Sister Wives: It Was Hard For Kody Brown And Meri Brown To Go Public With Their Plural Marriage

Although Meri Brown was Kody Brown’s first wife, she soon became part of the group of sister wives that TLC fans now know; Kody married Janelle and Christine Brown after Meri’s wedding.

Moreover, although Christine thought she would be Kody’s last wife, Meri and Kody had other plans. Specifically, when Kody and Meri met Robyn Brown, they really bonded over what she could bring to the family.

According to the TLC website, Robyn Brown first met Kody and Meri in 2009. After their first meeting, “Kody and Meri went home that night and stayed up talking about her and for the next few weeks, discussed her and prayed for answers.” So really, it was love at first sight. 

While that was happening, Meri Brown and Robyn Brown became very close. Moreover, Soap Dirt reported that Meri brought Robyn Brown into the family and encouraged the relationship between Robyn and Kody , without telling Janelle and Christine. Whether that is true or not, it seems that Meri, Kody and Robyn had their own relationship dynamic for a while, and Meri fully approved of Robyn Brown as a potential sister wife, and it brought her and Kody closer.

Sister Wives: It Was Hard For Kody Brown And Meri Brown To Go Public With Their Plural Marriage

For a time, Meri was Kody’s only legal wife, although he was “spiritually” married to Janelle and Christine Brown. Yet long before the premiere of Sister Wives on TLC, they hid much of their relationship dynamic from the public. And according to both Meri and Kody, it was hard not to always be able to be themselves in a public setting.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Meri explained that going public through the show was a way for the family to live a semi-normal life. “And for all the moms to be able to go to a high school graduation, instead of Kody and a mom and the rest of us sitting elsewhere, trying not to be seen,” she explained. 

Kody Brown, on the other hand, wanted to break the stereotypes about polygamy. “When I talked to my kids about doing the show, I said we have an opportunity to not only change our world, but to change the world for everyone else,” he shared. And while it wasn’t an easy choice, it was the right one.