[speaking spanish]
elena has no shortage of cute guys.
Chris is hot.
Okay. Masoma, now chris.
I think it's great.
I think if he's hanging out with these friends at work,
you hang out with these friends at work.
But I might have to put some people in their place.
Hey.
So he came home with his key fob
and it had antonella's name on it.
Antonella?
Do you see how that could kind of get a rise out of me?
So what are you going to do?
That's the first step to divorce, pedro.
♪ you know that ♪
♪ we get what we get ♪
work is getting so stressful,
I think I'm getting burned out.
Oh, no!
I just don't know how you do it.
I don't know how you do it.
Trying to gather the data on chantel and pedro,
it's difficult to read chantel.
She's a hard...
I don't want to say nut to crack...
-[both chuckle] -but, yeah.
I saw the back and forth between chantel and pedro
at the house warming party.
[thomas] and then she left her house in the middle of the night
going to river's place.
So we're definitely concerned about
pedro and chantel's relationship.
But if chantel doesn't tell us anything,
we can't help her.
I keep trying, but she keeps shutting me out.
She said, "it's none of your concern."
whatever. Oh, well...
This is not how we normally do things in this family.
So, you know what,
I've got my eye on this.
Or my nunchucks.
Uh-oh. Here we go.
After you, my dear. My precious.
-Okay. -Oh, it's nice in here.
-So this is my favorite store. -Hello!
-Hello, beautiful. -Hi.
My mom has roped me
into going to an antique shop today and something about a piano.
My mom is concerned and wants to
know what's going on with me.
But I'm still not giving an inch
about what's going on between pedro and I,
including pedro telling me he wants a separation.
Although it may seem like I'm
putting on an act for my family,
it's really not. It's just
boundaries.
I am creating boundaries right now.
-Can you play it? -Well...
Well, only in my imagination.
But, you know how I love music.
-Mmm-hmm. -I'm sure it won't take me long.
Yeah, it's a lovely piano.
I know that she cares about me and she's worried,
but I want to
be a grown adult
and handle this on my own.
If anybody should be supporting me,
it should be my husband.
So I'll keep beating a dead horse until it comes alive.
You see that bracelet in the middle? The center one?
-Okay. -The green one?
Yes?
That's so beautiful.
Yeah.
-I think that's my birthstone. -It is your birthstone.
[chantel] yeah.
You know, I hate that
that, uh, things haven't changed for you yet. That,
you know, things...
Things are going crazy
between you and pedro. But give it time.
-Yeah, I'm not going to take... -Don't do anything rash.
...Any advice from anybody. I'm not going to tell you
all of the intricate details of what's going on between us.
And,
I'm going to handle things on my own. It's...
My life.
My relationship.
And I don't want to talk about it anymore.
You have to give it time.
-I know these things. -I'm trying to be patient.
-Trust me. -But I feel like
things have been
wrong for so long now and
it doesn't seem like it's getting any better.
So,
I'm kind of tired of being patient.
Well, never tire of patience, dear.
Always remember, in all things,
you are not alone.
Ever.
-Ever. -I know.
[karen] seeing my children upset,
I want to help them like when they were little
and got a scraped knee.
I want to tend to them.
I want them to feel better.
I want to get some understanding
as to what has happened to them.
After all, that's the only way I can help
is if I have some clarity. Some understanding.
[thomas] we're going to keep trying.
Even if she doesn't call us, we're going to call her.
We're going to keep trying,
because we definitely
love our daughter, and we love our kids.
That's right.
Let's go get you that bracelet.
[chantel] aw. Thank you.
[karen] you're quite welcome.
Hey. What's up?
[sighs]
got leon under contract.
Yeah.
Mmm-hmm.
How are you?
[antonella] how's everything?
Don't worry about it.
[speaking spanish]
[in english] I think you guys were having your own issues and then
she just jumped to conclusions.
And that's why she exploded like she did.
And I feel really bad 'cause I had no idea that she was
she felt that type of way.
If I knew, I would've talked to her before and
you know, cleared things up.
At the same time, you know, it does look bad, like, you know,
just you going out, working all the time, you know,
and you're not spending time with her.
You want to talk together?
It's nobody's fault. I mean, it happened.
