sumit Singh also dropped a comment. "Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️," Sumit wrote to his co-star. Like Steven and Alina, many The Other Way viewers didn't expect to see Sumit and Jenny marry. However, both season 3 couples appear to be doing well post-filming, as their relationships are still going strong.
Though Steven and Alina are still a newlywed couple, many The Other Way viewers were hoping to see them break up during season 3. Steven is now considered one of the most disliked men to appear in the 90 Day Fiancé franchise, though he isn't as notorious as fellow franchise villains Geoffrey Paschel or Big Ed Brown. However, many viewers hope that Steven and Alina's time with TLC has come to a close given his behavior during 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. Currently, there is no indication that Steven or Alina will appear in any upcoming content.
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