On the latest episode of VH1’s Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition, resident rude boy Safaree Samuels expressed his desire to reconcile with his estranged wife, Erica Mena. He also confessed that he was afraid to lose her for good.
In the scene, the Jamaican rapper poured his heart out to Mena, saying, “My energy was so f****d up.”
“I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” he added.
Mena responded, “I just need time apart, so I figure things out for ourselves individually.”
She elaborated that they needed to be present for their two children, and a balanced co-parenting relationship should be primary.
Safaree breaks down when he apologizes to Erica for “anything he’s done to hurt her” 💔 #LHHFamReunion pic.twitter.com/Rj4M87fDLp
— Love & Hip Hop (@loveandhiphop) December 28, 2021
“Maybe let’s just take the relationship off the table and just focus on parenting, like being parents. How we’re gonna do this, you know what I’m saying?”
Samuels responded, “Yeah, but I feel like I don’t want to lose you.”
“You do, you have me, you just cut me out all the time. You cut me out all the time,” the 34-year-old reality star said.
The cryfest prompted the couple to comfort each other.
“I love you,” the father of two later declared before tearfully saying. “Sorry for anything I have done to hurt you.”
Twitter reactions regarding the interaction were mixed. Some people supported Samuels’ emotional display and his plea to reunite his family, but others– not so much.
This is a man who was not ready for marriage. Spent 12 yrs in the pin of toxicity wit Nic & entered another when he married her. They need healing individually before they can ever be good together. They love is real, they need to to build the capacity to sustain it.
— love (@addiebaddie_14) December 28, 2021
This is a man who was not ready for marriage. Spent 12 yrs in the pin of toxicity wit Nic & entered another when he married her. They need healing individually before they can ever be good together. They love is real, they need to to build the capacity to sustain it.
— love (@addiebaddie_14) December 28, 2021
This nigga cried 4,000 times this episode 😭
— nwosparrow (@nwosparrow) December 28, 2021
This is more unbelievable than the wedding and marriage counseling with Pap and Remy.
— 👊🏾Until You Do Right By Me👊🏾 (@teetee_luvs_u) December 28, 2021
— WonderteacherKK🏁⚓🏈👑 (@WonderteacherKK) December 28, 2021
Others wanted to see Mena and Samuels win.
I hope they can make it work 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Lisa (@shefromHarlem_) December 28, 2021
May Allah bless y’all marriage to become healthy again righteously AMEEN .
— Shabazz Wahliumar EL-Bey (@wahliumar) December 28, 2021
Breaks my heart to see @IAMSAFAREE like this🥲 @iamErica_Mena give him a shot I wanna see you guys win and plus you guys make a beautiful family ❤️🥰
— Joseph Valentino (@Valentino8969) December 28, 2021
I see 2 ppl who love each other but r hurted n damage. If they can work it out let them. Love is still there. Ppl quick to rush to Eric’s side n blame him only. it’s not all him. She need to forgive n let go n he need to keep his D in his pants n show some respect for his wife. pic.twitter.com/JIBnzNpzvw
— SAS (@suzettesuckarie) December 28, 2021
I’m glad they had a sit down. They are compatible Erica ♏️(my sign) Safaree ♋️. I got my fingers crossed for them after all they have those beautiful babies💙
— Mz.Candy (@mzcandy2sweet) December 28, 2021
The couple was married in October 2019. Their tumultuous union was tainted with rumors of Samuels’ extramarital affairs and the 40-year-old neglecting his family.
We hope they can get to the point where they are mentally healthy and happy.
