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Are Maddi Reese & Joe Bradley on the Same Page About Settling Down? “It’s Hard...”

Southern Hospitality couple Joe Bradley and Maddi Reese have different feelings about "entering the next chapter" of their relationship. 

By Sophy Ziss

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Southern Hospitality Season 3 has finally shown fans the long-awaited get-together of best friends Maddi Reese and Joe Bradley. And as the above preview for Episode 3 shows, they've already hit milestones like spending time with Maddi's parents... and talking about their future. 

In the clip, the four hit the beach for a day of sun, sand, and some unavoidable "real talk."

"I always love getting to see you," Maddi's dad said to her beau, "And now, getting to see you more often? I mean, you're always [Maddi's] biggest fan."

"I've always been Maddi's biggest fan," Joe agreed. 

Maddi's mom, Mary Ellen, gushed, "We know that." 

As the beach day continued, Mary Ellen asked Joe, "So, where do you see this going?" 

The VIP manager didn't miss a beat. "In my mind, I see myself in the next few years wanting to settle down and like..." He paused. "That's the exciting thing. I feel like we're entering the next chapter of our lives."

Maddi Reese reacts to Joe Bradley's comments about their future together

Maddi seemed surprised by Joe's response. "I'm like, Oh, you've thought about this," she stated in a confessional. Her mom noticed her reaction, asking the DJ why she was being so quiet during the conversation.

"I don't know," she stammered, "This is, like, a vulnerable conversation!"

After some prompting, she went on, "It's hard for me to think about the future like that sometimes." Maddi added that she loves her "independence" and wants a family too, but ultimately tries not to "future-trip," preferring to take life "one day as it comes" as part of her commitment to sobriety.

"Am I ready to walk down an aisle?" the Republic manager asked herself out loud during a confessional. "Absolutely not."

Maddi Reese and Joe Bradley at an event together

Are Joe Bradley and Maddi Reese married?

It sure looks like it. Despite Maddi saying in the clip above that she's not ready to walk down an aisle, the shocking Southern Hospitality Season 3 trailer shows the duo making it official during a cast trip to Las Vegas to see Maddi DJ. They even say "I do" during a ceremony officiated by an Elvis impersonator! But are Joe and Maddi legally married? Time will tell...

When did Joe Bradley and Maddi Reese officially start dating? 

As Joe revealed in Season 3, Episode 1, the two got together when the cast was in New York following the Season 2 reunion. "She was finally like, ‘Come here motherf--ker,' grabbed me and kissed me right on the mouth," the Republic VIP host explained during a confessional. "Since that moment," he added, "We’ve been inseparable, and I’ve never been happier in my life.”

When asked by Maddi's mom in the clip above when the two officially started dating, Joe responded, "I think it was April...fourth?"

"I asked Maddi to be my girlfriend," he continued. "And she was like, 'I thought I already was.'" 

Keep tuning in to Southern Hospitality Season 3 for the latest updates on Charleston's steamy new relationship.

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