It looks like the 'Teen Mom' fans have been duped! Even though Javi and Briana's relationship made such a splash in the fanbase, now it looks like it was all faked for TV!
Sometimes, it’s hard to keep up with the relationships in the Teen Mom world. They come and go so quickly that by the time you’re up to date on who’s dating who, the relationship has been called off. But this update from Briana DeJesus paints her last relationship in an entirely different light.
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Briana DeJesus’ dating life has always been a bit rocky. She was disappointed time and again when her first baby daddy Devoin Austin flaked on helping her raise their daughter Nova. As for her second baby daddy Luis, he’s hardly been present in their daughter Stella’s life from the very beginning. It’s no wonder that Briana was ready to move into a relationship with someone she could rely on and provide for her for years to come.
It’s not that fans didn’t expect her to find love — it’s that they didn’t expect her to find it in the arms of Javi Marroquin! Even though it’s not hard to see why Briana set her eyes on him, fans were shocked that she ignored the stigma of dating a co-star’s ex in order to try and make it work.
Javi Marroquin and Briana DeJesus’s relationship began innocently, but what started as casual flirting and joking on social media soon evolved into something else entirely. Of course, they spent a good amount of time teasing fans about it on social media first.
When the two flew out to Los Angeles for the reunion filming, fans noticed that they were spending even more time together than usual. They shared some pretty sweet snaps on social media, including a shot of them posing together, which Briana captioned “Daddy Javi.” In another shot, Javi called Briana his “bae.”
It wasn’t much longer before Javi publicly confirmed that he was dating Briana. There was just one problem… Kailyn Lowry was far from happy about it. In fact, she and Briana recently got physical during their feud over Javi.
It’s safe to say that Briana and Javi’s relationship was one of the most explosive in the entire franchise — but everything must come to an end. Only a few months after they got together, the couple was explaining why they split.
For Briana, it came down to having conflicting views of the future.
“Javi and I are not together anymore,” she revealed to Blasting News. “Our future just doesn’t line up. He doesn’t want me to get my surgery for a breast lift, lipo, and tummy tuck (which I’m doing in two weeks) because it’ll look bad on his name at work.”
Javi has always spoken about wanting a big family and commitment, and apparently that didn’t sit right with Briana. “I don’t plan on moving in with him in the summer and for these reasons, he broke up with me,” she revealed.
Javi’s story is predictably different. “Some questions about our futures couldn’t be answered because we both do have kids and live two different lifestyles, her being in Florida and me in Delaware,” he told Radar Online. “I didn’t agree with some of her future plans being exposed for the world to see for our future and any future employers and I wish we could’ve compromised.”
He admitted that he was "overthinking," but said that he "couldn’t figure out a way to answer some of those questions.”
Even though Briana claims that the surgery is why they split, Javi insists that “[t]he surgery itself wasn’t the issue.”
Javi and Briana are both pretty hot-tempered, but they seem to be having a very amicable breakup. “Unfortunately it didn’t work out for us,” Javi said. He added:
“Bri is an amazing person with the biggest heart I’ve ever got to hold. Everything she goes through and she’s still selfless and does her best to please others. She’s got a bright future and she’ll make any guy feel special.”
Briana also seemed to wish Javi the best. “I have no bad things to say about him,” she confessed. “He wanted a wife and home right now and I didn’t see a reason to rush. I wish him the best going forward, and I am sad things panned out this way, but this is where things currently stand.”
“I’m hurting a little right now. I’m upset about it," Javi revealed at the time.
Clearly, their relationship took a toll on Briana, Javi, Kailyn, and the entire fanbase — but was it all for nothing?
During the most recent episode of Teen Mom 2, the end of Briana and Javi’s relationship comes to an end. It’s not easy to watch, but what’s more interesting is a tweet Briana shared while the show aired.
“That whole ‘relationship’ was fake btw,” Briana wrote in a now-deleted tweet.
A lot of fans weren’t surprised to hear this. “fake? with that electric chemistry?? Impossible!” wrote reddit user hissing-fauna sarcastically. User emdee39 joked, “Well I, for one, am SHOCKED to hear this.”
“I already knew that,” wrote TdubLakeO. “It was also very easy to see (in their body language when they were together) that they weren't in a sexual relationship. I'm so irritated that Briana is still going to be on the show!”
