My Unorthodox Life - Second Season

Last season on My Unorthodox Life .

My name is Julia Haart.

And I am the CEO of Elite World Group,

the largest conglomerate of modeling agencies in the world.

Oh, love of my life!

I'm married to an amazing man. Silvio and I are partners in EWG.

Some say she's a disruptor and does crazy things.

But it's the most powerful, incredible thing I've ever seen in my life.

I can help my talent build themselves into brands.

And I can give them longevity way past the runway, way past when they hit 35.

That to me is freedom.

I have four incredible children.

Three of them live here in Manhattan and my little one, Aron,

we share custody, my ex-husband and I.

It's really hard to imagine that just a few years ago,

I was living in an extreme, ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

for my entire life until the time I was 40.

When I left Monsey, my dream for life was to be alone.

Then I met Silvio, and that whole plan went out the window.

I see a strong woman in Julia.

She is one of the most remarkable persons that I have ever met.

-I married a genius. - Yeah, you did.

He said, "I don't know if you think it's a good idea,

but I'd like to take your name."

The name that Julia chose to mark her new life.

Is that the most romantic, sweetest thing you've ever heard in your life?

You are my life.

-I really love you. -I would not be alive without you.

Let's toast. Julia's been doing so much.

-I'm in awe of you, my love. -I love you so much.

I mean, wow. We have come a really long way.

- To family! - To a big heart!

- A big heart! - Cheers.

There's a lot of boxes. It's so sad.

Oh shit, all your stuff is actually gone.

That's so sad.

Silvio, you want a coffee?

- Better not. -No?

Okay.

Let's move on.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay, Julia. It's okay.

I'm gonna be okay. It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

Okay.

Silvio is moving out today.

And it hit me, like,

as great as that feels in the sense of, like, okay,

this is the next step in the evolution of who I am...

It's really scary.

It feels like the end of a dream.

You're gonna call me a hopeless romantic or an idiot,

but I married him because I was fucking crazy in love with him.

I thought this would be my man for the rest of my life.

And I...

I am so disappointed in myself. I really am.

Fuck.

We're gonna start with the furniture.

To bring it down. After, bring the crate.

-All right. -Okay.

-Okay. -See you in a bit.

-Good. Thank you. -You'll have the apartment empty.

Yeah. Muy bien.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

How's it going?

Well...

I cannot believe we're both getting divorced at the same time.

-Now, we're both single ladies. -

-It's pretty funny. -It's pretty crazy.

-I'm trying to find the humor in it. -I know. I'm trying.

I am currently living with my mom in her penthouse because

Ben and I have decided to call it quits.

It was a really hard decision for Ben and I to split up

because we've always been best friends,

and, like, honestly, we just got married at 19.

We both went from ultra-religious to Modern Orthodox.

And then at 28, we both wanted different futures.

His vision was to have a Modern Orthodox family

and to keep full Shabbat and to eat full kosher.

And that's just not what I want.

And I realized that for a little while,

I was just doing everything out of respect for him.

I'm not really religious anymore.

I don't want to raise a family that way.

For a while, I'm like, "If you love me, you would want this lifestyle."

But then I realized that why should I ask him to change what he wants

because I wouldn't want him to ask me to change either.

- You take your rings off? -I took my rings off a while ago.

Um...

When do I take my rings off, when we announce?

Yeah.

It's gonna be so weird.

Oh my God, it feels so fucking strange.

I was wearing mine for nine years, so...

You'll put something new on your hand.

- What if I put that here? -No.

-You can't wear your wedding ring on... -It's an engagement ring.

-No, whatever. It's no. -No?

It's bad juju.

It's bad juju? So I have to make it into something.

Yeah, make it into a choker.

Batsheva and I, we're going through the same thing.

So I think this shared experience is going to bring us even closer together.

I don't know what I'm gonna do next.

Well, you were single before.

For, like, four minutes.

I've only been single for four minutes.

Yeah. But you were single for four minutes at 28.

-Uh-huh. -I was single for four minutes at 45.

-I'm 50! I'm new to this. -You got this!

Yeah, sure.

I'm fucked.

It's cold in here.

I'll warm you up.

Mmm.

So currently I am living in New York, staying at my mom's apartment.

I am taking the quarter off at Stanford.

But I'm finishing this year, and my major is science, technology, and society

because eventually I do wanna be running the tech division at my mom's company.

-I love you. -I love you.

I met Nathalie through a dating app.

-Miriam swiped on me first. -

-This is true. -You did. Didn't you?

But you said "I love you" first.

-That's true. -

That's way later on.

Miriam and I are very lovey-dovey and cheesy.

I'm so cheesy with Nathalie. I write poems about her.

We just had, like, an instant chemistry.

-It's true. -Mm-hmm.

-Yep. -You have beautiful eyes.

-So do you, baby. -Very beautiful eyes.

-Thank you. -Yeah.

-Love you. -Love you.

Wait, does my breath smell garlicky still?

-It better not. Does it smell garlicky? -

-Does it? -No.

I can deal with a little garlic breath.

Aww, true love.

Miri, are you ready for Silvio to make the big move?

I'm so excited.

- Yeah? -Yeah.

-Not like that, but just like... - It will definitely be nice.

I'm excited.

I think it'll be interesting to, like, see the shift of

energy in the house.

I think that we're all gonna feel a sense of relief

when Silvio leaves because there was so much tension in the house.

Us having to avoid him, to avoid uncomfortable feelings.

I think we'll notice

because sometimes I feel like I'm tiptoeing a little bit.

And so I feel like I won't be tiptoeing as much anymore.

I am so happy that my mom is standing up

for herself and saying, "I don't wanna be with you anymore."

"I wanna start a new life." It takes a lot of guts.

Batsheva is doing it too. It's really commendable.

My mom not only deserves more, but she deserves love

and to be loved by a partner who treats her with respect and kindness.

Um, yeah. So it'll be...

But I'm moving out too.

You ready?

You have to check on me to make sure I'm not dead.

-That's my fear. -How often do you want me to check?

-On a daily basis. -Okay.

I mean, it's so weird to see all of his stuff out there.

Really, the things are moving.

Whoa.

It's really empty.

Guys, you ready to do dinner all together at the same time?

So I was thinking to do,

for the first time since last summer, Shabbos here.

The challahs and all the stuff.

-Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

It'll be, like, an actual family style Shabbos meal.

Love it.

- Cool. -I'm very excited about that.

We haven't done Shabbos in this house since August

because Silvio doesn't love hanging out with my children.

You know, in my wildest dreams it wouldn't have occurred to me

that we couldn't blend our family.

So honestly, I thought that given enough time he would fall in love with them,

and we would be able to all be together in this, like,

happy family, and he totally didn't get it.

Okay, I'm on my way.

- Oh my goodness! - Okay.

Where are you heading?

To... out of here.

Okay, well...

- Bye, ladies. -Bye, Silvio.

It's been a pleasure. See you soon.

Yes.

-See you soon. -See you soon.

- You haven't seen me much. -Nathalie.

-But... -

-Good luck. -

-Good luck. -Bye.

- I can walk you. - Okay.

Um...