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Meri Brown has stayed Kody Brown for years, regardless that they’ve barely had an intimate relationship to talk of since her catfishing scandal in 2015. During one-on-one interviews on the Dec. 18 episode of Sister Wives, Kody stood by a remark he made on the present this season about working a patriarchal family. The remark got here amidst Christine Brown’s resolution to depart Kody and the household. “At that moment, I’m like, I screwed this up,” Kody stated in his one-on-one. “I should’ve been more patriarchal. It’s a dumb idea, I realize, but in the moment, I’m going like, ‘Ladies, she wouldn’t be leaving and we wouldn’t be having these problems during COVID if I would’ve just been the head of the family.’”
When Meri was requested in her one-on-one whether or not she sees Kody as the pinnacle of the household, she replied, “I absolutely do.” When host Sukanya Krishnan then requested Meri to make clear whether or not which means she subscribes to patriarchy, Meri confirmed, “Yeah. But I also am a strong, independent woman and I can do whatever I want. [Is Kody] going to support me in that, as well? It’s looking like those maybe [don’t fit in the same puzzle].”
Meanwhile, Janelle Brown was NOT for a patriarchal way of life. “Now, all of a sudden, his tune is, ‘I’m going to be the head of the household and if you don’t agree with me you can’t be around me,’” Janelle stated. “He’s like, ‘Plural marriage is standing in the way of my personal progress.’ He said that to us one time. Maybe he doesn’t want to do that anymore. Maybe he wants it to be simpler and easier. He’s changed his tune.”
While Kody was having points with Janelle, Meri and Christine this season, issues appeared to nonetheless be going effectively with fourth spouse, Robyn Brown. According to Janelle, that’s as a result of Robyn subscribed to the sort of way of life Kody now needs. “The way he wants his relationship to look [is what he has with Robyn],” Janelle insisted. “That’s not how we initially set it up. We were going to work together as a team to raise this family. That was our main goal. There weren’t conversations like this about how he’ll be in charge for decades. And now, the last few years, it’s like he wants his life to look more like that.”
She added, “From what I see from the outside, it looks like Robyn is willing to live that way and that’s great if it works for them. It feels like it would feel nice if I had a husband who would see MY perspective as much as he seems to see Robyn’s.” In previews for upcoming episodes of the one-on-one specials, Janelle and Kody confirmed their separation.
Meanwhile, Meri additionally appeared to lastly resign to the truth that her relationship with Kody may be over. She was requested a couple of clip from this season, the place he revealed that he doesn’t contemplate himself married to Meri anymore, and admittedly wouldn’t care if she discovered another person. Meri revealed that she requested Kody if they need to publicly deal with the truth that they’re “not married” anymore, however claimed that he didn’t wish to achieve this for worry of judgement.
During the one-on-one, Meri came upon that Kody had truly considered reconciling along with her throughout their final anniversary (in April 2021) after she made him her well-known rice krispie treats. “The expression was sweet and the mood I was in was the right mood to try and think about reconciliation,” Kody admitted. “I was wiling to see the error of my ways and then work to determine whether we were good with each other anymore.”
However, in response to Meri, these emotions didn’t final previous the night of the anniversary. She shared extra about what occurred that day when the cameras had been off. “I put my arms around him and I said, ‘What would you do if I kissed you right now?’” Meri revealed. “He was physically..a board. He was backing up. He’s like, ‘I can’t do that.’ It makes me feel good that he was considering [reconciliation], but it didn’t last through the evening, I guess. I would be open to it, though.” The dialog will proceed on the subsequent episode of Sister Wives.