Despite walking away from her plural marriage, Sister Wives star Meri Brown has continued to protect her sister wife, Robyn Brown, from criticism. Meri was the first wife of polygamist patriarch Kody Brown, who she married in 1990. The disappointments started right away. Meri had grown up in a big polygamous family herself, so she wanted the same thing for herself. Though she wanted to have many children, she and Kody struggled to conceive. They eventually had one child together, but they’d never have anymore.