When Porsha Williams introduced her “friend-friend” Michael Anthony, aka Mike Bless, on The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17, the two playfully practiced exchanging wedding vows in front of her castmates. Now, Mike appears to be ready to meet Porsha at the altar for real, though.
Mike stopped by Porsha’s home for a visit in Episode 11, and she already had Chef Maurice hard at work in the kitchen. Upon tasting his “lollipop lamb chop,” Mike declared, “Chef, when we get married, you’re gonna move in, brother.”
Porsha, on the other hand, remained committed only to taking things slow. “I really like Mike, but I am standing ten toes down on my sister’s advice,” she remarked in a confessional, referring to Lauren Williams. “I know I’m wifey material. I carry that energy anytime I date, so, of course, I can picture a future with you. But I am definitely trying to move differently this time.”
How Mike Bless responded to Porsha William’s public statement about dating two people
On the heels of Mike’s marriage statement, he and Porsha went on to discuss their individual love languages. When she specifically mentioned the value she places on communication, Mike expressed skepticism, vaguely stating that he’d “seen some stuff” recently. He was referring to Porsha’s public comments during October 2025’s CultureCon when she revealed that she was dating two “nice” people, i.e. him and her “lady friend,” Patrice “Sway” McKinney.
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“I was wrong,” Porsha conceded to a producer of her dating-life reveal at CultureCon in Brooklyn, N.Y. “In my odd mind, I thought I was giving him a shoutout.”
Back in her kitchen, she asked Mike how he felt about her divulging that information. “I’m not happy about it, if I’m being honest,” he admitted. “But I was just like, I’m gonna wait to hear what you have to say about it.”
Inside Porsha Williams and Mike Bless’ conversation about their future together
Porsha, meanwhile, took that as an opportunity to get a temperature check on where Mike’s head was at regarding their romance. “We’ve been going on dates for some time now, so I think we need to make a decision, or you need to make a decision of what this is gonna be,” she told him. “You want kids, so if I say I don’t want to have kids…” That’s when Mike interjected to say that he might “fail” in that area, but she assured him that would not be the case.
Meanwhile, in a producer interview, Porsha mentioned the potential fertility issues that she’d previously discussed with her doctor last year. (ICYMI: Mike had already said that Porsha not wanting another child “could be a dealbreaker.”)
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“I do appreciate the fact that he’s letting me take it slow, but at my age, I don’t know that I can carry,” shared the mom to 7-year old daughter Pilar Jhena McKinley (with ex-fiancé Dennis McKinley). “I don’t know that I want to go through the process of IVF again.”
As she put it to Mike directly, “What I will say is that you are quality, so I will offer, if you would like to continue to take it slow with me… Will you continue to take it slow with me?” Mike answered, “Of course I will. And I hear you. Everything that you’re saying is valid. A part of being your safe space is understanding that.”
As she continues to juggle two romantic partners on RHOA Season 17, get more details on Porsha and Mike’s previous conversation about potentially having children together.
