Meri Brown's relationship with a catfish threw her marriage with Kody for a loop and continues to affect the pair's relationship in Sister Wives season 16, but fans are divided on whether or not Meri's catfish scandal counts as infidelity. Although Meri confessed to embarking on a romantic relationship with a stranger online in 2015, some viewers think the sister wife did no wrong. From her decade-spanning marriage with Kody to the neglect she endured before her social media relationship, here's why some Sister Wives fans think Meri cheated and others don't.
Meri's connection with Kody has been complicated since they tied the knot in 1990 and decided to create a polygamous family together, but within the past handful of years, the spiritual spouses' relationship has been tested. Once Kody welcomed Robyn Brown to his plural marriage, Meri received less attention from her husband. Currently, the duo is less romantic than ever as Kody has asserted that he will keep Meri in the friendzone indefinitely. Although this is partially due to Kody's waning interest in his first sister wife, the patriarch also asserted that Meri's relationship with a catfish ruined their spiritual connection. While some fans think Meri cheated, others don't think Meri had a relationship to step out on in the first place.
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Fans have supported Meri leaving Kody for years, but the closest the Sister Wives star ever came to exiting her plural marriage was when she embarked on a relationship with a stranger. Meri shared that ever since Robyn joined the Brown family, she felt unloved and lonely until her online fling. Tragically, the person Meri talked to for a few months
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