Shocking revelation about Joshua! That’s the reason why he forgave Catie so much.

Warning! The following contains spoilers from the 90 Day Fiancé episode “It’s Better To Bend Than Break.” Stream the episode with an HBO Max subscription and read at your own risk!

Joshua Atkins and Catie Norboe have been the stars of 90 Day Fiancé Season 12 thus far, as the story has revolved around her struggles with OCD and a compulsion to make out with friends when drinking. After TLC addressed the elephant in the room with a friend pointing out that her drinking potentially being the root of the problem, I can’t help but wonder if it’s time to ask why Joshua’s relationship with alcohol isn’t being handled the same way.

It was a subject I’d already wondered about when he confessed to drinking heavily after becoming depressed by immigration news in the previous episode, and it happened to pop up again when his friend Megan came to town for the wedding. 90 Day Fiancé managed to get a confessional segment with Megan, who confessed that their nights out together often got wild:

After 90 Day Fiancé spent the first chunk of the season getting into Catie’s potential struggles with alcohol, the show has seemingly skated around the limited points where Joshua’s own alcohol intake has come up. Which isn’t to indicate it’s a problem whatsoever, but after a conversation in which Catie said they agreed she would “control her drinking,” will the same expectation come around for Josh as he heads out to celebrate his marriage?

I mainly bring this up because 90 Day Fiancé hasn’t given Catie the most sympathetic edit, which led fans to wonder why Joshua continually takes her back despite past issues. If Joshua doesn’t keep his promise to Catie to take it easy before the wedding with the drinking, I think she’d be justified in being angry about him not following through.