{"id":147767,"date":"2025-02-03T04:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/sister-wives-recap-janelle-christine-debate-sex-after-divorce\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T04:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:01:27","slug":"sister-wives-recap-janelle-christine-debate-sex-after-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/sister-wives-recap-janelle-christine-debate-sex-after-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Wives Recap: Janelle, Christine Debate Sex After Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"143.47476878144\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3872640\" style=\"width: 200px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Christine Brown Woolley and Janelle Brown.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/janelle-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Janelle Brown<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christine-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Christine Brown<\/strong><\/a> are still a united front after their respective divorces from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kody-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kody Brown<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 but they don\u2019t agree when it comes to sex and spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently until you have sex with the next guy, you\u2019re not divorced,\u201d Christine, 52, told Janelle, 55, during the Sunday, February 2, episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/sister-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sister Wives<\/em><\/a> as the two discussed whether Janelle wanted to get a spiritual divorce from Kody, 55.<\/p>\n<p>Janelle was appalled by that way of thinking, saying, \u201cI just think that\u2019s bulls\u2014. I think that\u2019s dogmatic. I\u2019m like, whatever. I mean, that\u2019s a dogma I used to hear, and I used to be like, \u2018OK, whatever.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christine later explained that it was Kody\u2019s fourth wife \u2014 and only remaining spouse \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/robyn-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Robyn Brown<\/strong><\/a> who told her the church\u2019s take on sex and divorce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"14.547314578005\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-recap-christine-and-janelle-call-kody-a-monogamist\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sister-Wives-Christine-and-Janelle-Brown-Agree-Kody-Slipped-Into-Monogamy-With-Robyn1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Sister Wives' Christine and Janelle Brown Agree Kody 'Slipped Into' Monogamy With Robyn\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sister-Wives-Christine-and-Janelle-Brown-Agree-Kody-Slipped-Into-Monogamy-With-Robyn1.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-recap-christine-and-janelle-call-kody-a-monogamist\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Christine and Janelle Brown Agree Kody Has &#8216;Slipped Into&#8217; Monogamy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tChristine Brown got real with Janelle Brown about her future with Kody Brown \u2014 and the family as a whole \u2014 in the latest episode of Sister Wives. Christine, 51, sat down with Janelle, 54, during the Sunday, October 22, episode to reflect on their respective highs and lows with Kody, 54, as the polygamist [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRobyn said in the church that we used to belong to, they teach that you\u2019re not divorced until you basically have sex with the next guy,\u201d Christine alleged to the cameras.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that if she was Janelle, she\u2019d \u201cskip it all\u201d and just \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-recap-kody-brown-recalls-devastating-loss-of-virginity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go have sex<\/a> with somebody then that marriage is over\u201d and she can \u201cmove on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christine, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/sister-wives-christine-brown-and-kody-browns-ups-and-downs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left Kody in November 2021<\/a>, called Robyn\u2019s explanation of church\u2019s stance \u201cthe dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever heard,\u201d but seemingly agreed that Janelle should start moving on romantically. (Christine has since remarried, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sister-wives-christine-brown-and-david-woolley-are-married\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tying the knot<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/david-woolley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>David Woolley<\/strong><\/a> in October 2023.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:75.1%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-3872641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Sister Wives Recap Janelle Doesn t Agree With Christine s Flippant Perspective on Sex After Divorce 500\" width=\"1000\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sister-Wives-Recap-Janelle-Doesn-t-Agree-With-Christine-s-Flippant-Perspective-on-Sex-After-Divorce-500.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt kind of bothers me that Christine\u2019s so flippant about, \u2018Well you should just go sleep with somebody,\u2019 because my brain doesn\u2019t work that way,\u201d Janelle confessed, noting that when she entered into a spiritual union with Kody in 1993 there were \u201cboundaries\u201d set into place for their family.<\/p>\n<p>She explained, \u201cOtherwise, if it\u2019s just some guy [that] goes and gets a girlfriend, starts sleeping around with just a bunch of baby mamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janelle \u2014 who welcomed six children with Kody prior to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-janelle-and-kody-brown-confirm-theyre-separated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their separation in December 2022<\/a> \u2014 added that they are a \u201cfamily\u201d and it\u2019s not about the sex part. (Kody and Janelle\u2019s son <strong>Garrison<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/janelle-kody-browns-statement-after-son-garrisons-death-by-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died in March 2023<\/a> at the age of 25.