But others think that Briana is lying just so that she doesn’t look bad! “Not buying it- I wouldn’t get a matching tatt for a fake storyline,” wrote mmm3433. Bluebonnettxx wrote, “The whole relationship was fake, I just got matching tattoos with the guy, created a sh&t storm of drama, told his baby mama she was a fat b*tch and to suck my d*ck, and attended his sons birthday party, forcing the boys mother to have a separate party.... all for a fake tv relationship.” User jazzskimble chimed in, “why would you openly admit to that when ya’ll tried to join families with matching bday tshirts AND got matching tattoos. bri is so fake ugh.”
Briana shared more of her perspective on the episode. “I wonder how [Briana] feels watching tonight’s episode,” on Twitter user wrote. Briana replied, “I’m okay. It’s sad to see how fake the ‘relationship’ really was but hey! Least I’m not pregnant or stuck in Delaware.”
She later wrote on Instagram:
“After watching some clips tonight, I’m just happy that part of my life isover. It’s frustrating to watch because my feelings were true and to see how fake everything was hurts but that’s in the past and I just want to move forward.”
Fans were a bit confused. “I love how she claims it was all faked but her feelings were real? Girl, wtf?” wrote constantreader55.
But some are interpreting her definition of “fake” a bit differently. “She did [admit the relationship was “fake”], but I know me and some other people thought she was saying it as far as Javi and his intentions towards the relationship. As in saying it was all fake because of him. I don't think she was admitting the entire thing was a sham. It's all on how you interpret it.
Some even pity her after this update. “I actually felt bad for Briana. She wanted the relationship to move at a steady normal pace and Javi's thirsty a** was like ‘well you've known me for like 3 months don't you wanna have my baby yet?!’” wrote summerallya. “And when Briana actually tried to be reasonable, he broke up with her. And from the looks of it, immediately went back to his ex talking shit about her. I was always kinda indifferent about Javi but this past episode has really made me hate him, and Kail. They're genuinely so terrible.”
Now there may be more reason to hate Javi. A recent sneak peek for the next episode of Teen Mom reveals just how explosive he can be.
“Shirley and I are leaving for our surgeries tomorrow night, and my ex is coming to help a few days after that. But Javi found out about him and he’s not happy.”
In the clip, Briana calls her friend Shirley to fill her in. “I told Javi that we got Dre to help us for the surgery. So now he’s upset that I don’t want him there. I was like, ‘You should have thought of that before going on the podcast.’”
She says that Javi told her, “You’re so disrespectful.” But Briana exclaimed, “If you can’t come through or if I don’t want you to come though, I’ve gotta figure it out on my own.” Still, according to her, Javi went on, “You’re still so disrespectful; let me find out if you had any relations with the person who’s going to take care of you.” She says he even said, “I don’t want nobody wiping my girl’s a** or taking my girl back.”
Briana exclaims, “‘Girl?!’ We’re not even together! What are you talking about?!”
Clearly, things between Javi and Briana are not so great right now, but Javi has other things on his mind. He’s recently confirmed that his new girlfriend is pregnant with his child! And the two of them have their own storied history — one that overlaps with his story with Briana quite a bit.
The two began dating long-distance after meeting at a wedding. Javi was in Delaware while his bae lived in Charleston, South Carolina. “We met at one of our best friend’s weddings,” Javi told Radar Online. “She was the maid of honor.” He revealed that their relationship was “fairly new” but that he “[didn’t] feel that way.” (We all know that Javi is an expert of moving super fast in relationships.) “This one feels right. We decided we’d give it a try officially at the wedding this past weekend.” Lauren was also the fourth girl he dated in the year after he split from Kailyn.
Unfortunately, their relationship didn’t last very long. The stress of having a public relationship was too much for Lauren, and the couple split in September of 2017.
“I love Lauren, but unfortunately it didn’t work out,” Javi informed Radar. “I’m learning not everyone wants the attention. Dating someone on a TV show is tough. I think Lauren had a hard time adjusting to that and I had a hard time understanding that.”
“It was a lot for her and we couldn’t fix it,” he explained. “I learned for my next relationship that I have to put myself in the other person’s shoes.”
But he made it clear that he wasn’t totally over Lauren. “I never believed in love at first sight, but when I saw Lauren I definitely did,” he said. “I’m hoping Lauren and I can figure this out because she made me the happiest I’ve ever been.”
