Who is Amber Portwood dating? Messy divorce to domestic assault, a look at 'Teen Mom OG' star's love life
‘Teen Mom OG' star Amber Portwood has introduced several boyfriends to the viewers on the MTV reality show and has been engaged twice. Her current beau, Dimitri Garcia, traveled from Belgium to be with her in Indiana, but the mother of two wasn’t sure if she was ready to trust him, as we saw in the last season of ‘Teen Mom OG’.
She made him take a lie detector test on the show to find out if his intentions with her were pure or not. During a therapy session on one of the episodes in the last season, Portwood revealed that she has always struggled with relationships throughout her life.
Gary Shirley
Portwood’s first serious boyfriend was Gary Shirley, who proposed to her while she was still pregnant. The couple shares 11-year-old daughter Leah and starred on ‘16 and Pregnant’ during its first season. They had a volatile relationship, which included Portwood physically assaulting Shirley while MTV cameras were rolling in August 2009.
Leah, who was one year old at the time, was present at the time of the assault. Portwood pleaded guilty to two felony charges of domestic battery and stayed behind bars for nearly two years, the Indy Star reported. Portwood and Shirley were engaged for some time but ultimately separated, with Shirley being granted full custody of Leah in December 2011. They struggled with their relationship for years as they tried to co-parent Leah, but recently Shirley and his wife, Kristina Anderson, have become one of Portwood’s biggest supporters. Shirley has helped take Portwood to therapy sessions and invited her over to family dinners.
Matt Baier
According to Who’s Dated Who, Portwood and ex-fiance Matt Baier dated from 2013 to 2016. The couple met on Twitter and had an on-again, off-again relationship. Baier tried to get Portwood to agree to elope in Las Vegas, but the star ultimately backed out.
Throughout their relationship, viewers accused Portwood and Baier of showing abusive behavior toward each other. In a 2018 episode of ‘Marriage Boot Camp’, Baier took a polygraph test after Portwood claimed Baier allegedly hit her.
They both went their separate ways after the show, with Portwood dating Andrew Glennon and Baier marrying Jennifer Kathleen Conlon. The split wasn’t amicable, but Baier reportedly doesn’t harbor any ill feelings toward his ex.
Andrew Glennon
When Portwood’s son James, who she shares with Glennon, was one, the two got into a fight in July of 2019 over fireworks. The argument escalated, with Portwood allegedly using a machete to get through a door Glennon was behind while he was holding the baby.
Portwood pleaded guilty to two felony charges of domestic battery and intimidation in October that year. She was sentenced to more than 900 days of probation, the Indy Star wrote
Dimitri Garcia
Nearly six months after her split from Glennon, Portwood began to date Garcia. It’s unclear if they are still together, since Portwood took to social media to write, “I have to be done with this for myself to evolve and move forward. This is not worth me or my family's stress. We are moving on while I am getting the help I need to better myself and live a healthy life. In the end it is all irrelevant because we are all human and make mistakes. Own up to them and try to become the person you want to be truly. Sending love to all the beautiful souls trying for a better life,” and shared a quote by Cici B in the image section.
‘Teen Mom OG’ Season 9 returns on January 26, Tuesday, at 8 pm ET on MTV.