Emem did not see that coming. The Married at First Sight cast member’s marriage to Ikechi has been rocky for weeks, but she was still left stunned when her husband showed up unexpectedly at the Chicago couples’ retreat to ask for a divorce. Emem remains committed to the ‘Married at First Sight’ process Emem and Ikechi’s relationship has been hanging together by a thread for weeks.
He’s made it abundantly clear that he’s unable or unwilling to get over his issues with his expert-picked wife, whom he’s described as “aggressive.” But so far, he’s refused to come out and say he wants out of the marriage. Meanwhile, Emem has remained committed to the Married at First Sight process , despite Ikechi’s stonewalling and refusal to communicate.
“I would like to continue in this marriage,” she told Dr. Pia Holec in the Feb. 4 episode of the Lifetime show.
“Not where it has been though.” But Ikechi seemed ready to check out for good. “You can want something a thousand times,” he told a producer after his and Emem’s meeting with Dr.
Pia. “But, like, if it’s not working, I think that sometimes you have to let go of those things in order to really have what you need.” Emem says she’s ‘dated worse men’ than Ikechi Despite hurt feelings on both sides, Emem and Ikechi walked away from their session with Dr.
Pia on a relatively friendly note. The pair closed out the night with a round of video games at a local arcade, which left Emem confused. �.
