, Ed and Liz threw a party to celebrate their engagement but it turned out disastrous, with Ed eventually saying he couldn't marry Liz.Ed and Liz's party was already marred by Ed's daughter and mom deciding not to come as they aren't supportive of his rocky relationship with Liz — whom he previously broke up with eight times.
Liz's mom also has reservations given the 27-year age difference between her daughter and Ed. Still, Ed said he wanted all the guests to know that his engagement to Liz was «the real deal.» Ahead of the party, Liz also said she wasn't «taking any crap» from anyone who didn't support their relationship.At the party, Ed and Liz's interaction with her mom, Patty, was at first awkward when he noted that she was actually younger than him so he shouldn't call her «mommy.» But during an emotional moment, Patty did note that despite her reservations about Ed, he made her daughter happy and she gave her blessing.
Liz and Patty both cried as they too had a rocky relationship during her childhood, and she was raised by her grandparents. Ed said his own family would come to regret their decision to not attend the party.«I have to respect the fact that they're just not ready,» he said. «And the question also is, well, are they ever going to be ready?»However, the party ended on a dramatic note when it was revealed that Liz got into a heated argument with one of the guests and had security remove her, though the altercation wasn't shown.
Ed told Liz there was «something there» that they needed to talk about, but Liz insisted there wasn't. Ed then told cameras what he saw, which was that one of Liz's friends whom he knows is a lesbian grabbed her by the arm and it looked like an emotional fight between the.