90 Day Fiancé: How Sumit’s Mom Sadhna Is Winning Over Viewers
The latest rising star on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way is Sumit Singh's mother Sadhna Singh, who has gotten praise from viewers after calling out Jenny Slatten's housekeeping skills. However, fans are applauding more than just her sassy side-eye. In the past, Sadhna came across as an unfair critic of Jenny, but lately, she’s been pointing out flaws and concerns that may be worth mentioning. Between her sitcom-style language barrier with Jenny and her reasonable worries, some 90 Day Fiancé fans have found an unlikely favorite in Sadhna.
In this season of The Other Way, Jenny and Sumit are still in a relationship, and they’re still not married. The couple has been trying to come up with schemes to keep Jenny in India that don’t involve Sumit actually having to marry her. Jenny and Sumit have also been trying to prove to Sumit’s parents that Jenny is the right woman for her son. Sumit’s parents came to stay with him and Jenny in a recent episode, and Sadhna immediately criticized Jenny’s kitchen. She asked her not-quite-daughter-in-law to start cleaning. Many viewers found the scene hilarious, and they've started to show support for the older Indian woman.
One reason why fans are starting to side with Sumit’s mom is the fact that she has valid concerns about Jenny. Most viewers agree that the cleanliness of Jenny’s kitchen left a lot to be desired, so Sadhna wasn’t wrong to encourage her to tidy it up. Jenny’s cooking skills are also lacking, and Sadhna tried to give her an Indian cooking lesson that Jenny wasn’t too interested in. Sadhna and Jenny’s Odd Couple dynamic became even more comical when Sadhna realized that she could say anything in Hindi. As long as she smiled while speaking. Jenny assumed she was saying something nice.
Aside from Sadhna exposing "useless" Jenny’s unhygienic kitchen, she made some decent points about the issues that Sumit and Jenny face if they continue their relationship. Sadhna is concerned about how the couple will feel when other people criticize and mock them. Unfortunately, this outcome seems inevitable. Jenny is thin-skinned when it comes to dealing with criticism from Sadhna, so what will happen when she faces judgment and derision from other people in their social circle? By voicing her concerns, Sadhna is actually being fairly realistic. As well, what she’s saying isn’t intended to hurt Jenny. It's meant to ensure that she understands the reality of the situation.
Though many 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way viewers got a good laugh out of Sumit’s mom Sadhna and Jenny’s dynamic, there was truth to what Sadhna was saying. Jenny may not want to hear it, but it’s important that she considers the ramifications of her and Sumit’s relationship, as it relates to Indian culture. The combination of unintentional humor and realistic thinking has made many fans reconsider Sadhna’s intentions, and some of them now think she’s right on the money.