Summary
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?starLiz Woodshas finally revealed the real reason she stayed withBig Ed Browndespite all their problems.Big Ed tends to date younger womenand sabotages his relationships when things don’t go according to his wishes. He pushed Liz into dating him after meeting her on90 Day: The Single Lifeand fans watched theromance crash and burn even before season 1 reached its finale.Liz was resistant but shockinglyagreed to be Big Ed’s girlfriend, and then kept coming back to him more than a dozen times.
Fans believed Liz was low on self-esteem and was love-bombed by Big Ed into thinking he was the best she could ever have.Liz had been married twicebefore meeting Big Ed and her latest relationship before him had allegedly been toxic and abusive. Liz may have seen Big Ed as a saint compared to her ex, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t see his negative traits the 15 times they split after that. Liz’sdevotion to Big Ed has forever confused viewers.Some theories even suggestedLiz was faking it with Big Edto make it big.
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Why Liz Agreed To Date Big Ed On 90 Day: The Single Life
Liz Was Impressed By The “Different Side” Of Big Ed
When Liz started dating Big Ed onSingle Lifeseason 1, most viewers wondered why she was with him despite having known how he treated Rose onBefore the 90 Days. Liz revealed that it was actually due to her daughter Ryleigh that she’d fallen for Big Ed. Liz toldEntertainment Tonightabout how shedidn’t get along with Big Ed when she first met him, but they became friends when her restaurant was opening again after the pandemic. Liz started to get to know him better. Big Ed showed Liz his sweet side by giving Ryleigh stickers and gifts.
Liz saw a “different side” to Big Ed which most people don’t get to see. She was spending time with Big Ed after her shifts. She was just getting out of her abusive relationship with her ex and Big Ed spent all his time at her restaurant. When they started dating,Big Ed always made sure Liz was eatingand made sure she had her coffee. He kept a bubble bath ready for her every night after she got home from work. He massaged her feet and made her feel like a queen.
Why Liz & Big Ed Broke Up The First Time
The Chilling Details Of Their First Split Revealed
Lizhad captioned a now-deleted post, “Even though our paths have led us our separate ways, you’ll always be a great memory! Enjoy the rest of the season!!!” with a broken heart emoji in May 2021 to announce her first breakup with Big Ed.90 Day: The Single Lifewas yet to reveal their split, so Liz’s post was a spoiler. Liz revealed that one of the reasons behind their split was that Big Ed kept posting photos with young girls and his trips. He oncedrunkenly shared a “video of what he’s looking for in his next woman.”
Liz had already unfollowed Big Ed. She said she was allowed to live her life publicly or in private without living in someone else’s shadow. She didn’t feel the need to be respectful towards Big Ed. A leaked audio call (via90daycouple) between the couple showed how furious Big Ed was when Liz dropped a co-worker home. She had asked for his permission and Big Ed hadstarted calling Liz stupid and that she was “f**ked up” in her head. She kept pleading with him to stop disrespectfully speaking to her and belittling her, he kept using offensive language.
Big Ed Canceled His Wedding With Liz
The Taco Pasta Gate Saved Liz
Big Ed & Liz have split over 14 times since their first breakup. The first time, they got back together was whenLiz reached out to Big Ed following his dog Teddy’s death.They rekindled their romance several times since then and even decided to get married. Big Ed and Liz’s wedding invite was leaked online in early 2023 and fans expected the couple to marry in August 2023. Big Ed felt disrespected when Liz called her out in front of his family for asking her 10-year-old to stop acting like a baby and eat the spicy taco pasta he’d made.
The first thing Big Ed did after the fight was to leave the house at night and call off their wedding. He didn’t even have the decency to inform Liz about it. Liz found out when she received a text message from the wedding officiant who was saying he was sorry the wedding was called off. Liz was caught off guard. Thisfight wasn’t as big as compared to any of their past arguments.Liz knew Big Ed had got cold feet and was looking for an excuse to avoid marrying her. She accused him of being a coward and a weakling.
Liz Still Wanted Big Ed To Take Her Back
Liz Couldn’t Envision A Future Without Big Ed
However, Liz didn’t want to give up even after Big Ed canceled the wedding. She cried on camera and told the producers she wanted to be with Big Ed. She didn’t know what she was going to do next.She wasn’t done fighting for their relationshipyet. Liz had gone to meet Big Ed where he told her he wanted to be single and work on his career. He had fallen out of love with Liz, but Liz only had Big Ed on her mind. She didn’t know her future had a loving boyfriend like Jayson in it.
Liz Got “Comfortable” With The Situation
Liz Revealed Why It Was Hard For Her To Leave
Liz toldETin an interview,“I think once you get comfortable in a situation it’s hard to leave.” She explained that she kept paying rent on an apartment in San Diego after moving to Arkansas, thinking she had a backup in case anything ever went wrong. However, she gave up that apartment one month before the wedding and that’s when Big Ed split with her, so “it kind of was a lot thrown in her face.” Liz also spoke about the criticism she received from fans about her relationship made it difficult for her to watch him slip away.
Liz said thatshe and Big Ed were “attacked and bullied so much”in their relationship by people who thought their love wasn’t real when it really was. She wanted the relationship to work, so she could rub it in her critics’ faces. Liz kept fighting for their relationship and for Big Ed. She was aware that some fans also called her a gold digger. However, she was the only one who had a stable job during the three and a half years that she was together with Big Ed. Liz is now done fighting for Big Ed.
How Liz Finally Managed To Move On From Big Ed
Liz Is Dating Jayson Zuniga
Liz saw Big Ed for the last time when they filmed the90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?Tell All which presumably happened in February 2024. She has no interest in returning to him or talking to him ever again. Liz is focusing on herself –her goals, her boyfriend, her health– at the moment. Her life has no place left for Big Ed’s toxicity anymore.Lizcouldn’t be happier than she is now. She’s finally receiving the love she wanted and has already officially introduced Jayson Zuniga as her new boyfriend to fans.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever Afterairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EDT on TLC.
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90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? is one of the many spinoff shows to TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé. Happily Ever After? provides viewers with a follow-up to some of the most popular couples from the original show. The companion series reveals if lovers ended up staying in their marriage and explores any major life events or issues they may be facing.
