Fans have been following Garrick and Dannielle Merrifield on their polygamous love journey since Seeking Sister Wife season 4, both Roberta and Lea had called it quits with the Merrifields.
The Merrifields' journey into polygamy was different for the couple, who was in a monogamous marriage for over a decade. It was Garrick’s idea to make their marriage polygamous, with Dannielle being reluctant at first. Garrick was convinced this was what God wanted for the couple, and after much convincing, Dannielle agreed to explore the polygamist lifestyle with her husband.
“We don’t come from a polygamous background, but we believe in the Bible, and multiple people in there had multiple wives,” Garrick shared with the Seeking Sister Wife viewers. Even though Garrick and Dannielle are building their dream home for their family, fans are still worried about the couple’s future. With the failure of their relationships with Roberta and Lea, Seeking Sister Wife fans are starting to pay more attention to the family’s red flags.
Garrick & Dannielle From Seeking Sister Wife's Divorce
Fans were first introduced to Garrick and Dannielle during Seeking Sister Wife season 3. The couple was ready to explore the polygamous lifestyle and had their eyes set on Brazillian-born Roberta Rodriguez. However, the couple would face a major obstacle in their marriage when it was revealed that Garrick would have to legally marry Roberta for her to move to the United States with their family. Viewers watched as the couple finalized their divorce in the courtroom, with Dannielle breaking down in tears after divorcing her husband. Garrick showed very little emotion during the whole ordeal, which left many Seeking Sister Wife fans begging Dannielle to leave her husband. However, Dannielle continued to stand by Garrick’s side as they continued to explore their new relationship with their potential sister wife, Roberta.
Garrick & Dannielle From Seeking Sister Wife's Moving Too Fast
Garrick was eager to expand his family while on the show, quickly jumping from one relationship to the next when looking for potential sister wives. Shortly after divorcing his first wife in Seeking Sister Wife season 3, Garrick proposed to Roberta and expressed interest in pursuing a sexual relationship with her before she could even arrive in the United States. This obviously upset his first wife, Dannielle, but Garrick wanted to start expanding his family as soon as possible and didn’t think it was necessary to wait. However, it was after Garrick revealed that he had been pursuing Lea Newtown, another sister wife, while waiting for Roberta’s arrival in the US. This led Roberta to break up with Garrick and Danielle. Roberta felt that Garrick was moving too fast in his other relationship, and she expressed how humiliated she felt about finding out Lea and Garrick were getting more intimate with each other.
Jealousy & Control Issues Between Garrick & Dannielle From Seeking Sister Wife
Dannielle’s jealousy issues have been well-documented on Seeking Sister Wife, with fans believing that she was never comfortable living a polygamist lifestyle in the first place. Dannielle expressed her uneasiness and discomfort surrounding Garrick’s fast-developing relationship with Roberta throughout their time on the show. It was easy for fans to see how uncomfortable it was for Dannielle to witness her husband explore another relationship with someone else. However, it would be the Merrifield's potential sister wife, Lea from Seeking Sister Wife, that would call out the couple's controlling ways. Lea revealed in a video chat with the couple that they had too many deal-breakers for her, which led her to break up with them. “I didn’t really feel like I had any choices in the relationship. It didn’t feel as genuine as I was hoping for,” Lea expressed. She would continue by saying, “It was kinda really your way or the highway. So you know, it’s just best for us to go our separate ways.”