Seeking Sister Wife: 8 Signs That Garrick Merrifield Isn’t That Into Dannielle

Summary Garrick Merrifield may not truly love his spiritual wife, Dannielle - she feels neglected in their polygamous journey.

Dannielle stands by Garrick despite his dismissive behavior on Seeking Sister Wife.

Garrick's actions suggest he views Dannielle as a backup plan, treating her as a third wheel as he explores connections with other potential sister wives.

Seeking Sister Wife star Garrick Merrifield may not love his spiritual wife, Dannielle Merrifield, the way that he should. The Merrifields have been in search of a sister wife since Seeking Sister Wife season 3, but they haven't found a woman who's in it for the long haul. Garrick believes God wants him to have multiple wives. Dannielle and Garrick's marriage was on the rocks long before they joined Seeking Sister Wife.

Therefore, the fact that they opened up their marriage wasn't a surprise. Even though Dannielle isn't fully sold on the polygamy idea yet, she has been on a journey with her husband. They are trying to find a suitable match to join their family. In Seeking Sister Wife season 3, the Merrifields met their first potential sister wife, Roberta Pache. However, it didn't take long before that relationship fizzled out, with the Merrifields later referring to Roberta as a scammer.

During their time on-screen, Garrick hasn't listened to Dannielle, and he never seems to address her concerns regarding their polygamous lifestyle. She often gets emotional, but Garrick dismisses her, stating that God needs to deliver her from jealousy. Over his appearance on Seeking Sister Wife, Garrick has shown that he barely cares about Dannielle and how she feels - he often ends up blaming her for getting a little bit jealous and insecure. Here are signs that Garrick might not love Dannielle that much - it's possible that he's staying with her because of the show.

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8 Garrick Treats Dannielle Like His Backup Plan

She Is Never A Priority

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Over time, Garrick has shown that he has no future plans with Dannielle. He seems to treat her like an option, hoping that Dannielle will one day see this and leave him alone. Since he is very religious, Garrick doesn't want the shame and stigma that comes from separating from his wife. Dannielle divorced Garrick in Seeking Sister Wife season 3. He did so to marry Roberta after living monogamously for over 10 years. That was a major sacrifice that Dannielle made due to Garrick's desire for a plural marriage.

During their quest to find a sister wife, the Seeking Sister Wife star admitted that it was a very difficult time. The couple briefly dated Lea Newton, who later broke up with the Merrifields, stating that there were too many deal-breakers for her. Lea started by saying that she didn't feel like she had the power to make decisions in their relationship. Therefore, the trio decided to go their separate ways. The divorce would have allowed Garrick to marry Roberta - after that, she could eventually join them in the US.

7 Garrick’s Body Language Around Dannielle Is Weird

He Hates Touching Dannielle

When Dannielle went to Brazil to visit Garrick and Nathalia, Garrick gave her a casual hug. The couple hadn't seen each other in over a month, and Garrick didn't seem excited that she was there. Notably, Garrick didn't hug or even touch Dannielle after she dropped the pregnancy bombshell. Instead, the Seeking Sister Wife star was quick to say how he didn't expect to have another child with her. He added insult to injury by stating that he thought Nathalia was disappointed with the pregnancy news.

Dannielle wants to touch her partner, but Garrick may not like this kind of intimacy. She rubbed his elbow as Garrick shared his shock and seeming disappointment over the unexpected pregnancy. Garrick seems to be pulling a switch-a-roo on Dannielle, depending on what the next potential sister wife wants from a relationship, while neglecting her feelings. Garrick transformed Dannielle into the third wheel... the one he shows the least love to. Bringing new women into the equation hasn't made their relationship any better.

6 Dannielle Is Like Meri Brown

She Stays Hoping For A Better Outcome

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Garrick and Dannielle are divorced, and it's unbelievable that she's still in a spiritual relationship with him. Garrick has used religion as one of the main reasons why he's seeking a polyamorous relationship. Seeking Sister Wife fans have watched the couple struggle to find common ground on this path, since Dannielle feels rejected, ignored, and neglected. It hurts her that other women are involved in their marriage.

