The dynamics of love get even more intricate on the show as polygamous relationships transition into monogamous ones.

Sister Wives has been a popular reality show on TLC for 17 seasons, offering a unique and dramatic perspective on family dynamics. The show followed a family of polygamists led by patriarch Kody Brown and his four wives, raising awareness about plural marriage and the prejudices surrounding it. However, after moving from Utah to Las Vegas and then to Flagstaff, the family’s dynamic changed, with Kody no longer practicing polygamy. The current season filmed in 2022 focuses on the unraveling relationships within the Brown family, with three of Kody’s wives leaving him and tensions rising. Despite the changes, Sister Wives remains a top show on TLC, with its highest ratings in six years and rumors of a spinoff series. One significant event that affected Kody and Meri’s relationship was her online affair, which contributed to their divorce after 32 years of marriage.

The TLC show Sister Wives has had its fair share of controversy over the years. One major issue was the attention that Kody Brown gave to his fourth wife, Robyn, while seemingly pushing the other wives aside. The biggest scandal, however, occurred during season 9 when it was revealed that Meri, Kody’s first wife, had been having an online affair with a person named Sam, who turned out to be a woman named Jackie Overton. This caused significant damage to Meri and Kody’s marriage.

Now in its 18th season, the show continues to attract viewers, but at the apparent expense of the marriages of three of the wives. Christine has moved out, and tension between her and Kody is evident in heated conversations on the show. Thanksgiving is no longer a family affair, and two of the wives chose not to attend. Kody and Janelle also have a volatile relationship, with fights over their children and holiday plans. The cracks in the family’s relationships are beginning to show, and everyone seems to be blaming each other. Will there be any chance for reconciliation? Only time will tell for America’s most famous plural family.

The TLC studios have captured images of the wives of Kody, who is a polygamist with four wives. Meri grew up in a large polygamous family of 27 siblings and met Kody at a church gathering when she was 18 and he was 20. The couple married in 1990 but couldn’t conceive for many years. It wasn’t until Kody married his second wife Janelle, who had six children, that Meri gave birth to their son Leon in 1995. Janelle was once married to Meri’s brother and met Kody in 1989. They were spiritually married two weeks after her divorce in 1993 and have six children together and three grandchildren. Christine became Kody’s third wife at 19, one year after he married Janelle. They have six children together and share three grandchildren. Christine is now engaged to David Woolley since their separation two years ago. Robyn is the fourth wife of Kody and they have two children together. Robyn also has three other children from a previous marriage, and Meri agreed to divorce Kody so he could adopt them. They legally remarried in December 2014 with all the wives and children in attendance.