Do Sister Wives’ Meri Brown, Janelle, Christine, Robyn Get Along?

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Where Do Kody Brown’s Sister Wives Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn Stand With Each Other?

All is fair in love and plural families! Kody Brown has captivated audiences for years on Sister Wives as the network explores his relationship with his four wives — but do all of the women get along?

The Wyoming native married Meri Brown in 1990. Three years later, Janelle Brown joined the family and Christine Brown followed in 1994. It wasn’t until 2010, that fourth wife, Robyn Brown, came into the fold.

Four years later, the Brown family faced another change when Kody divorced Meri to legally wed Robyn and adopt her three children from her first marriage.

“I did not sign up to be in this family to only have Kody in my life,” Robyn told Meri during a January 2022 episode of the TLC series before getting choked up. “As much as I love Kody and it is great to have him around, it is stressing me out. I’m worried about the kids that aren’t seeing their dad, and I’m worried about the wives that aren’t seeing Kody.”

Robyn, who spent a lot of time with Kody during the COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020, has been accused of stealing Kody’s attention for years.

That strain became even more evident after Christine announced in November 2021 that she and Kody had separated after more than 25 years.

“I think that at the beginning it was really hard. Blending families together is really difficult,” Christine explained during the Sister Wives: One on One tell-all special, which aired in January 2022. “There were a lot of frustrations and hurt feelings on both sides of it. We all came out of [it] scarred. I never had any intention to alienate Robyn and her kids.”

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Robyn, for her part, cried over how broken the Brown family has become in recent years. “It makes me angry. I just don’t know why they’re not figuring this stuff out and talking. Finding their compromise and finding the things that they love about each other,” she said. “I can’t fix it for them. I can try and persuade. I can beg. It’s my family.”

Christine’s ups and downs with Kody continued to play out during season 17 of the TLC series, which aired in fall 2022 and was filmed in summer 2021. In addition to their split, it became clear that Kody’s COVID rules were keeping all of the wives separate — causing even more tension in the group.

When Christine did tell Meri, Janelle and Robyn about her move to Utah, which fans saw during an October 2022 episode, she confessed she was unsure about how it would affect all of the women’s relationships moving forward.

“I don’t want to burn bridges at the end of this,” Christine told the cameras at the time. “I can’t be their sister wife anymore. I can be their friend.”

The drama between Kody and Janelle also began to affect the plural family during season 17. In December 2022, Janelle revealed that she and Kody has been “separated for several months.”

That same month, Meri confirmed during the tell-all special that after Kody “made the decision” that he didn’t “consider” them married, they were living even more separate lives. She noted that while she “would” consider a reconciliation, her spouse “already made the decision” that they’re done. He even allegedly told her on their anniversary, “‘We’re not married,’” but didn’t want to go public with that information.

Scroll down to see where Kody’s wives stand with each other now:

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Meri and Janelle

“We were very much in love,” Meri recalled of her early romance with Kody during the Sister Wives: One on One tell-all special, which aired in January 2022. “When Janelle came into the picture, it was a struggle for me. Of course, there’s jealousy. I didn’t know how to handle it.”

Over the years, Meri and Kody have struggled in their relationship, but Janelle has tried not to take sides. “I don’t think that we’re caught in the middle. We feel the waves,” Janelle said during the tell-all. “You can feel that tension. It’s not about sides. You hurt for both of them.”

During season 17 of the TLC series, Meri and Janelle appeared to be on good terms. Fans watched Janelle and Meri share a sweet moment during an October 2022 episode of the show, which filmed in summer 2021, when Janelle stopped with her RV at Meri’s bed and breakfast following the death of her mother earlier that year.

While Meri poked fun at Janelle’s RV and confessed she could never live in a fifth-wheel she also showed her fellow sister wife support amid the life change. (Janelle lived with her and Kody’s youngest daughter, Savannah, in an RV on their Coyote Pass property in 2021 but didn’t go back in summer 2022.)

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Meri and Christine

Meri’s relationship with Christine also didn’t get off to the best start. She recalled during the Sister Wives: One on One special in January 2022 that “all three of us had different ideals going into how it would be” in the beginning, referring to her dynamic with Janelle and Christine. Meri confessed that she “had a harder time when Christine came,” adding, “It was definitely a rollercoaster relationship.”

When Christine announced her split from Kody in 2021, Meri was thrown off and revealed during the January 2022 tell-all that she tried to speak with the Utah native about it before the eventual breakup. “It kind of surprised me. I also understood those feelings because I felt like that before,” Meri told the show’s host. “There were times that I did reach out to her. Not always was that reciprocated.”

Christine, meanwhile, has commented about Meri and Kody’s rocky relationship, pointing to it as an example of what she didn’t want for herself. “Oh, my heart breaks when I think about their marriage. I don’t want that. I don’t want to be in a loveless marriage,” she explained during the January 2022 tell-all. “I don’t know how she does it. I guess she’s more fine with it than I am.”

