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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe Secret Life of Mormon Wives is raising eyebrows for several reasons, including Demi and Bret Engemann\u2019s 16-year age difference. \u201cSo if you don\u2019t know, my husband and I are 16 years apart and I knew him through a family friend growing up,\u201d Demi explained in a February 2023 TikTok video. \u201cHe was so much [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For now, Demi is still trying to wrap her head around how the off-camera conversation turned into one of the most scandalous story lines of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was not expecting it to go as crazy as it did,\u201d she said. \u201cI thought it would be a little thing that a few people would catch onto. It\u2019s every other story post that I\u2019m tagged in. It is bizarre. It\u2019s hilarious. We\u2019re just keeping the mystery alive. It\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Secret](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/%E2%80%98Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Demi-Says-Fruity-Pebbles-Drama-Caused-%E2%80%98Tension-wIth-Husband-Brett-1.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Demi and Bret Engemann.<\/span> Courtesy of Bret Engemann\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf anything, Demi was expecting viewers to be outspoken about the 16-year age difference with her husband \u2014 and they were. Together since the spring of 2020, the couple initially faced questions from critics long before they joined reality TV.<\/p>\n
Once The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/i> was released, Demi was unbothered by any naysayers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe further we\u2019ve gone down the path of just being together and seeing his true intentions and how he treats me and just how patient and loving and kind he is, it\u2019s just a no-brainer that it\u2019s all about how you are in your relationship,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you\u2019re being treated fairly and respectfully and you\u2019re happy, it doesn\u2019t matter what anyone else thinks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Demi added that it\u2019s a \u201csatire\u201d to see false rumors that she met her husband when she was 9 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never officially met until I was 20,\u201d she said. \u201cSo just a small little detail that probably makes all the difference for the people that think we\u2019re just so crazy and weird.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Secret](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/%E2%80%98Secret-Lives-of-Mormon-Wives-Demi-Says-Fruity-Pebbles-Drama-Caused-%E2%80%98Tension-wIth-Husband-Brett-2.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Demi Engemann\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf and when season 2 comes to fruition, Demi admitted that she will be a little more careful with what she shares about her relationship.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not because the MomTok member isn\u2019t happy with her marriage. Instead, she believes you don\u2019t always have to kiss and tell.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n Demi and Bret Engemann.<\/span> Courtesy of Bret Engemann\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
If anything, Demi was expecting viewers to be outspoken about the 16-year age difference with her husband \u2014 and they were. Together since the spring of 2020, the couple initially faced questions from critics long before they joined reality TV.<\/p>\n
Once The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/i> was released, Demi was unbothered by any naysayers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe further we\u2019ve gone down the path of just being together and seeing his true intentions and how he treats me and just how patient and loving and kind he is, it\u2019s just a no-brainer that it\u2019s all about how you are in your relationship,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you\u2019re being treated fairly and respectfully and you\u2019re happy, it doesn\u2019t matter what anyone else thinks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Demi added that it\u2019s a \u201csatire\u201d to see false rumors that she met her husband when she was 9 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe never officially met until I was 20,\u201d she said. \u201cSo just a small little detail that probably makes all the difference for the people that think we\u2019re just so crazy and weird.\u201d<\/p>\n If and when season 2 comes to fruition, Demi admitted that she will be a little more careful with what she shares about her relationship.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not because the MomTok member isn\u2019t happy with her marriage. Instead, she believes you don\u2019t always have to kiss and tell.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>Thank You!<\/h3>\n
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