The family hoped to show that polygamy isn’talways a negative or abusive situation.
Early on, “Sister Wives” fans suspected Robyn did not get along with the other wives.
Kody picked out Robyn’s dress, and he apparently couldn’t wait to tell the other wives.
The admission quickly proved to cause some strife, and likely set the tone for the years that followed.
This way, Kody could adopt Robyn’s children from her previous marriage.
Before the ink could dry, Kody and Robyn became legally married, and Meri became a spiritual wife.
In 2015, Kody and Robyn announced they were having another baby.
“I would do it if nature just did it,” he said on the show.
“If God just…it just happened.
In fact…it would just be absolutely wonderful.
But because of the stakes, I’m not burning in my gut to do it.
You know what I’m saying?
I say no.”
As previously noted, Christine’s relationship with Kody took a hit after Robyn Brown joined the family.
On top of that, Christine believed Kody did not prioritize their children.
In 2014, Christine and Kody’s daughter Truely Brown was hospitalized for kidney failure.
However, Kody was not present when Christine took her to the hospital.
Years later, Kody admitted on the show that he believed Christine held this over him.
Six years later, their daughter Ysabel Brown required surgery to correct her scoliosis.
Kody refused to travel with his daughter and wife for the procedure, citing the pandemic.
And, of course, there was the Robyn factor.
“Kody and I have been struggling for a while.
We’re not close.
“It’s hard to see him with everybody.
It’s really hard to see him in functional marriages when we don’t have one.
Though the pair remained together, both acknowledged that their marriage wasn’t the same.
“Listen, there was a hardness in our marriage that was so difficult and so antagonistic.
I didn’t know why we’re in it.
“And why aren’t we getting back together?
Because we will go back to the way we were before.
There’s just no chance that I ever want that again.”
“But I feel like the choice for Flagstaff was very much college related.
In a January 2023interview with John Yates, Paedon Brown echoed what Gwendlyn said.
“Dad decides we’re gonna move the entire family ‘cause Dayton got accepted to NAU.
… Robyn said, ‘Well I can’t let my little boy go,'” Paedon recounted.
When the pandemic first hit, two of Janelle Brown’s sons did not lock down right away.
“I have Garrison, who works with construction crews and stuff here in town.
In 2011, the family originally left Lehi, Utah, for Las Vegas.
PerThe Hollywood Reporter, the family headed to Nevada after Utah law enforcement officials began investigating them for bigamy.
However, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Robyn Brown did not want to return to Utah.
So, the move didn’t happen.
Christine took this especially hard, even questioning her relationship with her husband.
“I can’t do marriage with Kody anymore,” she told Meri.
“I don’t want to.
The couple announced in a jointInstagramstatement that they were ending their spiritual marriage in 2021.
Christine did move back to Utah as she hoped to do, taking her daughter Truely Brown with her.
“I don’t want to push her into something crazy.
Men don’t win in the divorce world, I’ve done my research,” he said.
“He blew off our last anniversary.
She also confirmed that they’d been separated for months.
In another episode, Janelle revealed that she was serious when it came to the marriage being over.
“I’m not waiting for him,” she said.
“I’ve kind of mourned that, that part of our life is gone.
I wasn’t heartbroken.”
In a later episode, Meri made it clear that the wedge was still there.
“Like, he just made the decision.
I’ve never heard him say that to me.”
In January 2023, Meri and Kody confirmed onInstagramthat their marriage was done.
Robyn, on the other hand, acknowledged that she wasn’t totally ready to leave the lifestyle behind.
“It’s not the future I wanted …
I don’t know how to let it go,” she admitted.
In the same episode, Christine Brown said she felt monogamy was the best move for the couple.
I don’t see them looking for another wife after this.”
