Love After Lockup couple Louie Fojut and Melissa Picariello‘s relationship has hit a wall. Things are not going well between them, and she is having serious doubts about moving forward with their relastionship.
Love After Lockup: Louie Fojut Gets Fed Up With Melissa Picariello’s Demands
Louie Fojut feels trapped between a rock and a hard place lately with his girlfriend, Melissa Picariello. The former Love After Lockup inmate can sense something is up with the New Jersey native, but until now, he hasn’t been able to figure it out.
Every time he moves or says anything, Melissa is against it. She wants him to man up and be more independent, but the moment he does, she tells him it is wrong. Their latest fight starts when Melissa tells Louie she cannot come back to tend to him after his dental surgery. She tells Louie something has come at work, and she can’t get away.
The Wetv star tells her he is disappointed but understands. So when he tells her it will be okay because he has his mom, Donna, to help him out after surgery, Melissa loses it. She starts telling Louie this is exactly the type of thing she keeps telling him about. He needs to break free from his mom and stand on his own. Louie Fojut can see that things are getting out of hand with this conversation, so they end it before things escalate.
Melissa Lies To Louie – Then Puts Him On Pause
Louie’s surgery date arrives, and things start badly. When he arrives at the dentist, they tell him they must wait because of a plumbing issue. This annoys Louie and his mom, Donna. So he calls Melissa to fill her in on the delay. As soon as she learns that Donna is there, Melissa becomes angry. So Louie of Love After Lockup decides to Facetime her and steps outside away from his mom to talk privately.
As soon as Melissa Picariello answers the phone, Louie Fojut can see Melissa lied to him and is not at work. When he confronts her, she tells him she just decided against coming. This upsets Louie a lot. Melissa continues to tell Louie that he is not the man she expected him to be once he was released from prison.
She adds she feels as if she may have made a mistake and tells him she wants to put their relationship on pause to figure things out. Of course, the Love After Lockup inmate is upset by this. His feelings are hurt, and he fears that they are breaking up. So, he becomes defensive, which, in turn, makes Melissa even more defensive. She threatens to cancel the $4500 payment to the dentist. Everything is getting out of control, so Louie hangs up on her.
Love After Lockup: Louie Gets Back In The Game
Louie returns to the dentist’s office and tells his mom, Donna, that they may be breaking up. This news makes his mom happy. She tells him he needs to stay in Georgia with her and keep his options open.
Donna even goes as far as to grab the dental assistant Michelle and ask her if she is single and wants to have coffee with her and Louie. This is a major overstep on Donna’s part, and one Love After Lockup‘s Melissa Picariello will be furious.
Trust me after Luis gets his teeth fixed he can get a new woman before Melissa will get a new man #LoveAfterLockup #LifeAfterLockup pic.twitter.com/jeWmsbeYbe
— Olivia (@OliviaLaMignon) November 18, 2023
But Louie admits he thinks Michelle is very attractive. So he asks her if she wants to get some air outside. When she agrees, they sit on the steps, and Louie Fojut tells her he and Melissa Picariello are on a break.
The two of them talk for a while. Louie Fojut doesn’t let the dust settle before he finally asks Michelle if she would be interested in going on a date with him at some point. She tells him she is interested and will consider it. So they agreed to exchange phone numbers.
Melissa Learns The Cold Hard Facts
This will not go over well with Louie Fojut’s Love After Lockup girlfriend Melissa Picariello. But, since she is the one who wanted to push Louie to the side, he felt the need to test the waters to ensure himself that he still had that same high school boy charm that had all the girls flocking to him.
Even though Melissa is far away and has no idea what Louie is up to. However, most WEtv fans feel that Donna will not let this opportunity pass. They think she will likely let Melissa know that other women are showing interest in her son. So look for a major blowup between Love After Lockup pair Louie Fojut and Melissa Picariello to go down once she gets wind of this.
Love After Lockup airs Friday nights on WEtv.
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