Sister Wives star Kody Brown shocked TLC fans when he tried to explain why his marriages to all of his exes ended. And of course…it’s not his fault.
In the latest bombshell, Kody Brown revealed a very disturbing reason behind his decision to stay married to his first wife, Meri Brown. Kody now claims that he never loved her. And he says he regretted marrying her from the very beginning.
So why did Kody keep Meri Brown around all these years? So he wasted years of his life.
Kody really outdid himself in the latest episode of Sister Wives when he told his ex-wives, “If I don’t love you, blame yourself.” Classic Kody – basically telling them it’s not his fault, it’s their fault he doesn’t love them.
The way Kody treated his wives were clearly different from each other. Although he has publicly stated that he regrets marrying Meri and Christine Brown, his relationship with Janelle Brown appears to be a separate matter.
Kody even made an effort to keep Janelle around in previous seasons. He even tried to persuade her to stay with him. But her decision to turn her back on her children and blame them for this estrangement was a deal breaker for Janelle.
Sister Wives: Kody Brown Shocks Fans, Blames Ex-Wives for Failed Marriages
Anyone who has watched Sister Wives has seen how Kody has been pushing Meri away for years. In season 18, she started whining about feeling ‘stuck’ in plural marriage.
He said that spouses have the authority to separate, but he does not. He made it clear that he wanted Meri to go away. And then it seemed like he was actively trying to push her away. Many fans see this as emotional abuse. Because Kody would tell Meri he wanted to try to make it work, but then he would intentionally try to get her to leave. Kody even admitted to lying about making it work, so this is a clear case of gaslighting.
Meri Brown says that they were happy at the beginning of their marriage. He said Kody loved him. This makes sense because Meri was Kody’s first wife and he wouldn’t have married her if he didn’t love her at the time.
Meri finds Kody’s recent comments on Sister Wives cruel and believes he is trying to push her away so she won’t be seen as the “bad guy.”
Meri’s determination coincides with the observations of many Sister Wives fans. They, too, have noticed Kody’s manipulative behavior for years.
SW: Kody Claimed He Never Loved Meri But Stayed With Her Out of Fear
The most shocking revelation was when Kody Brown randomly dropped the bombshell about the real reason he was staying with Meri and not leaving her early.
Although Kody said he never loved Meri and regretted marrying her, he did not leave her.
In his confessional on Sister Wives, Kody admitted that he should have ended his marriage to Meri 25 years ago. However, she continued her marriage because she was afraid. And the reason behind this fear is extremely disturbing, as you will read.
Kody Brown said he stayed with Meri (and wasted 25 years of his life) because “if you throw away your wives, the church leadership will never let you get married again.”
In this jaw-dropping statement, he admits to being in a loveless marriage, lying to Meri about wanting to make it work, just to keep the door open to marrying more women.
Therefore, rather than fixing the problems in his first marriage or ending the relationship, Kody chose to continue the cycle of plural marriage. Even if it means keeping Meri in an unhappy and unfulfilling partnership.
Viewers are disgusted that someone who constantly talks about love and family would deceive Meri in this way just to continue marrying more partners.