The women’s tension continued during season 17 of Sister Wives, which was filmed in spring and summer 2021. During an October 2022 episode, Christine told the wives that she and Kody had called it quits, and while Meri wasn’t surprised, she told the cameras it changed their entire dynamic — and meant she and Christine were not relatives anymore.

“When a family splits up, it’s really just not that easy,” Meri said in one of her confessional interviews. “If women are not married to the same man, you’re not a sister wife anymore. I really have no idea what this all means.”

Christine exclusively told Us in October 2022 that her relationship with Meri is “about the same as it was” before she left the polygamous family. She noted that she hadn’t “really spoken” to her or Robyn since relocating to Utah. The mother of six added that she was “not” sad about their dynamic “right now” as she is focused on giving herself a “good, solid foundation” amid her newly single status.

“I felt very betrayed by her and that she was leaving me too. She has always said, ‘I didn’t just want the man, I want the sister wives,’” Meri told the cameras during part 1 of the Sister Wives: One-on-One special, which aired in December 2022. “I know what kind of relationship she and I have had in the past. It’s been fun. It’s not been super, super deep, but it’s been a lot of fun. And I miss that. I’ve missed that for a lot of years with her.”

Christine, for her part, argued that after she and Meri “tried a little bit” in Vegas to make amends, she chose to end the friendship because she felt it was no longer “safe.” She claimed: “Her treatment of me wasn’t nice. She was putting me down a lot in public situations.”

Christine denied during part 2 of Sister Wives: One-on-One special in December 2022 that she had an issue with Kody and Meri reconciling back in 2020. While Robyn and Kody claimed that Christine didn’t like the idea of the patriarch fixing things with his first wife, Christine was adamant that her words were being twisted.

“That’s really absolutely frustrating and offensive. There’s no way I would not support him and Meri having a great relationship if that’s [what] they both wanted,” she said on the tell-all. “That’s absolutely ridiculous.”

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Meri and Robyn

After Robyn joined the family in 2010, the dynamic between Kody and Meri had to shift once again. In 2014, Kody divorced Meri so he could legally marry Robyn and adopt her children from a prior marriage. He then spiritually wed Meri, but the couple have had many ups and downs in recent years.

Throughout Meri and Kody’s struggles, Robyn has been rooting for them to fix things and get back on better terms. “I just hope and pray they can figure it out one way or another and heal their relationship,” Robyn exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2021. “I pray every day that they can figure this out.”

During season 17 of the hit series, which filmed in summer 2021, Meri and Robyn appeared to be on good terms. Robyn, however, continued to get more time with the family patriarch as her kids are the youngest. Plus, Meri dealt with the death of her mother, which led her to stay in Utah and get her bed and breakfast back on track — keeping her away from the group a little longer.

“As much as I would be devastated, I wouldn’t blame Meri if she got tired of hanging on and decided to give up,” Robyn told the cameras during an October 2022 episode of the show.

She later commended Meri for continuing to fight for their family amid her issues with Kody. “What I love about what you’re doing is you’re not just making it about what’s going on between you and him,” Robyn told her fellow sister wife. “You’re making it about everybody else too.”

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Janelle and Christine

“Christine married Kody one year after I married Kody. It was a huge blessing because she was able to buffer,” Janelle said during the Sister Wives: One on One special in January 2022. “I thought she was a princess in the beginning. We hated each other.”

The mother of six explained that she and Christine eventually grew closer over the years, because Janelle started “going where it felt like we were wanted.”

When Christine told the wives about her and Kody’s breakup in summer 2021 — which fans saw play out during season 17 of the series — Janelle was heartbroken but knew it was coming. “I can’t imagine after 30 years, like, how this looks,” Janelle told Christine during an October 2022 episode. “You’ve just been so much, like, the fabric of everything.”

The women’s relationship, however, hasn’t changed much since Christine publicly announced the split in November 2021. In fact, Christine and Janelle took their children to Disney World together in March 2022 and have since traveled together on multiple occasions.

In September 2022, the sister wives took a road trip to Idaho to see family, which they documented on social media. The following month, Christine gave Us an exclusive update on the women’s continued friendship, saying Janelle has “come to visit me several times” and usually stays in her guest room.

Three months later, Janelle confirmed in a season 17 Sister Wives: One-on-One special teaser that she and Kody had been “separated for several months.”

Christine commented on the breakup, telling viewers: “For Janelle, I think that she’s frustrated, and she’s so hurt. And that man that she was married to — she realizes that he’s totally different. But she’s different too.”

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Janelle and Robyn

Over the years, Janelle and Robyn have battled for time with Kody — as have the other wives. When Janelle’s mom, Sheryl, died in December 2020, tension only grew between the women as Kody advised Robyn and Meri not to attend the funeral amid COVID-19 restrictions and worries.

