‘Sister Wives’: Meri’s Attraction to Robyn Highlighted in New Season?

Sister Wives stars Meri Brown and Robyn Brown have been best of friends since the fourth wife joined the family. Even before the TLC series aired, Meri thought Robyn was cute and enticed Kody Brown to make her wife number four.

Fans of the show see a difference in the depth of their relationship in the new season trailer. They cite scenes from the trailer that seem to offer hints that these two ladies are more than friends.

Plus, they talk about clues that popped up through the years on the show to back up what they theorize today. Some might see this theory as far-fetched but still, others buy it.

Sister Wives: Clues Surface About Meri Brown?

The new season trailer has Meri Brown in an embrace with Robyn Brown. To some viewers, it looks as if they comfort each other over the drama going on with Christine Brown. But to others, they think it’s more than a support embrace they see in the Sister Wives trailer.

Some of the fans offer what they believe is evidence that Meri may prefer women over men. One fan suggests that “Meri has been in love with Robyn since the moment she scouted her for Kody.”

Kody’s first wife hand-picked Robyn for his fourth bride. She used the word “cute” to describe the future wife.

Then long after the divorced mom of three entered the family, Meri Brown started to shop around for yet another wife. During an anniversary trip with Kody Brown, another woman caught his first wife’s eye.

She then mentioned to Kody how cute this woman was as well. This played out on Sister Wives several seasons back.

At the time, this shared husband remembered how wife number one used “cute” when pulling him towards Robyn Brown.

So, as far as a good number of fans see it, the original Sister Wives matriarch offered hints for a while now. Fans see those hints pointing to her attraction to other women. But more precisely, her youngest co-wife.

Robyn Brown Marches to a Different Beat?

So, it’s not just a handful of people who think Meri Brown had romance in mind about her co-wife from the beginning. All it took was one Sister Wives fan to mention this and the floodgates opened with comments.

A fan agrees by saying, “I’ve been saying this for years. She’s so in love with Robyn!” And another one dittos that with “OMG YES! I’ve been thinking this for years actually!” But while many seem to agree about Meri’s tendencies, they debate Robyn’s place in all of this.

Many Sister Wives viewers don’t think Robyn Brown feels the same way about her best friend from the Sister Wives clan. Fans surmise Robyn doesn’t see Meri Brown in a romantic light. Another fan sees the first wife with an obsession for the fourth wife. This person adds — “but I don’t think Robyn feels the same about Meri.”

Others thought that while Robyn Brown likely knows how her co-wife feels, she used this for her own agenda. One fan suggested that “Robyn was aware of this.” But she used this situation “to manipulate and gaslight Meri.”

Sister Wives: Robyn & Meri Saga Confusing

The story of these two ladies seems at best confusing these days. At one time Meri referred to the fourth wife as her best friend. That is a title she now uses for Jenn Sullivan, the woman she does her online chat show with.

It also looks like Jenn is helping Meri Brown run her B&B, Lizzie’s Heritage Inn. Jenn is married and often shares funny stories about her husband and kids.

But there’s something about the Sister Wives Season 17 trailer that has some fans wondering if Meri’s feelings for Robyn Brown are romantic. Some viewers talk about an embrace they share. Others talk about Robyn saying to Meri not to give up yet.

But this also falls into the lap of editing. You see bits and pieces of scenes spliced together. So that embrace could come after a very tough time. It also might be nothing more than offering comfort to one another.

"I have decided to leave. I'm going to leave Kody." #SisterWives returns Sunday, September 11 at 10/9c on TLC. pic.twitter.com/MR7XRyBMnA

— TLC Network (@TLC) August 8, 2022

What fans are likely seeing in the trailer is their reaction to Christine Brown jumping ship. While she gave up her Sister Wives marriage last year, this season contains those scenes.

The youngest of the four wives tells Meri Brown to “Hang on with me, okay? We have to rebuild.” That’s likely Robyn’s response to the family falling apart. She could very well think they could convince Christine not to leave.

The editing most likely confuses the issue. What you hear or see isn’t always in the right context when editing is involved. This adds drama and entices fans back to the TLC series. Season 17 kicks off Sunday night September 11, on TLC.

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