{"id":11226,"date":"2025-02-21T14:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=11226"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:26:28","slug":"what-actually-happened-between-rhonjs-jenn-fessler-and-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/02\/21\/what-actually-happened-between-rhonjs-jenn-fessler-and-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"So, what ACTUALLY happened between RHONJ&#8217;s Jenn Fessler and her husband? Affairs explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RHONJ&#8217;s Jenn Fessler has appeared on the Bravo show as a &#8216;friend of&#8217; for the past two seasons. The <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/02\/21\/where-does-the-rhonj-cast-stand-when-it-comes-to-casting-for-season-15\/\">fate of the New Jersey housewives<\/a> currently hangs in the balance. And it looks like Jenn&#8217;s marriage once did, too. Jenn lifts the lid on where she and her husband, Jeff, stand today after some serious ups and downs in their relationship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11240\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11240\" src=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-20-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-20-3.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-20-3-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-20-3-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Untitled-design-20-3-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Hayu\/Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What happened between RHONJ&#8217;s Jenn Fessler and her husband?<\/h2>\n<p>RHONJ might be on pause, but the drama keeps on coming with this cast.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on iHeart&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/i-do-part-2\/id1769278399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Do, Part 2<\/a> podcast this February, Jenn Fessler shares some details about her marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Spilling the tea on how she and her husband, Jeff, split up, Jenn says they &#8220;hit a rough patch&#8221; seven years into their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The two tied the knot in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>But, speaking of a tough period around 2006, she explains: &#8220;My marriage was definitely not my priority at that time, and it wasn\u2019t for Jeff either. We were just not connecting. We were not connecting on an emotional level, and we were not connecting on a physical level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jenn adds how she later found out Jeff was having an affair, and upon discovering the news she says she &#8220;completely lost her mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The RHONJ star said she ended up &#8220;flirting with guys&#8221; and initially &#8220;didn\u2019t have an affair&#8221; but began &#8220;checking out&#8221; other men.<\/p>\n<p>She then admitted to later finding a boyfriend. But, it wasn&#8217;t meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess I knew there was a part of me that knew that not only does it take two, but I almost felt lucky that it was him first because I could place all the blame on him&#8230; But I had been flirting with other guys and whatever. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFNbbxJxWgK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jennifer Fessler (@jennfessler)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Are the two together now?<\/h2>\n<p>Despite going their separate ways seven years into their marriage, Jenn and Jeff reconnected.<\/p>\n<p>The two, who have two adult kids together, decided to make a go of their relationship again.<\/p>\n<p>Jenn said: &#8220;He was so certain that we were making a mistake the whole time. 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