My Five Wives (2013– ) User Reviews

I like them better then Sister Wives

[race_girl_3 · 5/10 · 20 November 2014]

This family is much easier to watch than the Brown's, and to me more entertaining. The Brown's just have too much drama where as the Williams seem to have more family values and get along better.

Brady talks to his wives, whereas Kody from Sister Wives talks at his.

Also Brady's kids seem to have more respect for him.

I don't believe this show 'glorifies' polygamy, but more just shines a light on it for those who may be curious about it and hopefully help people understand that people all make different lifestyle choices.

I would recommend this show to anyone who who has any questions about polygamy, just keep in mind no one polygamy family is the same.

Poor Scripting

[pandora1988 · 4/10 · 1 October 2022]

I am a day 1 Sister Wives OG viewer and find the lifestyle interesting. I know this is old and no longer on the air but I figured I would give it a watch. I was disappointed as soon as it came on with the obvious scripted interactions. You don't wake up in bed with mikes attached to your body. I know most of the shows are scripted to a degree, but at least they try to cover it up. The way they speak with one another and interact seems so obviously rehearsed in most scenes. Bright side.,,Sister Wives started out very "perfect," so it is good that this didn't do that. We all know there is no perfect marriage. I can see why it didn't last.

Show makes you worry for them

[maggiemartin-18971 · 2/10 · 19 June 2020]

My heart just breaks for the women & children in this show. Wish we could send a SWAT team out to rescue them from the oppression.

Each one of the wives claims they've been married to Brady for 15 - 24 years each, but divide that time by five wives & they've each been married to him for about 3 - 6 years when you reflect on the rotated marriage nights, & from a quantitative perspective.

Most the wives lament about husband Brady not knowing them and being absent/away so much. As Brady's character develops through the episodes, you pick up quickly that he's relatively incompetent & spread too thin, but continually fakes that he is a quality husband & father.

Seeing how kind the wives are, you hope they'll escape and find their own happiness. But until then, they settle for whatever scraps their husband tosses them.

Oh, and that episode where the little blonde son was sick & Brady was jostling him around In a crazy manner & then the dad "pretended" he figured out the car seat~ What on earth? After that, he hugged the right shoulder of the road while driving to the doctor appointment & then, he treated his son to sugary ice cream 'right after' his bloodwork to test for juvenile diabetes... What the heck? Can this Dad/Husband do 'anything' right?

These moms appear to be choosing to spend theIr time in a "forever sorority" & just trying to stay busy vs. acting as though their personal happiness/fulfillment matters at all.

So much misery!

[brandyshain · 1/10 · 20 February 2021]

I don't understand the point in these polygamy shows. The women are utterly miserable! There is constant jealousy and score keeping. Someone is crying on every episode. The pervy husband is sleeping with multiple women and complains constantly about how hectic his life is. When one wife gets something,...ANYTHING....the other 4 wives get very jealous. The women admit that they don't have time to connect with 25 freaking kids, yet they still want more. Unbelievable. Their kids, like the Sister Wives children, seem well-behaved and well-spoken. Brady expects his wives to wait on him hand and foot. He asks one wife to "comb his hair" before a date with ANOTHER WIFE. He asks a wife to get up and make him coffee...do it yourself! The wives are very subservient. One wife has a lump in her breast and doesn't tell anyone until the day Brady is leaving town to celebrate an anniversary with another wife. Like, MINUTES, before they leave. It has to suck to compete for attention from your husband but the timing was horrible. Brady decides he needs a "man-cave" and plans to spend one night a week sleeping in his garden shed. Dude..you "married" 5 women and made 25 babies. What did you expect?? Brady talks to his wives in a very condescending way like he's dealing with a toddler. It's easy to imagine that he's a completely different person when the cameras aren't rolling. Nonie can be a drama queen. Paulie is so proper (prudish) she will barely speak on camera at times. I wouldn't be surprised if she cuts up Brady's food and spoon feeds him. Maybe she chews it up and spits it at him, mama bird style. Poor Rosemary is being eaten alive with insecurity. She seems to be the most genuine of all the women but struggles with her weight. Her AMAZING husband drops hints about taking her to a doctor to see why she's so heavy. He's "concerned" about her health. She is my favorite, overall. She has a loving disposition and I wish she didn't feel so much insecurity. I hope the next time Brady mentions a doctor for her weight, she recommends hair plugs for him.

Greatly missed because BEST polygamy show ever on TV

[africandreaming · 9/10 · 5 June 2017]

I loved this show and all the family members. I agree 100% with the other reviewer that this show is way better than Sister Wives. It it so much better, I don't watch the other one. I used to watch them both, but since this one was stopped, I stopped watching the other. I think that this show involved more of the wives and the husband did not take an overall "boss" attitude. Looking at what the future brought the other show, I bet TLC are kicking them. Miss this show, but at least they post video's on you tube and they keep those that loved the show up to date with their lives. I hope they come back!

Excellent

[zbwyws · 10/10 · 5 May 2021]

Truly Authentic Show! Honesty sells more than Drama-"Sister Wives"! I'd love to personally know all of u. Great personality's, genuine, and very honest! Please keep the show that way! Thank You , FAITHFUL WATCHER.

I really like this family

[bubbies-54569 · 8/10 · 3 April 2019]

Like the previous reviewer, I like this family / program better than the leading show... but I like the other family, too. This family just seems to be more their "authentic selves".

These women CHOOSE to live this way.

[coltsw-10803 · 9/10 · 30 September 2022]

I like these people! And this show is much more entertaining than Sister Wives. None of that idiotic, manufactured, nonsense drama like they vomit up on that other show, over and over. And there is not one narcissistic, self-absorbed psychopath like Christine Brown, who takes over as the center of attention in every scene she's in on that inferior show.

I have to laugh at the so-called feminists who left scathing reviews for this show, whining about how these "victimized" women need to be "rescued". Wow, it's interesting to learn that you don't think they're smart enough to make they're own decisions about their lives and that you know better how they should live. So pathetic. Don't watch if you have a problem with any of it.