Javi isn’t very good at being single for long stretches of time, and when he and Lauren broke up, he soon began dating Briana DeJesus. We all know how that went down, and it wasn’t pretty. And it was only a few months before Javi got back together with Lauren. He shared a picture of them embracing and wrote, “Sometimes, two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.”
Even though they only got together two months ago, they clearly didn’t waste any time. Javi has just confirmed to Radar that his girlfriend Lauren is pregnant (yes, with his child).
“Blessings on top of blessings,” Javi wrote on a picture of him cradling Lauren’s baby bump on his private Facebook page. Lauren wrote, “Sometimes life’s biggest blessings come in the smallest packages. Baby Marroquin coming soon!”
He took to Instagram to write:
"Been kinda quiet lately for many reasons. I was sad I couldn’t share the good news because I was afraid of what people would say. The amount of love I’ve received is so overwhelming and so appreciated. I realized No negative comment will take this moment away from us. A baby is a blessing and I am ecstatic for the future. Lincoln is happy, I’m happy, and Lauren is happy. Gonna go on a little hiatus from social media to take all this in and enjoy it with my family and loved ones. For those sending love, thank you! We appreciate it. And to you @lauren3elizabeth thank you for blessing me with another child. We are gonna be amazing parents together."
4-year-old Lincoln was also in the announcement. He held four sonograms and wore a shirt that read “Super Big Bro.”
As for Kailyn, her response was short: “I knew,” she told Radar. “I wish them the best.”
But fans weren’t able to keep it so concise.
Reddit user clevelandcray was quick to break down all the issues. “All I can think about is trying to coordinate holidays and birthdays when there are so many different families involved. It makes my head spin,” they wrote. “If it's Kail's time with Lincoln does he miss this child's birthday? What if it's Isaac's' graduation? Does Lincoln have to choose between this brother's event and another siblings event? What about Lux? He's got two brothers who have other half siblings? Someone help me understand how the f*ck everyone feels connected and loved and not torn in too many different directions!”
“Call me old fashioned but I find it so wrong to have babies so early in a relationship,” wrote user mereltjec. “They will undoubtedly break up eventually and that'll be another kid with parents who aren't together. I hate that so many of these people have babies like it's nothing.” User madame_ joked, “Soon it may be worth it for Kail, her baby daddies, their new baby mamas, etc, to start a commune or something and collectively raise all the babies.”
Many were also quick to point out that in an alternate timeline, it could have been Briana’s baby announcement making a splash. “This could have been Bri. He tried making it be Bri. He tried making it be Kail. How does new girl not see that?” wrote spookyookydoo.
And they’re not wrong! Javi and Briana were talking about having a baby together during the New Year’s Eve reunion filming!
At the time, Javi and Briana’s relationship was still under wraps, so they wouldn’t even hold hands on the couch while they chatted! “What are you excited for in 2018?” Javi asks Briana on the special.
“That I read my fortune over there… and all I saw was a belly, a little boy, another girl with a belly, and [the fortune teller] was like, ‘You’re gonna get pregnant soon!’” Briana reveals. Javi laughs and says “Holy s**t!”
“Stay away, Javi!” Briana says, pretending to hit him. Javi says, “Yeah, maybe we shouldn’t do this!”
Apparently, the fortune teller was adamant about Briana’s future. “She was like, ‘um, yeah, it’s gonna happen soon.’”
As for Javi, he got a different reading. “I went to see her too and I didn’t tell you what she told me. She didn’t say nothin crazy like that. She did just say that true happiness is in my future, like real soon. Somethin’ like that soooo…. I believed it.” (We all know that Javi has always found happiness in a big family!)
“We’ll see what happens in 2018!” Briana said. And only a few months later, they were talking about getting married!
“If we plan on getting married u gonna have to eat some shrimp lmfao,” Briana tweeted at Javi while they were still together.
Fans immediately began tweeting the couple about how quickly things were moving. “LMFAO CHILL. You’ve been dating how long? weeeaaaakkkk,” wrote user @misskayce2496.
User @starrshep_ wrote, “Didn’t y’all get together like an hour ago? Chillllllllllllll.”
Talking marriage so early in a relationship might scare a lot of people away, but it seems that Javi is ready to settle down just as much. A fan tweeted of Javi and Briana: “Haven’t they known each other for a while? I’m glad it happened. They look adorable together, and it’s the first time Bri looks super happy.”
Javi replied, “That’s what people don’t understand. The foundation has been there for years now we just build our empire.”
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