Sister Wives season 18 star Kody seems to believe that God wants women to suffer while men have an easier ride. Such is the essence of patriarchy. It's hard to believe that God wants women to wear ugly but modest print blouses, go without sex because their husbands prefer some wives to others, and avoid fun stuff like red lipstick and cocktails. However, that's what Kody believes. His wives of past and present used to believe it too, but their faith is wavering.

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Sacred Loneliness Makes Christine Brown LOL

Christine Brown laughed out loud when, "sacred loneliness" was mentioned. Janelle Brown called it "dumb." The wives are rebelling and it's so beautiful. Even Kody's bros aren't quite sure that he has what it takes to make his wives happy and ease their, "sacred loneliness." One said, "Robyn's in for a ride, and all the women staying with him." No one's getting their needs met right now, not even Kody, who, like Jason Bourne, doesn't know who he is and wants to disappear. Apparently, the end result of years of "sacred loneliness" is rage at the patriarch who inflicted it.

Kody Dismisses The Issues Women Face In Plural Marriages

Since he's convinced that God wants women to suffer (loneliness can be very painful), he's just too nonchalant about his wives' issues. His blasé approach to acknowledging their strife is one main reason why the family's imploding. Kody's not an emotionally intelligent person. He reverts to his religious training when the going gets tough. It's easier than trying to understand how his neglected wives feel, and why they might want to leave him.

However, the pressures of dealing with wives who are living with "sacred loneliness" is acting on him, and possibly turning Kody to the dark side. Sacred loneliness is about overcoming jealousy, and reg oneself to feeling alone in a plural marriage. It's basically about patiently and silently enduring neglect that hurts.

While the wives do their bit, following "God's will" by suffering, the patriarch roams free. He can sleep with whichever wife he wishes, and bestow his favors on his spouses as he sees fit. Something is just wrong here. Why would God want women to be perennially unhappy?

Woman are the givers of life, and in many cases, the nurturers. Since these roles are so important and powerful, women should be revered, rather than held back by polygamous rules that demean them. However, what's great is that Janelle, Christine and Meri Brown realize this. They're changing right before viewers' eyes. While shedding the brainwashing of the past is surely a chore, they're up to the challenge. Without these guidelines holding them back, anything's possible. Men might be happier without these rules too. What's wrong with equality anyway?

Can Kody Make Robyn His Equal?

Sister Wives' Robyn Brown bears less "sacred loneliness" than the rest. Christine fled, making sure she didn't have to live with it anymore. Now, she's engaged, and her relationship with David Wooley's a one-on-one thing, as she deserves. Onscreen, Janelle's still hanging in there, but hanging by a thread. Meri's just so depressed looking. This "third wheel" needs to bail out. Of course, as almost everyone knows, Janelle and Meri did leave Kody. In season 18, all of that is brewing. Kody's dealing with extreme backlash from the women who felt so lonely for so long. In fact, he said he felt "triggered" when a wife told him to, "STFU."

IRL, Kody just has Robyn. In Sister Wives season 18, he's getting flustered, botching sentences (he said, "I have gremlins in me" - did he mean, "demons"?) and mangling idioms ("the flames are on the bridge"). While Janelle says that the family takes, "marriage covenants seriously," the anger that she's had to suppress for eons is seeping out, leading to some explosive fights. Meri's getting real about being in the background year after year.

Even Robyn's putting in her two cents' worth. She's having trouble living with her husband since Christine left. While Sobbin' Robyn sort of engineered Christine's exit by stoking her jealousy (does Robyn really need to sit right next to Kody at every family meeting?), she's getting her just desserts. She's stuck with Kody now, and he's one moody and bitter man. Is that the reward for any "sacred loneliness" she was feeling?

Now, Robyn, who, despite her ive-aggressive tendencies, fully deserves to be treated as an equal, has to coddle her annoying spouse. She's actually been doing that for years now. That's why she's the last wife standing. However, that job is harder than it used to be. In Sister Wives season 18, she still has sister wives, but that era is destined to end. She wants monogamy... i.e. equality. Kody says he'll give her that, but does he secretly dream of courting a younger wife who doesn't have all that baggage? Maybe so.

Polygamy doesn't work for women. Throughout 18 Sister Wives seasons, viewers have watched the women go through so much, for the sake of a man who may not be worth it. They took vows that gave Kody complete control. All of the Brown family are to be pitied, as Kody honestly believed that he was doing God's will. He still clings to that. There are really no winners here, as structuring their lives around rules that might seem archaic in medieval times has led to disaster.

However, there's always hope. When a woman moves beyond "sacred loneliness," she can soar unhindered, like a bird in a clear blue sky. Before, Sister Wives' Janelle, Christine and Meri were tethered to a man who couldn't possibly make them happy, simply because he was in love with someone else. Leaving is the only logical solution to this long-standing problem. While happiness outside plural marriage isn't guaranteed, unhappiness in plural marriage is a given. That's why women were told to live with "sacred loneliness" in the first place.