Television audiences were first introduced to TLC’s show “Sister Wives” in September 2010.
During the series premiere, the Browns revealed that Kody was courting a potential fourth wife, Robyn.
I hope they think I’ll be good with four."
Much has happened in the many seasons that followed.
As of this writing, the Browns' relationships seem to be on the verge of disintegrating.
News), “I’ve been fighting to make everybody happy.
During the session with the therapist, their dire circumstances were revealed by one painful comment after the next.
At one point Kody says, “Meri mourns the loss of what we had …
I regret what we had” (perThe U.S. Sun).
He added, “I didn’t know who I was marrying.
As things unfolded, I started to become troubled and bitter by the situation I was in.”
Even after these admissions, they both left the session feeling hopeful.
It was a singular experience.”
In January 1993, the couple joined in a spiritual union and went on to have six children together.
By 2022, Janelle and Kody’s relationship was really struggling.
They would go on to have six children together.
She’s getting kind of ‘independent woman’ now" (viaToday).
“We enjoyed many years together and I have a large amount of respect and admiration for her.
Although we are moving forward on different paths, we will always remain committed parents.”
“I love this man.”
Of course, she was referring to her longtime husband, Kody Brown.
“It’s about the kids.
And that’s what makes me happy.”
“We made this decision together as a family.
We are grateful to our family, friends and fans for all their love and support.”
Unfortunately, the isolation she was experiencing led her to engage in an embarrassing and ruinous online relationship.
“That was one of the reasons why I didn’t want him around.
I was just angry.
I’m just angry at him.
I just pushed Kody away.
He’s not the one I should’ve pushed away.”
Unfortunately, the damage had been done.
The revelation of Meri’s online affair rocked Kody.
“There’s a point where intimacy is just damage.
It’s misleading to have intimacy in a relationship where there’s no real safety.
I’m not going there.
No, and I never will again.
I will be her friend.
I will do what I can to protect her.
I’m never going to feel safe in an intimate place.”
Janelle and Adam didn’t have any children and were divorced in 1990,RadarOnlinereported.
“If we would have wanted something romantic, we kind of rushed it,” he says.
“I think we just moved ourselves from point A to point B without any courtship.”
It was not without some initial reservation on Kody’s part, however.
“She had a van, three kids and was divorced.
That would all change, of course, when the two fell in love.
The couple married in November 2014.
Not only did Kody adopt Robyn’s children, but they’ve had two more together since.
“I love Kody dearly, but this is not what I chose,” she explained (viaE!
He’s an angry man right now.”
It’s made me question getting into plural marriage.
It’s made me question my faith, and especially question my religion" (viaToday).
Christine decided to move back to Utah, where several of her adult children live.
Unfortunately, their happiness would not last.
When Meri got caught up in an online catfishing scandal, it seemed as though things would never improve.
If Meri and I really wanted to be together, we would."
That’s not something that he’s interested in.
I mean, it just is what it is.
It’s where we are" (viaPeople).
That said, Kody has addressed the interfamily strife that manifests in a pecking order.
“And Robyn’s going, ‘I didn’t do this to you.
I didn’t do this.
Why are you this way?’
Frankly, other than Meri, I’m not sure the others would want to be her friend.”
The tension between Christine and Kody especially intensified during the pandemic.
A source allegedly toldUs Weeklyin 2021, “The other wives can’t compete against Robyn.
She has him wrapped around her finger.
They’re still very much in love.”
“I helped start this family.
It was me and him and we had plans.
For him to just be like, ‘Um, just go up there now.’
It didn’t make sense.”
Kody denied that it was an effort to push her away, but Meri was hurt nonetheless.
Perhaps it stemmed from his obvious resentment about buying it in the first place.
“They have a respectful relationship,” an insider reportedly toldUs Weeklyin 2021.
“She’s really easygoing and goes with the flow.”
That said, some cracks have begun to show.
During a family meeting, a disagreement ensued regarding how the family would handle Thanksgiving amid the pandemic.
The two got into a spat that had Janelle storming off as she said, “You know what?
F*** off” (viaInTouch Weekly).
Though the couple has been amicable, rumors about her leaving the family abound, as of this writing.
In a confessional, Janelle said, “I’ve had to really think.
My children are almost grown and there’s not a huge necessity anymore to stay.
It was a wonderful way to raise children.
With Kody and I right now, our relationship is pretty strained.
And you know, it’s easy to walk away” (viaUs Weekly).
As of October 2022, however, they are still together.
“We should’ve never bought the RV because we’re going to be moving it all the time.
Fortunately for the family, Christine’s departuredidn’tmake matters worse.
But it’s not just Meri he has taken issue with.
“We do things separate.”
However, that doesn’t mean things are great between Robyn and Kody.
Robyn revealed that Christine’s departure has strained her relationship with Kody.
“I miss my husband,” she revealed in Season 17 (viaUs Weekly).
“Anytime I try and talk to him I get the anger thrown at me.
I’m starting to feel really helpless.”
She admitted that she feels lonely and that her relationship with the children is also fraught.
