Nia Sanchez and Danny Booko Recall Their ‘Marriage Really Sucked’ at One Point Before Danny “Put [His] Foot Down,” Plus Danny Says Women Want to “Feel Loved” & Men “Respected”

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Nia Sanchez and her husband Danny Booko recalled their recent convo when one of them said their “marriage really sucks,” and Danny “put [his] foot down,” claiming women want to “feel loved” while men want to feel “respected.”

Throughout the new season of The Valley, fans have criticized Danny over his treatment of Nia, the mother of their four young children. Many believe he’s far too demanding of her, especially given the stress of their family situation.

“A few months ago, we had a conversation that was started by you,” said Nia on their Hold My Crown podcast, via @breakingtherulespodclips on Instagram. “And one of the first things that was said in the conversation was, ‘Our marriage really sucks right now.'”

Danny added, “[There was] tension. There was resentment building. And I had needed to put my foot down and say, ‘Enough is enough.’ It’s easy to get into that mindset of we just have to put our kids first instead of putting ourselves first. For us, [it’s] putting God first and then putting each other first.”

According to Danny, men want to “feel respected,” while women “want to feel loved.”

“And if one is not doing that, resentment starts to build,” he said. “And she’s not feeling loved, she’s not going to respect. He’s not feeling respected, he’s not going to want to show love. And this cycle just continues to go and go and go.”

“It’s a negative cycle,” said Nia.

“You just [show love or respect] whether or not you feel like they deserve it,” he said. “You’ve got to get past that stubbornness or pride or ego or whatever if you want that cycle to break and become a healthy cycle.”

At last year’s reunion, amid certain co-stars’ claims that he drinks too much, Danny admitted that he hid his drinking “from the cameras.”

“There’s definitely times where I’m not happy with the way that he is when he drinks, obviously,” Nia added. “Sometimes he’s hilarious, sometimes he’s funny, and sometimes he gets under my skin, and he’s annoying. But I love him. I know who he is and his character as a person overall … We have kids. He’s not going out drinking and getting drunk.”