Meri, Janelle and Christine Brown are taking a trip down memory lane.
In E! News' exclusive clip from the Dec. 24 special Sister Wives Look Back: How It Started, the TLC stars reflect on the early days of their longterm relationship with their now-ex Kody Brown.
In archived footage, Kody—who is currently still married to Robyn Brown—is seen gushing over how much he had common with ex-wife Meri, who confirmed in 2022 that they broke up after 32 years together.
"There's a lot that I loved about Meri," he says of his first wife in the throwback clip included in the upcoming special. "I didn't know that I loved her because of her adventure level."
But for Meri, hearing his declaration now proves that he did, in fact, love her at one point in time, despite him since saying otherwise.
"Looking at the things he was saying about me, like, ‘I didn't know I was in love with you for this reason or you know, ‘I love you for this reason,' it's like—yeah, yeah you did," she shares in her present-day confessional. "Remember that you did."
As for Kody's bond with Janelle, the former couple—who called it quits on their nearly 30-year romance in 2022—seemed to be in love more than ever during the early days of their reality TV journey.
"I just see our relationship continuing to be very involved with each other," Janelle noted in a confessional at the time. "I see that until we die."
It's a sentiment that Janelle explains derived from their ability to talk about anything.
"Kody and I were always very good friends," she says after watching the footage, "so we had a lot of discussion, a lot of companionship…I mean at this point, I didn't perceive that changing. Kody and I's strongest foundation was that we were friends, I mean really, truly, we were very good friends."
Kody also shared that basis of friendship when it came to his 25-year relationship with ex Christine, with whom he split from in 2021.
"Christine and my relationship in the past has been very well established on the lightness of life," Kody notes during footage of the couple in the early days, "just the pleasure of being alive and being together. So, we have had a couple years of struggle, but we've been able to find that place once in a while and here we've found it again."
As for how he feels now about their dynamic?
"Okay, on the state that Christine and I on here, we're acknowledging the struggle we're having and we had one good day," he explains in his current confessional. "So, now we're talking about, ‘Oh, now it's better, we had this one good day.' When you're together, even if it's not good, you do your best. You're optimistic. You try to work things out in the relationship."
And though ultimately their relationship didn't work out, Christine—who tied the knot with David Wooley earlier this year—can agree with her ex's assessment.
"Some downs were really low, some ups were really high," she notes of their romance now. "And that was a high. It was definitely a high, it was great."
With a laugh, Christine adds of the footage, "We were probably getting along for a couple of weeks there."
Catch up on their entire journey when Sister Wives Look Back: How It Started airs Dec. 24 at 10/9c on TLC. Until then, keep reading for more on where each star stands in their love life today.
Kody Brown & Robyn Brown
"She looked like a soccer mom," Kody Brown once joked on Sister Wives of meeting then-single mom Robyn in 2009. "She had a van, three kids and was divorced. I thought, 'I didn't need a van, a divorced woman, and three kids in my life—that's just trouble.'"
More than a decade and a half on, though, they're still kicking it, with the pair adding son Solomon and daughter Ariella to the squad.
As for bringing on other teammates, it's not in the game plan. "I really, really struggle with it because it feels, like, 'Oh, well. Those didn't work. So, on to [someone] new,'" Robyn said on the December 2024 Sister Wives: One on One special of Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown leaving the fold. "That's hard for me. That's really, really hard for me. It feels disrespectful."
Meri Brown
In January 2024, a year after she and Kody announced their breakup, Meri revealed on Instagram that she had begun dating Amos Andrews the previous October. But in February 2024, Meri confirmed on Instagram that they had called it quits.
Christine Brown Woolley
She got the man and the family. Going official with her and David Woolley's romance on Valentine's Day 2023, Christine shared, "I finally found the love of my life, David. The first time he held me close, it felt like my soul took its first breath. He's wonderful and kind, incredible with my children and an adorable grandpa. I never dreamed I could find a love like this."
Two months later he added to the fantasy with a spring proposal. "David treats me like a queen and tells me I'm beautiful everyday," Christine told People. "I've never been in love like this before and the world seems like a brighter place with him in it."
Tying the knot in Utah on Oct. 7, 2023, she wrote, "I'm so blessed! I've married my best friend."
Madison Brown Brush
The first of the 18 Brown children to walk down the aisle, Janelle's eldest daughter wed Caleb Brush at a 2016 outdoor wedding in Montana captured by TLC's cameras. Nearly 10 years later, the two have multiplied their love with Emilia joining older siblings Axel, Evie and Josephine in March 2025.
“Our sweet girl took her time, keeping us all in suspense, but when she decided it was time—she didn’t waste a second," North Carolina-based Maddie wrote on Instagram. "Born on 3/14, she arrived absolutely perfect.”
Leon Brown
Four years after their engagement aired on the TLC reality show, Meri's only child settled in Denver with Audrey Kriss.
"My sweetest symphony," Leon raved of their partner in 2022. "Life with you truly is so sweet." Echoed Audrey, "Being your partner and watching your growth and coming into yourself over the years has been an honor and joy."
Logan Brown
Eldest Brown kid Logan got the gang back together when he married longtime girlfriend Michelle Petty in Arizona in 2022. "It was a beautiful day and this mama's heart was mush the whole time," Janelle shared on Instagram of her son's wedding. "You always have such a sense of peace when your children find amazing life partners."
Mykelti Brown
More than six years after her 2016 wedding to Antonio "Tony" Padron, Mykelti joked that they'd already tested the limits of their marriage vows by welcoming twins Archer and Ace into the fold in November 2022.
"We have 3 kids and 4 moves under our belt," Mykelti, who is also mom to eldest daughter Avalon, wrote on Instagram at the time. "A whole lot of good times and some hard times #surprisetwins But here we are still doing this whole marriage thing."
Aspyn Brown
Since their 2018 wedding, Christine's oldest daughter and husband Mitch Thompson have traveled everywhere from Paris to Alaska. But in December 2022, they put down roots, with Mitch sharing on Instagram, "We bought our first home! Just in time for Christmas."
Aspyn announced her pregnancy with the couple's first baby in April 2025.
Gwendlyn Brown
Before hitting their one-year anniversary, Christine's third oldest daughter and love Beatriz Queiroz went to the happiest place on earth and marked six months together with chocolate fondue. Then came the really sweet part, with Gwendlyn sharing a glimpse at the candlelit, rose-filled proposal on Instagram in November 2022, writing simply, "i'm engaged!!"
The couple wed in July 2023, captioning a photo from the ceremony: "Say hello to mrs (x2) queiroz."