American Ben Rathbun is being blasted by 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days fans for insisting that his relationship with Mahogany is part of "God's plan." Ben was finally introduced on Before The 90 Days season 5, and viewers have been loud with their criticism after the former pastor used his faith as justification for dating someone less than half his age. Many 90 Day Fiancé franchise fans wondered why Ben and Mahogany were introduced so late, but now viewers are slamming their plot line for being a case of delusion and catfishing.
Ben has a very unusual background in the franchise, as the 52-year-old escaped what he described as a religious cult and a life of being a married pastor to now being a model looking to connect with younger women online. Ben sat down with his ex-wife and three of his four children to tell them that he had fallen for mysterious 24-year-old Peruvian woman Mahogany online after chatting with her for the past three months. Ben's daughter immediately blasted Mahogany's photos for being obviously edited, while his family appeared shocked that he was falling for another online person he hadn't video chatted with after he has already been catfished and scammed. However, Ben insisted that God had led him to Mahogany.
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Reddit user merlot120 called Ben out in a post titled, "Why doesn’t God’s plan ever include a fifty year old woman for these fifty year old men?" Viewers were just as shocked as Ben's family when he claimed that God wanted him to be with Mahogany. Many commenters were stunned by Ben's naivety and judgment, as «Mahogany» appears to be a total fraud who is already conning the American man out of money after he
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