Kody Brown is continuous to mirror on the aftermath of his three divorces from Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Meri Brown.
On the Sunday, Sept. 29 episode of Sister Wives, Kody and his solely remaining spouse Robyn Brown crossed paths together with his former wives at a beloved one’s wedding ceremony. Kody deemed it an “awkward” and “bizarre” prevalence, however it additionally sparked a interval of reflection for the 55-year-old patriarch.
“General, the entire wedding ceremony was simply unhappy for me,” he mentioned of the event, which was not captured by the cameras. “We used to go locations as a household and now it is like those that had been my companions are actually virtually like enemies. It is awkward. I do not know what the answer is.”
Kody started recalling the downfall of his marriage with Christine, 52, admitting he “wasn’t positive” his now-ex was “being critical” when she moved his stuff out of her home. “I am wanting again now and feeling how silly that was of me,” he confessed.
“For Christine and I, I believe that if we’d have simply damaged up as pals, it could have been higher for the entire household,” he continued to inform the cameras. “Like, make it so we will get again collectively one other time as an alternative of polarizing everyone.”
Shifting on to his first spouse Meri, 53, Kody then famous that he believes they “formally damaged up.” (Their breakup was confirmed in January 2023 in a joint Instagram publish.)
“I believe if I had been single and Meri was single, would I date her? No, I would not. She is upset that I’ve dragged this out so lengthy. I do not blame her,” he continued. “I am wanting on this triple breakup like Christine’s, then Janelle and now Meri. I do not need Meri to be on this place the place she’s taking this toll, this path that each Christine and Janelle have taken. Oh, yeah, ‘I would like yet another enemy proper now.'”
“That is why I am attempting to be on this place with Meri the place it is like, ‘Hey, can we simply be pals and transfer on?'” he added.
Lastly, Kody acknowledged that he does not have a lot communication with Janelle, 55, nowadays. He then admitted: “To be actually trustworthy with you, I do not perceive why we won’t reconcile.”
“Once I talked to Janelle about our relationship, she’s like, ‘I am simply having fun with my time away from you,'” he later added.
The household turmoil was additionally taking a toll on Robyn, 45. In a separate confessional, she mentioned, “I am going by a variety of mourning, loss and grieving of the relationships and coping with a few of my very own simply situational despair from it.”
“It is simply so unhappy and I miss members of the family,” she continued, including that it is “not regular to see Kody smiling these days due to the whole lot that is been occurring with the household and stuff.”
And regardless of shedding three wives in lower than two years and coping with estrangement from lots of his kids, Kody nonetheless has hope for his damaged household.
“What I am considering is with time occurring and only a cellphone name occasionally that these relationships will come again,” he added. “After which, I will be, like, in full fellowship with my kids once more.”
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Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.