Sister Wives: Kody Wants to Be 'Friends' with Meri After Their Split Because He Doesn't 'Need One More Enemy'

Kody Brown continues to reflect on the aftermath of his three divorces from Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Meri Brown.

In Sunday’s episode on September 29 Sister wivesKody and his only remaining wife, Robyn Brown, crossed paths with his ex-wives at a loved one’s wedding. Kody called it an “awkward” and “weird” occurrence, but it also prompted a period of reflection for the 55-year-old patriarch.

All in all, the whole wedding was just sad for me, he said about the occasion that was not captured by the cameras. “We used to go places as a family, and now it’s like those who were my partners are now almost like enemies. It’s awkward. I don’t know what the solution is.”

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Kody began reminiscing about the collapse of his marriage to Christine, 52, admitting he “wasn’t sure” if his now-ex was “serious” when she moved his things out of her house. “Now I look back and feel how stupid it was of me,” he admitted.

“For Christine and I, I think it would have been better for the whole family if we just parted ways as friends,” he continued to tell the cameras. “For example, make it so that we can come together again next time instead of polarizing everyone.”

Moving on to his first wife Meri, 53, Kody then noted that he believed they had “officially broken up.” (Their breakup was confirmed in January 2023 in a joint Instagram post.)

(LR) Pictured are Kody Brown and Meri Brown. Ida Mae Astute/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images

“I think me and Meri are single, would I date her? No, I wouldn’t. She’s upset that I dragged this out. I don’t blame her,” he continued. “In this triple breakup, I look like Christine’s, then Janelle’s, and now Meri’s. I don’t want Meri to be in this place where she’s taking this toll, in this direction that both Christine and Janelle have gone. Oh yeah, ‘I need another enemy now. ”

“So I’m trying to be in this place with Meri where it’s like, ‘Hey, can we just be friends and move on?'” he added.

Finally, Kody admitted that he doesn’t have much communication with Janelle, 55, these days. He then admitted: “To be really honest with you, I don’t understand why we can’t make up.”

“When I talked to Janelle about our relationship, she said, ‘I’m just enjoying my time away from you,'” he later added.

(L-R) Kody Brown; Janelle Brown.

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Family turmoil was also taking its toll on Robyn, 45. In a separate confessional, she said: “I’m going through a lot of grieving, loss and relationship grieving and I’m dealing with some of my own situational depression from that.”

“It’s so sad and I miss the family members,” she continued, adding that “it’s not normal to see Kody smile lately because of everything that’s going on with the family and stuff.”

(L-R) Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown of “Sister Wives” arrive for the grand opening of Mike Tyson’s one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth – Live on Stage” at the Hollywood Theater at MGM Grand Hotel/Casino April 14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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And despite losing three wives in less than two years and facing estrangement from many of his children, Kody still has hope for his broken family.

“What I think is that those relationships will come back with time and just a phone call every now and then,” he added. “And then I’ll be, like, in complete communion with my children again.”

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Sister wives airs Sundays at 10pm ET on TLC.

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