The Brown family of TLCs Sister Wiveshas never shied away from talking about the difficulties of practicingpolygamy, or plural marriage. But over the years, KodyBrowns marital issues with hisfour wives (Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn Brown) and the wivesproblems with one another have seemed to make the family dynamic all the more challengingto navigate.
On the Feb. 23 episode of Sister Wives, DoubtingPolygamy, Kody dropped two bombshell revelations about his experience withplural marriage.
The fundamentalist Mormon said he didnt see polygamy in the same light as he once did, to the point that he didnt even enjoy seeing his wives have fun together. He also shared that only one of his wives had a personality that truly fit (in his opinion) with plural marriage, leading fans to speculate about which one he was referring to.
While Kody and his wives, especially first wifeMeri Brown and third wife Christine Brown, ave struggled with theirrelationships for years, the newseason of Sister Wives has revealed an even more jaded and cynicalKody than ever before.
The Sister Wives star admitted he tookit personally that his wives (except secondwife Janelle) turned down his idea for them to move back in together in alarge shared home in Flagstaff, Arizona. Christine was particularly against theidea.
While watching his wives joke around, make snowangels, and have a snowball fight on CoyotePass, their new Arizona land, Kody confessed that he didnt even find itenjoyable to see them get along anymore.
I just dont see plural marriage in the samelight that I used to, Kody said.
He added that his wives unhappiness and his maritalstrife were leaving him somewhat at a loss about how to move forward.
Im struggling with plural marriage, and Im struggling with my wives, and Im struggling with their conflict, the Sister Wives star told producers. Im sitting here, and Im happy with my life, and Im happy where Im at. But every time I hear their side of the struggle in plural marriage, it contradicts everything in me. And thats not something you can just blow off with optimism.
On DoubtingPolygamy, Kody also revealed that he thinks only one of his four wives wasmeant to practice plural marriage. He even shared that he thought his manychildren were worth the challenges of polygamy, but building his family had brokenfour womens hearts along the way.
I think plural marriage fits well with thepersonality of one of my wives, Kody told Sister Wives producers.
But Kody wasnt about to reveal which one he was talking about or engage in any kind of comparison. Im not gonna tell you which wives do better and which wives dont do well with plural marriage, he said, because I dont want the world judging them.
Naturally,though, Kodys remarks sparked a lot of controversy and debate among SisterWives fans.
Mostviewers seemed to think he was referring to Janelle in his comments, while afew thought he might have meant his fourth wife, Robyn.
Janellewas the only one of Kodys wives to fully support his idea to moveinto one home together, and she has always seemed more independent and lessprone to jealousy than Kodys other wives. Meanwhile, Robyn has long beenspeculated to be Kodysfavorite wife, and many viewers think he dotes on her.
Bycontrast, Kody and Meri have struggled with their marriage for years and reportedlyno longer spend the night together. Christine was adamantly opposed to movingback in with her sister wives and has admitted to struggling with jealousyin polygamy.
DidKody just say I have one wife that does well with plural marriage like wewouldnt figure out who he meant?!?! one fan wrote onTwitter, with most commenters replying that they thought he was referringto Janelle.
AnotherTwitteruser agreed, writing, He has to have meant Janelle. Meri isnt evenconsidered and Robyn & Christine are too jealous. Yetanother Sister Wives viewer argued that Kody obviously meant Janelle: Janelleis the wife who deals best with plural marriage. Just say it, Kody! We alreadyknow, theywrote.
Buta few fans thought Kody might have been praising his fourthand youngest wife with his remark. Robyn is the one & only wife, oneviewer wroteon Twitter. Kody is at a minimum simply friends with the other 2 and Meriis part of the show they are portraying. I dont think Kody even likes Merianymore. Anotheragreed, arguing, Well Robyn is his favorite, even though she acts like shehates him now. She still gets what she wants.
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