Emma thought her birthday dinner would end with a proposal.
Instead, it ended with cake, doubts, and a confession that could change everything.
In the latest episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, Emma and Ziad ventured into the Moroccan desert. She hoped it would be a life-changing moment. She dressed for romance. She waited for a ring. Ziad had other plans.
90 Day Fiancé: Emma Expects a Proposal on Her Birthday Trip
Emma made it clear from the start. She believed this trip would end in an engagement.
The couple’s desert getaway looked perfect on paper. Camel rides. A romantic dinner. A birthday celebration far from distractions.
But cracks showed early.
Emma learned they would be sleeping in separate rooms. That did not sit well with her.
“It’s a little weird that even after we are intimate with each other, we can’t even share a room,” Emma said in her confessional.
“But I’m not letting this ruin my birthday. And who knows if we get engaged on this trip, we will finally be able to share a room.”
She was holding onto hope.
90 Day Fiancé: Ziad Acts Strange at Dinner
During Emma’s birthday dinner, her excitement only grew.
Ziad barely touched his food. He kept teasing “surprises.” Emma read the signs and let her imagination run.
“He is not even eating dinner right now,” she said.
“He keeps saying he has all these surprises for me, and I can’t help but think he is acting weird because he is just nervous to propose.”
She waited. She smiled. She watched his every move.
Then came the surprise.
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90 Day Fiancé: The Surprise Is Not a Ring
Instead of a proposal, Ziad brought out a birthday cake.
That was it.
No ring.
No question.
No engagement.
Emma was crushed.
“It’s a bit of a s*** feeling,” she admitted.
“We’re on this romantic trip for my birthday and I’m ending the night all by myself with no proposal. Sleeping alone. It seems like he’s not sure about me.”
Her confidence took a hit.
“I’m starting to think this proposal might never happen.”
90 Day Fiancé: Why Ziad Refused to Propose
Ziad later explained his decision in his own confessional.
“I love Emma,” he said.
“But I don’t think it’s the right time yet.”
He admitted he still had doubts.
“She doesn’t tell me everything about her. I always have my suspicions. I think it’s impossible to move forward like that.”
For Ziad, something felt unfinished.
90 Day Fiancé: Emma Finally Tells the Truth
By the end of the next episode, Emma decided to stop holding back.
She sat Ziad down and revealed what she had been hiding.
“The last time I was here in Morocco, I wasn’t with my friends,” she confessed.
“I came here to see the guy I was dating.”
She admitted she had ghosted Ziad because she got back together with her ex, Mohammed.
“During my last trip, we got engaged,” Emma said.
The truth hit hard.
Ziad did not know how to react. The moment left everything hanging in the air.
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