"Sad to watch" — Love & Marriage: Huntsville fans react to Xavier stopping Marques from discussing his private life

Season 9 of Love & Marriage: Huntsville released episode 8, Stirring the Pot Over Drinks, on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The episode featured the aftermath of Marques announcing he was the father of Tricia's children at their graduation party. In another segment, while Marques discussed it further with the cast, his son, Xavier pulled him aside and asked him to stop.

Tricia and her partner, Ken, feared Marques would cause drama at the party. Regardless, they invited him because it was an event that included his children. In the previous episode, Marques told Chris and Maurice that Ken triggered him because he acted like the man of the house and the children's father. Later, he discussed co-parenting issues with Melody.

Some of the Love & Marriage: Huntsville cast felt uncomfortable discussing such private matters with Marques, who was unfamiliar to them. However, Marques continued. In the latest episode, when he continued sharing his personal and emotional issues, his son, Xavier, pulled him aside and asked him not to.

"Don't talk too much," Xavier said.

Love & Marriage: Huntsville fans took to X to react to Xavier's mediation. While many criticized Marques for not being aware of his surroundings, others sympathized with Xavier for having to deal with the situation.

"Marques son looked extremely embarrassed by his dad going table to table trying to over explain himself. that was sad to watch," a fan wrote.

"This Marques dude is a nightmare. My God!" another fan commented.

"Marques son literally telling him to chill out," a netizen tweeted.

Many Love & Marriage: Huntsville fans were upset that Marques had to be stopped by his own son.

"WOW!!!! Not the son Xavier having to check his father Marques, tho. Cause he knows how his father gets," a user reacted.

"Marques, please leave them folks alone... even your son sees you're acting ridiculous," a person commented.

"Marques don’t even know these people. He’s making everyone uncomfortable with his “woe is me story”. His own son had to check him for being extra," another fan wrote.

Other Love & Marriage: Huntsville fans called out Marques for not thinking about his children before approaching people to discuss his private matters.

"Marques is a loser. him having to go around the party and say “I’m Marques, I’m the father” just lets you know how disconnected he is from his children’s lives," one user posted.

"Here goes Marques, again, sitting down at a table full of people he doesn’t really know, venting I’m glad Xavier pulled his a** up from the table and asked “why you over there?” And told him to stop talking so much!" a person reacted.

"Marques needs to leave because he is embarrassing his kids," another netizen commented.

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"I'm the father" — Love & Marriage: Huntsville star Marques re-introduces himself to the cast

As the graduation party neared its end, Marques joined the other cast members to discuss his relationship dynamics with his ex-partner, Tricia, and their children. He admitted that he came into the party feeling over-emotional, however, causing drama was not what he had intended to do. Consequently, he re-introduced himself to them to start from a clean slate.

"I'm Marques. I'm the father, uh, husband, whatever you wanna call it. I don't wanna be messy 'cause I'm not a messy person but I am emotional and I do wanna be transparent," Marques said.

The Love & Marriage: Huntsville star added that Tricia was not an "easy person" to be with. Consequently, he struggled to co-parent with her because she triggered him. When the cast advised him to figure out what the triggers were and to see if he was one himself, Marques expressed that his triggers had always been his "raw emotion."

At that point, Xavier approached Marques and pulled him aside for a one-on-one conversation. After asking Marques what he was discussing, Xavier said:

"Don't put yourself in that type of role."

He requested Marques not to overshare his personal life with everyone. Marques apologized for his behavior and promised to tone it down. Meanwhile, Chris told the Love & Marriage: Huntsville cameras that Xavier pulled his father aside because he was "a little embarrassed" and knew that the party was not the best place to discuss such matters.

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Love & Marriage: Huntsville airs every Saturday at 8 pm ET exclusively on OWN.