’90 Day Fiance: The Other Way’ recap: Sarper makes grand gesture, Dempsey threats to dump Statler

90 Day Fiance: The Other Way follows six couples who fell in love with partners from foreign lands deciding to move abroad to live with them.

“One couple is packed and ready to start their van life together traveling through Europe; financial differences and family rifts are on full display, while secret marriages and troublesome pasts come into play,” TLC teased of the currently-airing season.

The new season has featured Americans moving to China, Iceland, Ireland, Turkey, Indonesia, and England.

Below is what happened on Episode 12 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way’s sixth season

SHEKINAH and SARPER

Sarper had to prove to Shekinah that he could change for the better, and so he surprised her with dozens of bottles in the trunk of his car that he planned to destroy with her. Shekinah was shocked and said it was “finally” time to get rid of them.

“These bottles are trophies for Sarper. They represent the women he’s been with in his past, and they really caused a lot of issues,” Shekinah explained to the cameras.

“They resulted in a lot of disagreements and just a lot of unhappiness for me because I feel like I’m not being heard or understood and nothing’s being done. It’s really important that he’s willing to take this step to show me how serious he is about us, especially after this big fight.

But a part of Shekinah was also wondering if this was going to become “a reoccurring thing” in which it takes something drastic to happen for Sarper to make up for it. She didn’t want to deal with this over and over again in their life together because she found it “draining.”

Sarper took Shekinah to an old junk yard, where they’d smashed the bottles and released some of their pent-up anger and frustrations. Sarper said it felt great to get rid of his past and he looked forward to doing it again sometime.

Sarper proceeded to burn his black book for Shekinah, which had endless women’s phone numbers in it.

“It is maybe a small step for humankind but a big step for me,” Sarper acknowledged.

Shekinah thanked Sarper for the gesture but noted that they still needed to go to therapy together.

According to Shekinah, this was only Step 1 of their healing journey, and Sarper agreed to do whatever Shekinah wanted.

“I am proud of him,” Shekinah said. “But there is more change I need to see to feel 100 percent confident that this is the right relationship with me.”

Shekinah therefore refused to go home with Sarper that night. She said that while she loved Sarper, she loved herself more and she wasn’t going to offer “unlimited chances.”

It then became time for therapy. Shekinah asked Sarper to be honest and open in therapy, and she didn’t want him to hold back. Shekinah was aware that many men in Turkey view needing therapy as being weak, but Shekinah said she wasn’t going to move in with Sarper until she saw some real change.