Over the years, I Love a Mama’s Boy has seen couples struggle to walk a tightrope between their relationship with each other and an overzealous mother.
Check out which pairs on the show have remained together or succumbed to the pressures of mama bear.
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Tre Welch and Abbey England
Abbey eventually gave up on her relationship with Tre after she grew sick of competing for his attention with his overbearing mother, Lorenda.
However, they’ve been able to coparent their one child smoothly, despite the break up.
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Tracy Andraya and Bryan Austin
Tracy and Bryan appeared on the show just after their wedding, which means they already had a lot of history navigating the tricky relationship between them and Bryan’s mom, Jayne.
The two are still going steady in their marriage, mostly due to mutual respect and a strong foundation.
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Tia and Theous
The couple had been together for more than 10 years before appearing on the show and both had kids from previous relationships. However, Theous’ mom Carolyn proved a challenge for Tia, even though they had expressed their desire to wed while on the show.
Despite Carolyn still treating Theous like a child, he and Tia are still together, but not married just yet.
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Shekeb Sekander and Emily Chu
The couple ended their relationship with a blowout fight during season 3, putting a nail in the coffin of their romance. Shekeb suggested Emily move in with him, which caused her to blow up, shouting, “Are you like mentally f–king stupid? I don’t even like your mom,” while tearing the room up.
They don’t follow each other on social media anymore and have apparently moved on with their lives independent of one another.
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Roberto Hernandez and Kristy Miera
Roberto’s mother, Nancy, had her nails so deep in her son that she convinced him he needed to get a paternity test to prove his and Kristy’s youngest daughter, Kimi, was indeed his.
The match came back a near-sure thing, 99.99 percent, leaving Nancy with some egg on her face. After the embarrassment and turmoil she put them through, the couple ultimately decided to push Nancy out of their lives, remaining together themselves.
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Mike Boornazian and Stephanie Ressler
Stephanie put in the work to try to smooth things over with Mike’s overbearing mother, Liz, who felt she was losing her son to his new gal. However, it all became too much for Stephanie, as the couple is no longer together.
Mike has moved on with Jennifer O’Brien, an artist who lives in Los Angeles. They appear to be doing well, according to their posts on social media.
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Matt McAdams and Kimberly Cobb
Matt and Kimberly were engaged at one point, but ended up calling it off and finalizing their split. Kimberly moved to San Diego and seems to be living her best life their, away from Matt’s mother Kelly.
They were never able to find the right balance even after two years on the show.
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Matt McAdams and Brittany Taylor
After Kimberly, Matt moved on with Brittany, though, like his last relationship, it ended in a separation – a harsh one, as Brittany’s last words to him were, “Continue being a p–ssy ass bitch prima donna, Matt, bye.”
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Jason McClain and Justina Gonzalez
Jason and Justina are happily engaged. One of the smoother relationships on the series, they encountered a rough patch when they considered moving out of state and away from Jason’s mom, Annette, who was beside herself.
They worked it out though and are still going strong.
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Ethan Weisman and Leyna Rosen
Ethan and Leyna were engaged and all set to tie the knot, however some life events – including the death of Ethan’s emotional support cat, Dennis – put the plans on hold for the time being.
They’re still an item, but their wedding has yet to come about.