Yeah, I mean, nobody need to know your personal business.
But those are things that you guys need to handle at home.
It's all right.
How you doing?
You're okay?
[laura] he doesn't have to apologize to us, you know.
He really doesn't.
But the fact that he did,
it's cool, you know, and it's done.
It does bother me
to hear that, you know, part of the problem is
that pedro is coming into the office 'cause,
this is work and, you know, and, um,
it's okay to have friends,
you know. She has friends and
he should be allowed to have friends too.
But...
From the beginning we've always been like,
-"where's chantel, where's chantel? Why is she not here?" -right.
"call her up."
because, we understand, as women,
that it is important to give her
her place.
Are you guys going to do counselling?
[laura] it's just defensive.
Did she react the best way? Probably not.
But you have to understand that her thoughts
just take her to a negative place.
[pedro speaking]
[laura] yeah.
[chantel] I can't graduate.
Yes. I understand. I understand that you
feel like you can't start your life.
So you feel like she's being selfish?
[pedro speaking]
I know you're going through it,
but try to put your focus on things
that make you feel good.
Then let's make money.
-[chuckles] -[pedro speaking]
well, no. Thanks for trusting us.
Because at the end of the day,
you're both good kids.
I really do want this to work out.
For your sake, for her sake.
-[pedro speaking] -[laura] you're good.
What kind of response were you thinking...
[clapping]
I'm glad that we're getting a separation.
This is going to really help our relationship.
[speaking spanish]
[nicole speaking spanish]
[speaking spanish]
[nicole continues in spanish]
[in english] hello.
[speaking spanish]
[lidia speaking spanish]
[nicole continues in spanish]
[nicole speaking spanish]
[in english]
[continues in spanish]
[nicole continues in spanish]
[coraima continues in spanish]
[nicole speaking spanish]
[in english]
[clears throat]
hello.
[sighs]
it was hard.
[chantel] all day today at work,
I was thinking about what had happened yesterday and
what I really want.
I don't want a separation.
I don't want him to move out of the house.
The moment that he moves out of the house,
I feel like
it'll be over.
How was work?
I thought I was doing a good thing by coming to
see your friends, to hang out with them,
but...
It wasn't.
I'm upset, and I can't hold it back anymore.
And,
we don't talk at home.
Like, this is unusual.
When I get the chance to talk to you about something
and I think you're going to listen,
it all just spills out.
-Yeah. -Mmm-hmm.
And I'm sorry that I did that in front of your co-workers.
[pedro sighs]
I mean, you're entitled to
do what you think is best.
I don't want it.
Now you know why I feel pathetic,
because
essentially I feel like I've been
begging for affection and begging for attention
that I never get.
As a woman, it makes me feel
pathetic and, um...
[chantel] yeah, I feel pathetic.
Yeah, I don't want to talk about it anymore.
How do I make it better?
"oh, this is productive. I'm glad we're getting
one step closer to a divorce."
what kind of response were you thinking?
[clapping]
I'm glad that we're getting a separation.
This is going to really help our relationship.
I don't know anyone who's separated and
gotten back together, baby. I don't.
How is separating going to help us?
It's ignoring the problem and drifting further apart...
Okay.
[pedro speaking]
you ignore me...
And I guess that's why you want a separation
so you can continue to do just that.
[bleep]
who are you?
-Bad girl winnie. -Oh, wow, bad girl winnie.
Does she go out in the night?
Sometimes.
I'm kind of old-fashioned.
So, just be careful.
I got the sauce, I got the juice,
I got it all.
[alejandro speaking spanish]
[speaking spanish]
wow.
This is so pretty. I love this.
-Mom! -[karen] yes?
What do you think about this?
It's very pretty.
-That is very pretty. -Don't you like this color?
[karen] I do like that color.
[winter] I didn't really open up to my parents about my dating
when I was younger.
I was very private.
My mom she had a "no guys in house" rule.
So we had to chill outside as a teenager
and then river would come out and play ball with them
and I would just watch and be like, "okay.
What're you doing here?"
so, I'm gonna go on my date with a guy named zacc.
Where are you going on the date?
You know, I don't really know.
I made some suggestions.
I told him that I wanted to go horseback riding,
I wanna take a cooking class.
