On season 2 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Deavan Clegg has made a second attempt to leave behind her old life in Salt Lake City, UT, to start over in South Korea with the father of her children, Jihoon Lee. However, there were some major problems in Paradise from the beginning, and now Deavan knows that Jihoon was not honest about his employment or finances. Now she hopes he can prove he is not lying again.
Deavan Clegg learns about the real financial situation of Jihoon Lee
Deavan gives up a lot to move to South Korea to start a new life. She takes her baby, Taeyang, and her daughter from a previous relationship, Drascilla, and uproots her to a new place on the other side of the world. Deavan was under the impression that Jihoon had a full time job that made more money than he actually does. It turns out that Jihoon only has a part-time job, and he does not do enough to support them all.
Deavan had to use her own money to pay for a month for her apartment in Korea. She has moved her whole life to another country and thought she would have some support from her fiancé, but as things stand, she will not be able to survive on his current income.
Jihoon admits he ‘did not take Deavan seriously’
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Deavan is considering moving to America, but before doing so, she wants to talk to Jihoon and his parents, Jung and Hong Ju. She is afraid to talk to his mother, in particular, to learn why Jihoon’s money goes into her bank accounts. However, when they sit down to dinner, the translation technology makes things worse, because it translates things incorrectly. Jihoon gets frustrated, and actually stares out and says, “Just go back to America.”
Deavan goes outside to get away from the situation, and Jihoon finds her and she talks. Jihoon tells Deavan that he did not take her “seriously” because of long distance. “Because of long distance, I did not take you seriously,” says Jihoon Deavan. She is clearly overwhelmed by this new revelation, and she tells him that she never wants to talk to him again.
“He just wanted to have fun, because this is not a serious relationship, because it’s long distance,” Deavan tells the cameras. ‘I’m cheated. Straight up. “
How Deavan hopes Jihoon will prove he’s not lying
It’s understandable why Deavan is upset. Jihoon is the father of her son, and he reads to her about his finances and having a full-time job. She spent her whole life starting in South Korea, only to find out what she thought was true is not really the case. How should she feel safe in a foreign land with a man who lied to her? How can she ever trust a word he says from now on?
Deavan hopes that Jihoon can prove that he is not lying by giving her some money that he saved earlier. “I have to hand you the $ 3000 today to prove you want me here and to prove you’re stepping up,” Devean explains to Jihoon.
Jihoon goes to get his mother so they can take the money back and he brings it back to Deavan. “It’s not necessarily about having this money, it’s about knowing he’s not lying,” Deavan explains. “And I need him to prove he’s not lying.”
Chances are high that if Jihoon was lying about the money, Deavan would be on a plane back to the United States. Fortunately, that is not the case, because Deavan knew he was not reading Jihoon again. Hopefully they can move forward one more time. Deavan decides to give Jihoon another shot, but it’s for a trial period. She gives him one month to prove that he has changed, or that she will return to America. She also wants Jihoon to have a joint bank account with only her, not his parents.
If Jihoon can step up, then they can possibly do things together as a family. We’ll have to see how things play out.
