Joan Kruchov

I really like Greg and Joan as a couple, on the outside they may seem like an odd pairing but it looks like they genuinely are deeply in love and Greg seems like he’s got a big heart. Joan seems to give Greg the motivation he needs to grow up, and shouldn’t your partner push you to be your best self? I don’t think Joan is being unreasonable for wanting Greg to get a job and a place for them to live, these are very bare minimum things to expect of your partner. Greg is a fool to have turned down a job, although rumor has it the whole job storyline was scripted anyway. And on the topic of things being scripted, I think the drama between Joan and Lucille is all fake. Firstly, people have such a problem with Joan saying she wants Lucille to leave the house more. I don’t get this at all, because I feel like she was saying that Lucille is a homebody and needs to get out more not that she’s trying to kick Lucille out of her own home. Given the fact that during the Tell All, Lucille said she doesn’t want to just sit around raising grandkids, and she wants to find someone too, it just makes it seem more like Joan had good intentions behind telling Lucille she’s at home too much. And did Lucille not literally ask Joan how she felt about living with her? I can’t believe she’s getting so much hate for answering her question honestly. With the dress, I did feel like Joan could have handled that better, but she may not have realized in that moment how much she hurt Lucille. But at the same time, Lucille should be more emphatic to the fact that this is one of the few moments of her wedding planning that she can share solely with her family since they were not able to come. Lucille saw the dress in person, got to see her walk down the aisle and say her vows in person. Her family didn’t have that privilege, so is it so wrong that she just wanted one special moment with her family? Also, she has no job and no friends in the US, she spends all day at home with Lucille, so this was one of the few moments she had where should could have some privacy with her family and just be honest about how she feels. I have seen so many negative comments about her views on pregnancy that she shared during the Tell All. Is it foolish to get pregnant when your husband has no job and you live in his childhood bedroom at his mom’s house? Yes, definitely, but Joan is right, it’s her body and Lucille has no right to tell a married woman not to get pregnant. It’s not like Joan said she was eager to have a baby or anything, just that she doesn’t see the point of using contraceptives when she’s married, which is valid. Also, her wanting to start a family gives Greg more motivation to work hard and give her and their future children a good life. Greg genuinely seemed hurt when Joan threatened to go back to Uganda, but hurt in a way that made him realize he needs to grow up and take care of this woman. You can tell that he really doesn’t want to disappoint her. Greg is a mommy’s boy, and Lucille does do way too much for him considering he’s an able-bodied adult, but she doesn’t scream sabotaging mother in law to me. She clearly wants them out of her house just as much as they want to leave, so I feel like it would be in her best interest to make sure they stay together so he can get the hell out and she can invite over Big Ed for a drink. And lastly, Greg could have easily ended the conflict between them, but he is a man-child and TLC probably told him not to interfere because this couple doesn’t have any *real* drama. All of the minor spats between Joan and Lucille are obviously played up and it’s really annoying how fans get really selective about admitting that it’s all just fake drama when they decide to dog pile someone. She’s getting the same treatment as Mina (and we all know why) when they both just seem like straightforward, honest people, not rude.

Amani Jlassi

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