Meri Brown finally shared the truth about a strange Sister Wives story: the mystery of the melted wedding ring.
In a new clip, Meri sat down with her friend Jenn to clear up what really happened after her split from Kody Brown.
“I thought that he had melted down your ring and his ring,” Jenn asked. “But you kept your ring?”
Meri shook her head. “No, he just melted his ring down.”
Jenn pressed further. “But you gave him?”
“Yeah,” Meri said. “Some of it went to some kids’ jewelry, and then the rest of it, he put into a necklace that he made for me.”
Sister Wives: “He Didn’t Want Me To Have A Claim On Him”
Meri admitted the entire situation felt strange. “The whole thing was just weird,” she said. “He did keep the diamonds and some of the gold and had made into a necklace for me. Years later, after I nagged him to do it. Honestly, I asked him about it multiple times. I’m sure he felt… I have no doubt that he felt nagged.”
She looked emotional as she reflected on the painful symbolism. “I just always wondered why he didn’t just let me have the ring. Now it doesn’t matter, obviously, because I don’t even know what I’m going to do with it.”
Jenn asked the question everyone was thinking: “Why didn’t he just let you have the ring?”
Meri’s answer stunned her friend. “He said that he wanted to melt it down because he didn’t want me to have a claim on him.”
Jenn repeated his exact words. “The words that he used was, ‘I didn’t want you to have a claim on me.’”
Meri sighed. “I guess I thought that that’s what husband and wife were, we had a claim on each other.”
When asked about it, Kody gave his side. “I just didn’t want Meri to have more claim on me than Christine and Janelle. There was just something about Meri who wanted more of everything, and it felt like a demand.”
Sister Wives: A Painful Symbol of the End
The revelation left longtime viewers reeling. Fans wondered about the “melted ring” for years. Kody’s explanation made it clear just how much emotional distance harmed their marriage.
The symbolism is striking, instead of returning the ring, Kody chose to destroy it. He melted part of it into a necklace for Meri, a gesture that only highlighted how one-sided their relationship had become.
The moment showed how far they had drifted from their early days. What should have symbolized love now reminded them of rejection.
Sister Wives: Fans Call Kody’s Act “Manipulative”
The clip sparked passionate reactions online. One fan wrote, “How manipulative to take the time to not only hold onto that ring and then burn it several years later… instead of simply handing it back. That’s a choice. A calculated choice.”
Another viewer asked the obvious question: “Why did Meri give Kody her wedding ring in the first place? It was hers. Maybe she was willing to do anything to gain favor with him again.”
Meanwhile, one commenter kept it light, focusing on her appearance, writing, “New hairdresser.”
Should Meri Brown have kept her ring?
