A Move to Moldova and Affair Drama! '90 Day Diaries' Season 6, Episode 5 Recap: Libby, Andrei and More
90 Day Diaries season 6, episode 5 was filled with big decisions for members of the 90 Day Fiancé universe, from couples making international moves to discussing the possibility of expanding their family. Of course, it wouldn't be 90 Day Fiancé without a little drama, as one couple struggled with accusations of infidelity. In Touch shares everything that went down in the April 28, 2025, episode of the spinoff series.
During episode 5, Elizabeth 'Libby' Castravet (née Potthast) and Andrei Castravet, who first appeared on 90 Day Fiancé season 5, decided to move their family back to Andrei's native Moldova.
'Recently, the past few months, Andrei has really been pushing for us to move back to Moldova, where he's from originally. I wasn't really excited about the idea initially, but now I have agreed to the move,' Libby explained, although she admitted that she was hesitant to leave her life and family in the U.S. behind.
Andrei feared that Libby would change her mind after telling her family about their decision, but she met with them to share the big news. 'I've grown apart from my family recently due to how they feel about my husband, but we have been making strides and I'm just hoping that it won't ruin the progress that we've already made,' she said.
Libby met with her dad, Chuck Potthast, and sister Becky Lichtwerch (née Potthast), who were both shocked when they heard about the move.
'It's not what she wants to do,' Becky said, calling it 'bulls--t.' She added, 'She's brainwashed by his desire to move to another country.'
However, Libby said they had already made up their minds and would be moving. Chuck said he would support them, while Becky said she was 'always here' for Libby. Libby and Andrei told their kids, Winston and Elle, about the move one week later.
90 Day Diaries caught up with 90 Day Fiancé season 3 couple Loren Brovarnik (née Goldstone) and Alexei Brovarnik while their sons, Shai and Asher, were getting haircuts. It was Asher's third birthday and the time to get his first-ever haircut, per Jewish tradition. The couple didn't do the tradition with Shai, so they decided to get haircuts for both boys at the same time.
One week later, it was time to prepare for their daughter Ariel's second birthday. Loren admitted to her mom that she didn't know if she wanted this to be their last second birthday party and questioned if she and Alexei should have another child.
'I don't know if I'm done,' she admitted.
The next day, Loren told her husband, "We're very blessed that I just feel like, do we go for one more baby?"
Alexei replied, 'No, I don't know. I don't think we can do more kids.' He also brought up the medical complications that Loren experienced during her pregnancy with Ariel, as her uterus was almost ruptured at the time.
'Do you want me to get a doctor and to get checked if you can have another baby safely?' Alexei asked. The couple ultimately agreed to get checked out.
'I don't know what the future holds, but right now we're just going to celebrate Ari's second birthday and appreciate the family we have,' Loren said at Ariel's birthday party.
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Veronica Rodriguez revealed on 90 Day Diaries that she's enjoying the single life following her split from Jamal Menzies. She and her daughter, Chloe, were preparing to go to the Florida Keys together and discussed the big changes that were about to happen in their lives.
'I'm not currently dating. I'm not currently trying to date. I'm really just focusing my energy and my attention on Chloe. She's about to go off to college. She's going to be a senior next year, and then I'm going to be an empty nester,' Veronica explained.
Veronica asked her daughter, "So do you think you and your boyfriend are going to stay together when you go to college?" Though Chloe said she thought they would, Veronica admitted that it seemed like a 'horrible idea.' She also warned her daughter not to get pregnant.
Meanwhile, Chloe feared that she wouldn't be around to protect her mom from a bad relationship.
"I think if I go off to college, you're going to find one of these rascally little North Carolinian boys and I won't be able to save you,' Chloe said. "Being in a committed relationship with yourself is the best thing that you can do for you, and I love that for you."
However, it seems Veronica has since found someone new. In January 2025, Veronica shared photos on Instagram of herself kissing a mystery man, and a source exclusively identified him to In Touch as a 37-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, man named Seth. He works in the tech space as a software developer, according to the insider.
'[They] met on a dating app in 2021 while [her] foot was broken and dated briefly before parting ways,' the source shared. '[They] stayed in touch over the years and reconnected last year and realized [they] were both in a very different place and decided to pursue a relationship.'
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 3 couple Rebecca Hakimi (née Parrott) revealed on 90 Day Diaries that her marriage to Zied Hakimi has struggled ever since they discovered that they would not be able to have any more children. She explained that she was suspicious of Zied when he claimed that he was going to hang out with a male friend, so she and her daughter-in-law followed him and 'found him hanging out with a woman.'
Zied claimed that the woman was his friend's wife, but Rebecca struggled to trust him and asked to see his phone. She didn't find anything, and Zied promised that he never cheated on her. He told her, "Don't do it again next time. It's not going to be good if you follow me."
The following day, Rebecca explained that she and Zied talked for a bit, and he reached out to his friend to ask about having a double date with him and his wife. This gave Rebecca a chance to ask the woman, Kristen, what really happened.
Kristen tells her, 'I was out with friends and he told me to come by. So, when I came over, he was going to go smoke, and he's like, he's in the bathroom. We talked, and then he came out a few minutes later, but that was it. Like nothing happened.'
Zied said that Rebecca is often 'a jealous person and [can sometimes be] paranoid."
Rebecca still felt uneasy, admitting the next day that she thought there were inconsistencies in his story.
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