Sister Wives star Robyn Brown had changing views surrounding plural marriage and monogamy over the yearswhich has sometimes been confusing for viewers of the show. Robyn, who married Kody Brown in 2014 after four years of dating, spent most of her life in the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB), a fundamentalist group that branched off from the Church of Latter-day Saints. The Mormon church has several different branches and the AUB group is a sect of traditional Mormonism that takes a somewhat firmer stance in some of the more traditional areas of practice.
Because Robyn has been deeply rooted in the idea of ​​plural marriage throughout her life, she knew it was something she was interested in pursuing for herself. Although her first marriage to David Jessop produced her three oldest children, she did not find the love of her life in her first husband. Instead, after continuing to go to church and investing in your faith, Robyn met Kody and the two found a fondness for each other that quickly turned into genuine love.. Although Robyn knew she would enter into a plural marriage, she wasn't in the ideal position.
Robyn pursued Kody Brown to have a plural marriage
She met Kody at her local church
While Kody and Robyn dated for years before she married into the Brown familytheir relationship began when she met Kody at her cousin's church during an event. Located just hours from the family's home at the time, there are some conflicting stories about whether or not Meri Brown was present when Robyn and Kody met, but the pair first met at a church event. While the Sister Wives stars have romanticized the story since their first meeting, it seems they were interested in each other immediately.
Kody likely talked about his plural marriage with Robyn on their first few dates, and it was clear that she was interested in joining a pre-existing family. With Kody having married his three original wives much earlier in his life, his relationship with Robyn has become something different. According to both Sister Wives stars, Robyn pursued Kody and wanted to be part of a plural marriagebut he was also interested in her. As the pair grew closer, Robyn met Meri, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown before joining the family with her children, which was documented on screen.
Robyn's Always Valued Plural Marriage Over Monogamy
She said she had hoped to live in plural marriage from a young age
Although Robyn has experienced both plural marriage and monogamy, she was adamant that she wanted to be in plural marriage at the start of the race. Sister Wives. Clara about looking for a spouse who was already married because of her faith, Robyn wanted to find herself in a better situation than when she was with her first husband. When meeting Kody, the fact that he was already married and had at least ten other children was positive for Robyn. Although she knew there could be pitfalls to plural marriage, it was still something Robyn desperately wanted.
Robyn changed her mind after Kody's marriage imploded
She felt like her dreams had crumbled
After years of plural marriage that became more difficult as time went on and things in the world changed, Kody and Robyn had their lives turned upside down when their other marriages imploded. Kody's relationship with Christine has been rocky since Robyn joined the family, but after several years of feeling like their relationship wasn't something they could fix, Christine decided to leave Kody and the rest of the family behind. Moving to Utah to be closer to her adult children, Christine started a domino effectmaking it clear that none of Kody's other marriages were safer.
Kody and Meri had problems for years, but it was a big fight with his other wife, Janelle, that triggered their two original marriages. Although Kody and Meri had their issues after she cheated on him with a partner online only to be catfished and publicly exposed, Meri was under the impression that their relationship was changing for the better. Unfortunately, Kody didn't want things to get better. Elsewhere, Janelle and Kody had an argument so significant it ended their 30-year marriage. With so much turmoil, Robyn seemed to cling to the idea of ​​monogamy with Kody.
Have Robyn been interested in plural marriage?
She seems more invested in Kody and living monogamy
Although Robyn seemed to have invested in plural marriage early in her life, when Kody's other marriages imploded, it seemed like she wasn't really interested in the practice if it meant sharing Kody with others. Robyn's plural marriage with Kody worked because he paid very little attention to Christine, Janelle, or Meri, and clearly prioritized his relationship with her. Now, Robyn has made it clear that she doesn't want to share the love outside of marriage, making it clear that the Sister Wives the star isn't interested in plural marriage if she isn't the center of attention, like she is with Kody.
Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10pm EST on TLC.
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