“COVID has sort of pulled this blanket off of some of our issues,” Robyn told Janelle during a January 2022 episode of the series, after apologizing for missing the funeral. Janelle responded, “I’ve caught myself in the last few weeks really reflecting and being like, ‘OK, look: do I still choose plural marriage?’ Yeah, I still choose it, but I’ve had to have that conscious decision with myself.”

Robyn, meanwhile, revealed that she hoped the family could “work this crap out” in a positive way after admitting Janelle gave her “a lot to think about.” During season 17 of the show, which filmed in summer 2021, Janelle again brought up the fact that Kody was spending almost all of his time with Robyn amid his continued COVID concerns.

“Kody doesn’t feel like he can be away from the little kids at Robyn’s house for more than two or three days at a time. So, our trips are always constrained by that,” Janelle told the cameras during an October 2022 episode. “So he has to hurry and get home.”

Robyn, for her part, admitted during an October 2022 episode that Janelle’s move into an RV could cause even more issues between the women as Kody would most likely spend more time at her home to stay away from the small space.

“I know that Janelle and Kody have had a lot of tension through the last year, year and a half because of COVID,” the mother of five said. “Is this gonna be something that brings them together because they’re working together on this RV or is it going to be something that you know they’re frustrated. I keep praying for them.”

Janelle and Robyn’s relationship grew more strained during season 17 of the series after Kody accused two of his and Janelle’s sons of being mean to Robyn. The wives also didn’t see eye-to-eye on Christine’s departure.

“Christine leaving has put me in a very dark spot,” Robyn told the other women during the December 2022 finale. Janelle, however, told the cameras that she didn’t want to be a part of a “Christine bashing fest,” pointing out, “I don’t really need to process it.”

During part 3 of the Sister Wives: One-on-One special, which aired in January 2023, Janelle confessed that she was “so tired of ‘counselor Robyn’” inserting herself into her issues with Kody. “It just feels like she’s placating him,” Janelle added.

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Christine and Robyn

Christine has been vocal about the alleged favoritism that has existed for years between Kody and his fourth wife. Following her split from the patriarch in November 2021, Christine became even more open about her issues with the lack of time her kids received from their father while he was allegedly with Robyn and their children.

“It’s hard to see just such a contrast with Kody with how he is at Robyn’s house versus how he is at my house,” Christine said during an October 2022 episode of the series, which filmed in summer 2021. “He’s just disengaged at my house. My kids and I hike all the time. Kody came hiking with us once and he brought Robyn’s kids because he was babysitting them.”

Robyn, meanwhile, expressed concern over how Christine’s drama with Kody was affecting the entire family. “I’m looking at Kody and going, ‘Are you going to let this happen?’” Robyn confessed during a September 2022 episode after Christine told the group she was leaving Kody. “I’m looking at Christine going, ‘Are you sure? Do you know what this means?’ Because I do. That was absolute hell and it was for years. It still is hard for my kids. It’s still hard.”

Despite their issues, Christine and Robyn have bonded over their children. When Christine’s daughter Mykelti gave birth to her first child in April 2021, Robyn was asked to be there to help her through the home birth. Robyn didn’t make it in person due to COVID restrictions, but she was on call for the whole experience.

“Robyn and Mykelti have a very, very special bond,” Christine explained during a September 2022 TLC episode that showed the birth. “When Robyn came into the family, she immediately just embraced Mykelti. I will always, always love and respect Robyn for her relationship with Mykelti.”

Once Christine and Kody’s split was made known, Robyn revealed that she didn’t want Christine out of their lives completely. “Do you want to be done with the rest of us?” Robyn asked during an October 2022 clip. Christine responded, “No. I think that we are all going to have times when were closer together and times when we’re not. Like we are now.”

Robyn later told the cameras, “I’m still in shock a little bit. The idea that Christine wouldn’t be my sister wife, it feels wrong to me.”

In October 2022, Christine exclusively told Us that her friendship with Robyn is “about the same as it was” before her departure, noting that they “haven’t really spoken” since her move. When asked whether she was “sad” about their dynamic, Christine responded, “Not right now,” explaining that she was focused on “just being me.”

Christine also revealed at the time that she saw Kody and Robyn at a recent family function. “Oh gosh, it was a little bit awkward,” she told Us of the incident. “But, you know, you put your adult hat on and you move forward and that’s just what you do. So it was fine.”

“I wish that she would’ve let me in. We could’ve had a lot of fun together,” Robyn said during part 1 of Sister Wives: One-on-One special in December 2022.

On the following tell-all episode, which aired one month later, Robyn noted that she would want a “real relationship” with Christine in the future. However, she felt it was “really unfair” that Christine was able to blow up the family without consulting anyone.

“I feel angry. I’m angry at them all. I’m angry [about] what we’ve done to our family. I would have never chose this. I feel cheated,” Robyn said. “I want real relationships with all of these ladies. Before I even fell in love with Kody I fell in love with the family and the family culture. It’s something that I am mourning all the time. Because they took it away from me.”