I met zacc on the same app that I met chris on.
And we text for a little bit
and then we decided that it's time to make a date.
[phone vibrating]
oh, wow, that's him.
What does he say?
Um, he said, "can't wait to see you."
-aw! Well, that's nice. -Yeah. It's so sweet.
I am very nervous.
I've only seen him in pictures.
Is he who he says he is? I don't know.
Tell me something about zacc.
Okay. Well, he is 27.
So you met him on the christian dating app?
So you think he is a christian?
-Is that right? -I mean, I'm guessing.
Why would you be on the app if you're not a christian?
Keep your guard up...
-Okay. -...Is all I'm saying.
[karen] I'm kind of old-fashioned.
I'd feel more comfortable
with winter meeting people in the traditional way.
So, just be careful.
I just had my surgery. I didn't have energy to, like,
get up and walk around and go find these dates out places.
So where else was I gonna find them other than online?
I mean, I had a lot of time to kill.
[karen] right. True that.
And don't say that. Don't say you had time--
I had a lot of time to...
Live!
[karen] that is the look.
Who are you?
Bad girl winnie.
[gasps] oh, wow, bad girl winnie.
But no, like, bad girl winnie is really just...
It's kind of like a alter ego that I put on.
Does she go out in the night?
[winter] sometimes.
What does she do in the night?
-[shushes] -it's a secret. I can't tell you.
-Okay. -[phone vibrating]
oh, lord, winter.
That young man has messaged you three times
in the past three minutes.
It just shows, like, that he is excited about seeing me.
If he's that excited, well, winter, you must be bad girl winnie.
Yes. I got the sauce, I got the juice,
-I got it all. -[karen] you got the stuff.
I love to love. I love to be in love.
I am a nurturer.
I give a lot to the person that I'm with.
But not everyone deserves that.
What do you think about this hat?
I can dig it.
You know, like, you go on these dates
and you meet these people and all these people
they're pretty great people. But are they your person?
You know? And so I'm learning
how to say, "okay. Winter, yes. That's a good person.
But you can't take him home."
plus, I'm living at home with my parents so...
So... Yeah, it wouldn't work.
-What do you think? -[karen] you look great, winter.
-You think so? -I know so.
And I want you to know it.
I would wear a belt,
but all my belts don't fit anymore.
Hallelu... Hallelu--
I know. Hallelujah for that one.
So, before winter went through her weight loss journey,
everything she did was very, extremely modest.
It seemed like the person
winter was dealing with at that time,
he didn't want winter to shine.
She was so fixated on jah
and I was very concerned about it.
I always would tell her,
"you look disheveled.
Why are you wearing those things?
Is he making you wear that?"
have a great time. Be safe.
[winter] bye, mommy. Love you.
[thomas] but right now, winter's definitely doing fine
and she is happy and we're happy
because she seems to be healthier.
I would like for her to still take it slow.
Online dating is safe.
But could be some sheep in wolves' clothing I guess.
-You're right about that. -I don't know.
[nicole speaking spanish]
[line ringing]
[alejandro speaking spanish]
[in english] when she gave me the news that the baby didn't make it,
I was feeling terrible
'cause I was ready to marry her
and have a family with her and she told me that
she is ready to have that with me as well.
It wasn't easy for none of us.
[alejandro speaking spanish]
-[lynne] whisk faster. -Whisk fast. Oh, my gosh.
Go, go, go!
Saucy. I'm saucy.
Have you ever been married before?
I had a couple of close calls. [laughs] but--
wow. A couple.
♪ it's the right time ♪
♪ you know, you know ♪
♪ you know you gotta chase it ♪
♪ right time... ♪
-[winter] hey! -Hey, how's it going?
-It's going good. -That's good, that's good.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you as well.
-Zacc. -Winter.
-Winter, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Wow. This man is tall
and he is attractive.
But I just was not expecting him to meet me outside.
[sighs wearily]
I didn't have any time to, like, prep myself
for anything.
'cause he's already right there.
He could see me and so... [laughs]
so, we can head on in.
Uh, I just wanted to plan this, uh, you know...
Cook.
-Oh, wow. -It's gonna be great.
-Hello, how are you, lynne? -Good. I'm lynne.
I'm your chef.
