We can thank the TLC internet for several programs opening our perspectives on various niche topics.

Ever wonder what it must be like to date internationally and go through the lengthy K-1 visa process?

Curious about a fundamentalist Christian family dynamic and what goes on behind closed doors?

Christine Brown smiling

Ever been interested in what a polygamist marriage is truly like and what complications its participants experience?

“In the plural community, there’s certainly a ‘basement-wife’ mentality.

And I’ve seen it enough.

Kody and Christine posing

I’ve seen it a lot,” she said.

“I chose to be weaker.

I just did.”

Kody and his wives

Still, that self-doubt became even more severe when Kody Brown took on a fourth wife.

As many of us know, making time for your spouse is essential.

“So we had a Home Depot date.

Kody and Christine posing

Then we made one of our favorite dinners and ate with the girls and played games.”

“When we get together for family gatherings, I’m like, ‘Why would I want to go?

“I was glad Christine was willing to speak with me,” Robyn wrote onTwitter.

Kody and his wives

Leaving their home state behind, the Browns hit the road and the screen in an even bigger capacity.

“So I thought that you felt the same.”

Christine made it abundantly clear how disappointed she was that Kody was absent for the procedure.

Kody and his wives

If that doesn’t indicate cracks in the foundation of their marriage, we don’t know what does.

“I do like my independence.

I really do,” Christine admitted.

Kody and Christine posing

“When Kody’s around, it’s fine.

We do have a tendency to have more fun when he’s not there though.”

Can someone say yikes?

Christine with her son

“Kody has not been around at all.

He used COVID-19 as a big excuse to not be around family.

It’s been his ticket to freedom essentially,” the insider shared at the time.

Christine smiling

“This destroyed Christine because she really tried to give her all to the marriage.”

After listing the house in August, she sold the property for $700,000 in October.

We enjoyed many years together and I have a large amount of respect and admiration for her.”

Kody with his wives

“When I told Meri, Robyn, and Janelle, Janelle actually cried,” Christine shared.

“That was so hard.

It was not only am I deciding to leave Kody, I was leaving them as well.”

Janelle and Christine smiling

Her decision to leave wasn’t without any support, however.

“Janelle and I have stayed close through the whole thing,” Christine further shared.

“She’s wonderful.”

Christine, Janelle, and Meri

I didn’t even talk to Robyn or Meri after that.

Clearly, there is no love lost between these two.