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.7215189873418\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kody-browns-status-with-sister-wives-meri-janelle-christine-robyn\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kody-Browns-Status-With-His-Sister-Wives5.jpg?crop=0px%2C21px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kody Browns Status With His Sister Wives\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kody-Browns-Status-With-His-Sister-Wives5.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/kody-browns-status-with-sister-wives-meri-janelle-christine-robyn\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">A Breakdown of Where Kody Brown Stands With His Sister Wives, Exes<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKody Brown\u2019s relationships with Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, Christine Brown and Robyn Brown have all had their ups and downs \u2014 but many Sister Wives viewers were shocked when nearly all his wives started to leave him. TLC fans were introduced to the Brown family in 2010 when he was legally married to Meri and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are raising children together as a family structure, not just a whole bunch of women who are sleeping with some guy,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Kody\u2019s first wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/meri-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meri Brown<\/strong><\/a>, who confirmed her split from the patriarch in January 2023, was more aligned with Janelle on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil I have sex with somebody, that means I\u2019m still attached to Kody? I don\u2019t think it means that,\u201d Meri, 53, said in a confessional. \u201cI think it really is more for if you\u2019re going to go outside of your marriage and have sexual relations, then now \u2014 that marriage is nullified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-preview-janelle-tries-a-slippery-nipple-as-1st-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine and Janelle\u2019s road trip<\/a> from Arizona to North Carolina, which is where Janelle recently bought land, they toyed with the idea of spiritual releases.<\/p>\n<p>While Christine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-clip-christine-brown-says-shes-divorced-from-kody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considered herself divorced<\/a> from Kody the moment she exited the marriage, Meri went to the church elders to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-recap-meri-brown-texts-kody-about-terminating-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terminate their spiritual union<\/a>. Janelle, meanwhile, expressed that she\u2019d been unsure if she wanted to take that step because religion is so important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Meri has just recently gotten a release, like, what we call a release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-janelle-brown-is-not-waiting-for-kody-post-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which is a divorce<\/a>,\u201d Janelle told the cameras after the trip. \u201cAnd it\u2019s made me think, \u2018Huh, I kind of like the idea of getting a spiritual release, but I don\u2019t even know who to call.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.464019851117\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-clip-kody-compares-polygamy-and-plural-monogamy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Clip-Kody-Brown-Explains-the-Difference-Between-Polygamy-and-Plural-Monogamy.jpg?crop=6px%2C0px%2C1910px%2C1080px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kody Brown Explains the Difference Between Polygamy and Plural Monogamy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Clip-Kody-Brown-Explains-the-Difference-Between-Polygamy-and-Plural-Monogamy.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-clip-kody-compares-polygamy-and-plural-monogamy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Sister Wives&#8217; Kody Brown Compares Polygamy and &#8216;Plural Monogamy&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKody Brown has questions about his status with now-ex Janelle Brown after their blowout fight in Us Weekly\u2018s exclusive Sister Wives clip. In a sneak peek of the Sunday, September 24, episode, the pair sit down to discuss their relationship over lunch. \u201cYou know what, it\u2019s true. I\u2019ve been in a place where I don\u2019t [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kody, meanwhile, weighed in on the end of his first three marriages and how they all differ.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t feel like I needed a spiritual divorce from Meri. And I didn\u2019t feel like I needed a spiritual divorce from Christine,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI don\u2019t know if there\u2019s some kind of karmic connection that Janelle and I are obligated to, still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kody noted that when it comes to Robyn\u2019s beliefs, she thinks they \u201cneed to have these marriages dissolved or whatever.\u201d However, he revealed that his thought process is \u201cin the end, God will be able to sort it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Sister Wives<\/em> returns with new episodes this spring on TLC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sister-wives-recap-janelle-christine-debate-sex-after-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christine Brown Woolley and Janelle Brown. Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images Janelle Brown and Christine Brown are still a united front after their respective divorces from Kody Brown \u2014 but they don\u2019t agree when it comes to sex and spirituality. \u201cApparently until you have sex with the next guy, you\u2019re not divorced,\u201d Christine, 52, told Janelle, 55, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-147767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}