What did Meri Brown struggle with in her polygamous marriage?

Meri Brown struggled with feelings of jealousy as her husband Kody added more wives to their family, and she questioned whether she was "living polygamy wrong."

How did the polygamous church culture impact the Brown family?

The church culture promoted the idea that "suffering was going to make you better" in the hopes of achieving a "better afterlife," leading to unhappiness and a sense of enduring a "miserable life" for Meri and Christine Brown.

What happened to the Brown family's polygamous lifestyle?

Meri and Kody have parted ways, while Christine and Janelle have also left the polygamous lifestyle, as the plural family began to unravel in recent years.

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Meri Brown Reflects on Polygamy's Emotional Toll: "I Was Very Jealous"

10 Nov

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Summary

Meri Brown, first wife in polygamous marriage, struggled with jealousy over new additions
Polygamy "dilutes a marriage" and promotes "suffering" for a "better afterlife"
Meri and other wives have since left the polygamous lifestyle

Meri Brown Reflects on Polygamy's Emotional Toll: "I Was Very Jealous"

In a recent episode of the TLC series "Sister Wives," Meri Brown, the first wife in the polygamous Brown family, reflected on the emotional challenges she faced as her husband Kody added more wives to their marriage. Meri, who legally married Kody in 1990, confessed that she was not prepared for the jealousy and self-doubt that came with sharing her husband with other women.

"I knew that I would have [an] emotion about it when somebody did finally come into the family. And I did," Meri, now 54, recalled. "I didn't handle myself the best all the time." She admitted to being "very jealous" and questioning whether she was "living polygamy wrong."