“I Love a Mama’s Boy” is back!
It’s going to be messy.
It’s going to be real.
And it’s going to be a lot of fun.
One of the returning trios is Mike, Stephanie, and Liz.
Stephanie:My first impression was, I was very endeared by their relationship.
I just thought it was very sweet.
This was before Mike and I were ever even in a relationship.
So going into the relationship, I knew Mike has a really good relationship with his mom.
It melted my heart.
And I see a whole different side of it now.
Liz:I agree with what Stephanie said, actually.
No, I was very happy with her.
So even a friend or any family member, “Oh, is that person right for you?”
And then Michael being my son, obviously wanting to know is that person right for him?
Mike:Yeah, no, honestly, I think it’s honestly been really fun to watch.
I feel like they’ve gotten to know each other a lot better over time.
I feel like they’ve grown closer over time.
And I think that it’s actually strengthened my relationship with both of them simultaneously.
They’re the two most important women in my life.
And it’s only progressed the relationship between Stephanie and I.
And I would have these spontaneous ideas and she would say no.
So I guess I’m grateful for that in the long run.
And then what was the second half of the question?
Anything you would change about your mom’s relationship with Stephanie?
Mike:Honestly, no.
I think it’s honestly been good.
And the more that’s happened, I feel like they’ve actually become closer.
So not having an influence on that in any way has actually been the best way to do it.
Mike:Oh, I mean, there’s been so many.
Just the beautiful thing of the show is it gets to capture small moments of those special times.
But even when the cameras turn off, there’s so many fun things that we’ve done.
Stephanie and Liz, would you guys agree?
Are you guys having a lot more fun these days?
So that’s my little joke is that I always say that these days.
We’ve been together for so long.
Liz, what has been your experience of that?
Liz:No, I agree.
I’m laughing on this side or smiling, I should say because I totally agree.
And I just don’t want to upset her or whatever.
And just because that’s just how I am, I’m just more on the careful side.
And then regarding the spontaneity thing, I go back on that, I’m getting better with that.
Let’s be careful.
Let’s figure it out.
But I have been spontaneous here and there.
I’m getting better.
Being a mom, someone’s got to steer the ship!
Liz:Exactly, right?
Can you tell me a little bit more about what happened and why you chose to stay?
And I’ll just leave it at that.
A lot of things are going to play out this season on that.
That’s what I was going to say.
And that was a big reason for us to stay.
Mike wanted to be closer to his mom.
It’s nice to be close to family.
We had our plates together, we had our families.
And there were so many reasons, but our family was really the No.
1 reason and just the timing wasn’t right.
Sounds like you guys made the right choice.
Stephanie:Yeah, definitely.
And I’m sure Liz, you agree.
Liz:Oh, definitely.
Stephanie:Well, a lot has happened since Season 2 has ended.
Mike:Yeah, there’s a lot going on honestly.
Season 1, I feel like you guys got to get a real quick dip into who we are.
So we wanted more space.
We were quarantined so we each wanted to have our own office.
And we moved out and we kept working.
We got some minor promotions at work and just stuff like that.
And we picked up on Season 2, and that’s when things started happening.
Season 2 is going to be interesting.
So Season 2, you’re going to get a much closer look.
Liz:You guys will be begging for a Season 3 or the public will, for sure.
What can viewers expect to see on Season 2?
Mike:A lot more drama.
I feel like I let my guards down and had a lot more emotions than I did last season.
And also with that more time to be able to not get cut short because of the pandemic.
Liz, do you have anything to add?
Like Stephanie said, there’s going to be more.
More drama, definitely more emotions from everybody, emotions, being more emotional about different things.
And the viewer will just have to see.
And it’s not something that you’ve got the option to sometimes hold back or control.
Mike:Well, mom, you take it.
He’ll be 28.
But I guess the show made me see that more, his relationships or his just growing up.
I trust in what he does and always believe that he’s going to do the right thing.
It’s made me more confident in other aspects of my life.
It is a life-changing experience.
My whole life people used to always say to me, you should probably be on TV.
you’re gonna wanna be on TV.
you’re gonna wanna be on TV.
Mike and I work in that environment, so we’ve always been drawn to that.
So it was just a fun experience for us.
Mike:Because we felt like we still had a lot of story to tell.
We got significantly cut down because of the pandemic.
We had a lot going on and then we were just told we can’t do it anymore.
And that’s why that’s pretty much why we kept it going.
Has it been positive, negative?
It seems like people like us overall, root for us as a couple.
And obviously that would include all of us as a family.
So yeah, for the most part, people root for us and are happy.
People can misinterpret your emotions and I don’t want to have to defend myself.
It makes you almost more conscious of how you emote around other people.
Like I see myself rolling my eyes on TV.
I’m like, oh gosh, do I really roll my eyes that much?
I need to verify I don’t do that in front of my bosses.
But in the long run, that doesn’t let it affect us at all as a family.
Is there a ring in Stephanie and Mike’s future?
Do you guys have a favorite moment from Season 2?
Stephanie:Let’s see.
What are we allowed to share?
Mike:I mean, I will say this.
You guys are definitely going to want to bookmark the episode when we go furniture shopping.
I’ll give you that hint.
Stephanie:I want to say they’re going to meet family.
You’re going to want to bookmark the episode Mike and my dad have a conversation.
Because honestly, I think you should probably bookmark every episode.
Mike:There was a lot of good stuff this season.
Stephanie:I agree with that.
And Liz is going to meet my family.
So I’m pretty sure I could at least spoil that.
So yeah, my family had never met Liz, and we were able to capture that.
So I’ll be interested to see how that plays out.
The families have met, you’ve been together for a long time.
Can we expect a ring in the near future?
Mike:I think we’re going to have to wait to see how Season 2 plays out.
I might wake up one morning and just decide it’s the right day.
As long as the cameras are rolling, just do.
Liz:And Mom knows first.
And so that we could see how Stephanie put stuff on the spot a little bit too.
How do you see your future, your ideal future, for all three of you?
Mike:I’ll let Steph answer this one first.
My ideal future would obviously look like us all getting along perfectly happy because that’s obviously very important.
Family’s the most important thing in our lives.
And there are things that we both want to be doing.
Mike:I couldn’t agree more with what Steph said.
And we’re very ahead of time in terms of where we want to be.
We’re very career-driven and we’ve both been lucky to have success at an early age.
So I think at this point, it’s really just about building the foundation.
And luckily there’s no competition.
We’re each other’s biggest fans.
And then everything else that Steph said about the future plans, that all sounds good to me too.
Liz:And as the mom, [I want] the best for both of them.
And they are very, both are very career-driven.
