Returning on September 12th, 2022, 90 Day: The Single Life is back to tie up some season 2 loose ends and reintroduce four familiar faces new to the spin-off. Instead of airing months in advance on Discovery+, this season's hopeful lovers concurrently throw caution to the wind Monday nights on TLC and Discovery+.
Alongside the returning Natalie Mordovtseva and Debbie Johnson are Before The 90 Dayers Caesar Mack and Veronica Rodriquez (in her first starring role), as well as Tiffany Franco and Tania Maduro. With jealous exes, fractured familial relationships, and a looming war lurking on the horizon, there's no shortage of intriguing storylines heading into season 3.
Will Natalie's Conservative Nature Handcuff Her Relationship With Josh?
Continuing her second relationship from The Single Life season 2, there's little doubt that on a surface level, Josh Weinstein is the man of Natalie's dreams. He's handsome, he's fit, he drives a Tesla, and he just so happens to be the founder/CEO of a modeling production company called Preview Models. Swooned by attraction and career potential, Natalie's energy around Josh is that of a flirty teenager.
As Natalie has established, her end game is a "pure and honest" union that spawns children. With Josh's ubiquity around beautiful women, two children from different women, and unwillingness to seriously commit, it remains to be seen whether Natalie can fully embrace something exciting and new or fall back into the "everything or nothing" mentality that ended her prior marriage.
How Will Mike Figure Into All This?
While Mike Youngquist seemingly shouldn't have a role in Natalie's life post-separation, the full teaser shockingly ends with Natalie approaching Mike's Sequim home with a basket of flowers and the couple locked in a heartfelt embrace.
Natalie and Mike's much-maligned relationship was toxic from the beginning, with her finding fault in his beliefs, family , IQ, diet/drinking, and "low class" lifestyle. There are a couple of reasons as to why she'd seek out Mike, one of which being finalizing a divorce, and the other being solace after being used by an ostensible ladies' man. As Natalie appears to be in a battle between lust and principles, the slow and simple lifestyle she ran away from with Michael may be what she didn't realize she needed.
Can Tony Give Debbie The Twinge And She Needs?
Debbie Johnson isn't just looking for ion, she's looking to fill major holes in her heart and home. Dating for the first time in 40 years, her season 2 stint was anything but fruitful as she was "friend-zoned" on her first date and uncovered that her second date was actually married.
Opening season 3 with the desire to retire her "Battery Operated Boyfriend" and experience the unmistakable twinge of reciprocated sexual tension, Debbie finds an international flame with Tony the Canadian biker Santa. While Tony comes off as sweet and the couple's long-distance rapport immediately translates into fireworks in person, Tony being Debbie's first relationship since the ing of her husband and blowout with her son builds a burden difficult for any new beau to bear.
Is Colt Willing To Rebuild His Relationship With Debbie?
Following the downward spiral their relationship took in season 2, Colt and Debbie begin season 3 with a fight that leaves Debbie in tears and Colt fully over their dependencies. Dressed like a cult leader/The Dude, Colt's departing barbs to Debbie included "my entire life has been your life," "you treat me like a second-class citizen," and "f--k you."
While Colt is clearly fighting for his identity and distancing himself from his mother in a bid to build his relationship with his wife Vanessa, spurning the one woman who stood by him throughout a lifetime of selfish decisions would be his most selfish act.
Can Veronica Distance Herself From Tim?
Introduced to the world as Tim Malcolm's ex-fiancee/BFF back in 2019, Veronica Rodriguez and Tim Malcolm have remained TLC fixtures since, charming viewers with their friendly banter on Pillow Talk. With Tim itting his presence has affected her previous relationships, and his not only being integral in the rearing of her daughter, Chloe, but her brand as well.
Veronica's kinship and connection with Tim is complex. If she's legitimately ready to bring a new man into her home/heart, she will have to find a way to keep her relationship with Tim at a respectable distance without hurting their friendship.
Can Justin Accept Tim?
As it has long been established, Veronica and Tim are a package deal. Tim stepped up as a father figure for her daughter, Chloe, after her biological father ed away, not only giving structure and to the Rodriguez household, but mending Veronica's heart through friendship and laughter.
While Tim certainly isn't going to just disappear now that Veronica has a new flame, his omnipresence in her house is something that can be worked on. If Justin is truly in love with Veronica and is willing to embrace her daughter as an extension of his children, he's going to have to find a happy medium of camaraderie and intent with the man who's long filled said role in a non-romantic fashion.
Is Tania Willing To Get A Divorce?
As viewers watched Tania's husband Syngin drive away from their marriage, the raw heartbreak behind their split was heightened by the fact that neither person truly wanted to close that door. Differing in viewpoints on children and immediacy, Syngin left to find freedom in new romance while Tania finally let go of her dreams of domesticating him.
When asked (separately) if they'd be against getting back together, both Tania and Syngin struggle to say no without a swelling of tears. Though Tania has said being separated is as good as being divorced, her unwillingness to legally and resolutely end her relationship with Syngin indicates that she's still clinging to that final tether of hope for a reunion.
What Is Tania Looking For In Aruba?
Mirroring her fledgling days with Syngin, Tania is single and overseas, this time living out an Eat, Pray, Love scenario in Aruba. Yet again interested in a local bartender, Tania's storyline is eerily similar to the one she wrote with Syngin, but this time with the knowledge of the repercussions of an international, shotgun romance.
As she tells her new love interest, Joel, that she's into him and won't be immediately physical, he's not so much bothered by her lack of intimacy as he is hung up on her dismissal of not needing a divorce. If Tania is serious about starting a new relationship, she's going to have to properly end her last. And if she's not, her time in Aruba is at a , and pas an organic romance seems like a waste of serendipity.
How Will Tiffany Balance Long-Distance Co-Parenting, Ronald's Jealousy, And Dating?
Despite Ronald's many issues, a lack of love for his daughter Carley and Tiff's son Daniel isn't one of them. Wanting the whole family to live with him in South Africa, their holiday visit was disastrous and spelled the end of their relationship.
Reclaiming her confidence with a makeover and weight-loss, Tiffany must deal with Ronald from afar—who isn't overly amenable towards losing his wife/kids—while being a single mom and jumping back into the dating pool at 31, which is no small task.
How Will The Russian/Ukrainian Conflict Affect Caesar's Story?
Caesar Mack isn't one for warning signs. After being drained for $40,000 and ghosted in Mexico by his Ukrainian "girlfriend" Maria, Mack saw no reason to doubt the intentions of Ukrainian/U.S. dating apps, returning on The Single Life to further pursue Ukrainian women, this time at the source.
In the ominous moments before Russia attacked Ukraine, Mack chose to fly to Kyiv to pageant himself off to Ukrainian singles. Not only is his leap of faith questionable considering his history and him never having met or seen any of the women, Mack chasing love smack dab in the middle of a war zone makes for the scariest and most interesting storyline of the season.