‘Sister Wives’ Recap: Kody Brown Doesn’t ‘Consider’ Himself Married to Meri Amid Christine Split, Compares ‘Unraveling’ Romances

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A tangled web. Kody Brown got real about his “unraveling” relationship with Meri Brown on the latest Sister Wives episode — comparing it to the “sudden” split from Christine Brown.“I want to work on the relationship, but Kody has basically said that he doesn’t.

Does that mean we’re just not married anymore?” Meri, 51, asked during the Sunday, November 6, episode of the TLC series while reflecting on Christine’s choice to leave the family. “That’s not how I consider it.”Kody, meanwhile, confessed to the cameras, “I don’t really consider myself married to Meri.”Meri and Kody tied the knot in 1990.

The Wyoming native went on to spiritually marry Janelle Brown in 1993 and Christine, 50, the following year. Robyn Brown joined the family in 2010 and four years later, Meri and Kody’s romance faced a major shakeup.Kody legally divorced his first wife in 2014 to marry Robyn, 43, and adopt her three children from a prior union.

Meri and Kody’s relationship has since faced many more ups and downs — and following her mom’s death in 2021, Meri appeared to be spending more time away from her spouse while running her Utah bed and breakfast.“If she wanted to move on and marry another, she wouldn’t get an argument with me,” Kody revealed during Sunday’s episode when speaking about Meri.He later told the cameras: “Meri’s relationship with the family is a strained one.