-Nice to meet you. Thank you for setting us up. -Nice to meet you as well.
-Winter. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you too, winter.
[winter] I'm a few months post op.
So, this cooking class date,
it does making me a little bit nervous
for when it's time to eat our food.
We're gonna make caesar salad,
-garlic mashed potatoes... -Okay.
...And chicken piccata.
-All right. Let's do it. -All right.
I can eat more than two spoonfuls of food.
But I still can't eat what everyone else can eat.
It might be a little bit difficult in that aspect,
but I do not plan on telling zacc about my surgery.
He hasn't earned it.
Crown me. [laughs]
okay. You're a badass.
-There we go. -Is it true?
I think so. I think I'm pretty good in the kitchen. Yeah.
-Okay. Very good. -Thank you so much.
I know that cooking sometimes does involve teamwork
and so I thought it was a great opportunity
to see how our chemistry rolls
and to see our conversation
and see how that will unravel as well.
[lynne] grab those anchovies.
Just dump them right on top of the garlic.
-[zacc] right on top. -[lynne] yeah. Right on top.
There you go and keep chopping away.
Chop, chop, chop.
Look at him. He's chopping.
Wow. Yeah. You look like a professional.
-I look like a pro? [laughing] -[winter] yeah.
[lynne] winter, you can grate cheese.
Ooh. I love cheese.
Professional grater over here.
-Yeah, you know. -[zacc laughing]
[lynne] and, winter, you are going to slowly drizzle
and you, whisk, whisk, whisk.
Faster. Whisk faster.
Oh, my gosh. Go, go, go!
[lynne] good job, guys. Keep going.
Saucy, I'm saucy.
Got a little fancy too.
So, do you have any children?
I do not. Children free. Praise the lord. [laughs]
I don't wanna have kids until I'm married.
-That's, um-- -that makes a lot of sense.
-Yes. -Me too.
I personally don't wanna have children until I'm married.
That's great. That's awesome.
[winter] I've already dated a man with kids
and the ending and the separation,
it really hurt me deeply.
And I'm pretty sure it hurt the children
and I don't think I need to do that experience again.
-Okay. Thank you. -Absolutely.
[winter] have you ever been married before?
[zacc] I have not.
I had a couple of close calls. [laughs] but--
-wow. A couple. -Yes.
So I've been engaged twice.
Oh, my gosh.
I tend to fall hard, I tend to fall quick
and I tend to commit very quick.
I think that the fact that he's been engaged twice
is a yellow flag.
You know, it's good that he knows that he wants to be married
and he's going after it but then...
It's happened twice.
And you're only 27.
My first engagement,
I was with her for about two years,
three years before I proposed.
Second relationship, as I grew to knew her
through our engagement I realized that
this is not someone I wanna live the rest of my life with.
-Oh. -[zacc] yeah.
-[winter] I too was engaged. -Okay.
-Just once though. -Just once. Gotcha. [laughs]
what would you consider, like, the ideal perfect date?
I think I will know it when I see it.
Okay. Okay. Sounds great.
[winter] what about you?
I am the type that would, literally, like, get a guitar
on a picnic and, like, play it in the middle
of a beautiful day like today.
Like all that type of, you know,
hopeless romantic type of stuff.
-I was a little nervous, you know... -[zacc] yeah?
...'cause I met you online. It was kinda...
That's how I feel about online dating too.
But it's put a good taste in my mouth. Right?
-Really? Okay. -This is a great experience.
I really enjoyed this.
I hope you enjoyed what I put together
with this cooking class.
I was trying to be creative
and so hopefully, it did the trick.
-Okay, cheers to the chicken. -Let's cheers to the chicken.
[both laughing]
-oh, my gosh. -Wow.
Oh, my gosh.
-Oh. -Whoo!
It was the best chicken breast that I have ever made.
Zacc and I, we created very good food.
But I felt like his energy wasn't coming towards me.
I could tell by the way he sat in the chair.
I could tell by the direction of his gaze.
It was like he was avoiding eye contact
and I was like, okay.
Hey, talk to people, you look in their eyes.
The fact that he was speaking about his past relationships
that didn't work out,
like, just our chemistry, it just wasn't there.
I mean I was happy to be there.
We had a great time,
but it didn't feel romantically charged.
