Christine Guarantees Newly-Divorced Meri It is ‘Higher on the Different Facet’

Meri Brown continues to be processing her divorce from her longtime husband Kody Brown — and his fellow ex-wife Christine Brown is aware of that have all too effectively.

In the course of the Sunday, Nov. 10 episode of Sister Wives, Meri was in attendance for Christine’s daughter Gwendlyn Brown‘s bridal bathe forward of her July 2023 marriage ceremony to Beatriz Queiroz. The event marked one of many few occasions that Christine, Meri, Kody and his final remaining spouse, Robyn Brown, have all been in the identical room because the patriarch’s three divorces. (Janelle Brown was unable to attend as a result of a being pregnant state of affairs associated to daughter Maddie Brown Brush.)

In the course of the celebration, Meri took a second to strategy Christine to introduce herself to her former sister spouse’s new boyfriend, David Woolley. After participating in small discuss, Christine then requested Meri how she had been holding up, acknowledging that she was conscious of Meri and Kody’s official cut up.

Christine then pulled Meri in for a hug, and Kody’s first spouse turned teary-eyed. “I like you,” Meri, 53, mentioned and Christine, 52, responded, “I like you too.”

From there, Christine mentioned, “It is higher on the opposite aspect, is not it?”

“Eh, I do not know,” admitted Meri.

“Will probably be,” Christine reassured Meri. “Infinitely higher. It’s. It’s, I promise. So a lot better.”

As Christine then requested if the businesswoman was “alright,” Meri mentioned she was doing tremendous. The 2 then embraced for one last hug, throughout which Meri famous how “that is good.”

“Yeah, good. I am glad you got here,” Christine mentioned as Meri added, “Thanks.”

The transient change was a rarity for Meri and Christine as they’ve each maintained that they aren’t shut following the household fallout. However, they’ve nonetheless wished one another effectively from afar.

Meri was Kody’s first spouse earlier than they started their polygamous association with Janelle, 55, in 1993. Christine and Robyn, 45, joined the fold within the years that adopted.

In November 2021, Christine turned the primary spouse to depart Kody. Janelle adopted by publicizing her breakup in December 2022 and Meri collectively introduced her separation from Kody in January 2023.

Meri later acquired an official termination from her marriage to Kody by her church, which was authorized on the grounds of abandonment.

The Nov. 10 episode additionally noticed Meri addressing her breakup for the primary time with Janelle. At the beginning of the episode, Janelle visited Meri to warn her about the way forward for Coyote Go, which is the household’s property that they each partly personal. Nonetheless, the pair additionally disclosed the place they at the moment stand with Kody, 55.

Telling Meri she’s lastly “free,” Janelle, 55, defined: “Kody and I’ve formally mentioned, despite the fact that this was the understanding, we have formally mentioned it is not working. I simply suppose I would like one thing completely different.”

“You cheerful?” requested Meri as Janelle responded, “I’m. I am at peace.”

As for Meri, she mentioned she’s “all proper” after her personal separation. “Plugging by. It is simply bizarre, let’s be actual,” she added.

“It’s bizarre, but it surely’s not essentially dangerous,” Janelle mentioned.

“I imply, I want issues, you recognize, within the household may have gone a special approach,” mentioned Meri as Janelle replied, “Yeah, me too.”

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Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.