Sister Wives’ Kody Brown Says He Asked Janelle to ‘Try to Reconcile’ Before Splitting

Season 18 sister wives It’s become a big “he said, she said” situation. Cody Brown AND Janelle Brown. The family patriarch, 54, said during the latest episode that he tried to save he and Janelle’s spiritual marriage before they split. However, Janelle, 54, denied this claim.

“I once asked Janelle, ‘What is this? Why can’t we reconcile? Let’s try to reconcile. Why can’t we?’” Kody said during a confessional on the Nov. 5 episode. “[She says]“Well, I don’t know what your relationship is with Robyn and Meri, but I just don’t care to deal with those people.” And this is sad. Because this is the agreement we made on plural marriage.”

The businessman explained that it was “sad” to see his and Janelle’s marriage fall apart and added that he wanted to try “one more time” to rekindle what they once had.

“I can’t put the pieces of the puzzle together,” he admitted. “But I will ask him again next week if we can reconcile. And it’s always painful. Maybe I should take it more seriously, but every time I say, “No.”

The now ex-spouses have been at odds all season. Fans saw them dramatically argue during a previous episode, and the pair’s relationship has been distant ever since. Despite Kody’s claims that he attempted a reconciliation, Janelle claimed that it never happened and that Kody just wanted her to patch things up with the others because of the polygamy.

“He never came up to me and said, ‘Hey, I love you.’ I miss you. I want to get back together,'” the TLC star said. “The question is always, ‘Don’t you want to reunite the family?’ So that your life is good again? And I’m sick of it, really.

Janelle’s indifference towards her ex-wife sisters Meri Brown AND Robin Brown has become a source of conflict over the course of season 18. The three women have not been on the same page for some time, and tensions have only worsened since. Cristina Marrone He was the first to abandon the plural family.

“It seems [this is] something that he is trying to use to excuse his behavior,” Janelle said of Kody, referring to how he wanted her to have a good relationship with Meri, 52, and Robyn, 45. However, Janelle was having none of it that. She also claimed that Kody told her, “Why would I want to get back with you? It’s your fault. You’re going to be a terrible sister-wife. I have to protect Robyn. Because she’s not in a relationship with Meri.”