It just felt...
Eh.
-That's great. -Wow.
Does he understand, like, when you're divorcing someone
the first step is the separation?
I need to do something to show him
that I'm willing to do anything
for our marriage to work.
I know that this is crazy, impulsive,
but in my heart,
I know that I'm doing the right thing.
It just sounds like a recipe for disaster.
[instructor] chantel, place your hands back down on the ground,
stepping those feet back,
step on top of your mat.
Inhale!
Exhale, pull the hands together.
-[woman] hi. -Come right in.
Whoo! That was an intense workout, girl.
Yes, it was.
How often do you come over here?
Three times a week.
Does pedro come to the gym with you too?
He doesn't anymore.
How did your dinner go the other night
when you met with his friends?
He was like, "what are you doing here?"
he wasn't happy to see me at all.
He's looking at me with disgust and anger
and I feel out of place
and I addressed antonella about the keys
and the game of ownership that they have in the office.
And they kind of played it to be like,
"oh, it was just a little innocent game."
why was he angry?
Honestly, I was being a little bit, um, emotional
with his coworkers.
We talked about not being emotional.
We talked about you coming in--
but it was hard when I didn't have my husband to, like, back me up and say,
"hey, babe, this is the seat.
Let me introduce you to my friends."
and so after he went and introduced you
what happened? Like, did y'all, like, eat dinner together and--
oh, no. Pedro left.
-Oh, so he just abandoned you? -Yeah.
And when I got home, pedro said to me that
he wants a separation.
Wow.
I'm really shocked right now to hear that their marriage
is deteriorating right in front of my eyes.
And it just seems like
nothing she can do
is able to bring any resolve to the scenario.
It's just hard to believe that
y'all have been married for so long
and all of a sudden he wakes up and he's like,
"oh, I don't like my wife anymore."
I truly feel like he is resenting you for something.
That's why I think that I need to go
and show him that I'm willing to do anything
for our marriage to work.
So, I have this idea that maybe I fly
to the dominican republic
and I try to repair things with his mother.
Like you thought meeting with his friends was bad,
like, no, we've seen what happens when you, like, meet with his family.
It's actually, like, hindered your marriage even more.
Yeah.
Okay. What about his sister?
-'cause you know they are a package deal. -No.
You know they're a package deal.
So, it's gonna be one of those things
where you've gotta get emotionally together
because mom comes with sister, sister comes with mom.
I'm not emotionally together.
-So, why are we going to the dominican republic? -Because I have to.
I want to demonstrate that
I am willing to talk to his mom
and to reach out an olive branch
and try to make things work
and by doing that, maybe he'll see
that a relationship with me is worth it.
I know that this is crazy, impulsive
and even desperate.
But in my heart,
I know that I'm doing the right thing.
It might be the only thing that can save my marriage.
I really think you need to run it past your family.
Like I think you maybe need to ask mom--
no. I can't tell my mom. I can't tell anybody.
So, what are you gonna say to them when they...
They see you, like, almost every other day.
I'm going to lie.
This all sounds bad.
You're lying to your family.
It just sounds like it's just a recipe for disaster.
-But when my marriage is saved... -Here goes the buts.
...And when pedro sees the progress
I've made with his family...
-It'll all be worth it? -...His opinion,
it'll be all worth it.
His opinion is the only thing that I care about.
I don't fully agree with her flying to the dr
especially by herself
because she's been in such hostile situations
with pedro's family
where she needed backup.
I hope she changes her mind.
But if she really feels in her heart
that this is gonna benefit
and she's coming in with those pure intentions,
I hope to god nicole doesn't mess it up.
Even if I don't agree with you going to the dr,
I support you and I'm here for you
and I hope you know that.
Thank you.
I'm going to the dr for pedro with the intention
of talking to his family to figure something out.
I'm willing to do anything at this point.
[lidia speaking spanish]
[pedro in english]
[continues in spanish]
[in english]
well, apparently, there's trouble in paradise.
They're having trouble about cleaning up or something.
So, it was pedro acting like a [bleep]
in the middle of the night saying,
"oh, you gotta clean up, pinky."
that doesn't seem right.
That doesn't even add up to me.
[pedro speaking]
[speaking spanish]