There are a lot of parallels between Dannielle and Kody Brown's first wife, successful entrepreneur Meri Brown. Garrick and Dannielle's marriage has raised some red flags. Like Meri, who was Kody's first wife, Dannielle was Garrick's first legal wife before divorcing him so he could marry Roberta. Meri had to divorce Kody in order to legally wed his fourth wife, Robyn Brown. Then, he'd be able to adopt Robyn's kids from her previous marriage.

Kody and Meri's relationship had deteriorated - he rarely spent time with Meri. Kody preferred living with Robyn, and Kody later admitted that he and Meri had, "quit dating." Garrick and Dannielle's relationship is going downhill in just the same way, with Garrick constantly ignoring Dannielle. He's especially dismissive of her when courting their potential sister wives, whom he compares to flowers being added to their family (via TLC).

5 Garrick Doesn’t Listen To Dannielle

Often Ignores Her

Dannielle yearns for Garrick's attention, but he barely listens to her, and nothing seems to change in their partnership. Garrick has been quick to address Nathalia's feelings and concerns throughout Seeking Sister Wife season 5. He joined in a conversation where Nathalia had expressed to Dannielle that she felt Dannielle wasn't happy. While trying to resolve the issue, Nathalia stated that Dannielle had shared her fears and distrust based on everything that happened with Roberta.

Instead of listening to Dannielle's opinions, Garrick went ahead and reminded her that she was okay with Nathalia being his wife. Since Dannielle felt ignored, she ended up breaking down in a confessional, stating how much she had trusted Roberta, who later betrayed her. In another instance, Nathalia was livid after finding out that Garrick was still on different dating sites.

He claimed that his dating site subscription had been canceled, which was a lie. Nathalia was using the language translator app when the dating site notification popped up, prompting her to confront him. Cornered, Garrick said that he would delete the profile, which shocked Dannielle since she had often asked him to delete the profile, but he refused.

4 Garrick Has A Type

It’s Definitely Not Dannielle

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Dannielle has often defended her spiritual husband as they document their search for a sister wife. In a March 26 video, Dannielle addressed the issue of whether Garrick is a superficial man based on his interest in Brazilian women. His true colors keep shining every season, showing how narcissistic Garrick is, and how he cares about no one else but himself.

The Seeking Sister Wife reality star has consistently instilled fear in Dannielle, adding that if God wants them to do something, they should follow without asking any questions. Garrick loves Brazilian women. Their potential sister wives, Roberta and Nathalia, were from Brazil even though the couple could barely communicate with them. Garrick hardly understands Portuguese. Therefore, the duo communicate with their potential sister wives through a language app. Occasionally, some words get lost in translation.

3 Garrick Is Ready To Live In Brazil

He Loves The Country

In Seeking Sister Wife season 5, the Merrifields started courting Nathalia, a young, brilliant Brazilian female. Roberta was from Brazil (but hurt the couple). Nonetheless, the Merrifields were willing to give it another shot. Things started well with Nathalia, who was already in law school but ready to join the Merrifield family. Dannielle didn't feel the same connection with Nathalia that she had with Roberta.

She believed Nathalia was more into courting Garrick alone, but still went on to support the relationship. However, Nathalia called it quits, and the Merrifieds seemed to have found a new potential sister wife. Garrick and Dannielle are planning to move abroad since Garrick feels like the Colorado climate causes his migraines. Dannielle was afraid that Garrick would run away to Brazil and never return, following his trip to the nation. He went there to visit Nathalia (via TLC).

Nathalia was more than ready to move to the United States and join the Merrifield family. However, Dannielle confessed that she was afraid Garrick wouldn't come back, since he had been in Brazil for over a month. The Seeking Sister Wife reality star said that it was healthy for their relationship to have some time apart since they had gone through some rough times as a couple.

2 Garrick's Reaction To The Baby News Was Strange

He Was Trying With Nathalia

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Garrick seemed rattled when Dannielle told him and Nathalia that she was expecting the couple's third baby. He said that it was a surprise since he wasn't trying to have a child with Dannielle. The Seeking Sister Wife reality star noted that he was actively trying to conceive with Nathalia. Garrick didn't react as Dannielle would have expected. The Seeking Sister Wife couple hit turbulence with Dannielle, and were unsure if Garrick would return from his Brazilian trips.

Dannielle had told her friends that her greatest fear was becoming a single parent - she didn't know if they would stay together. She had fears, just like Garrick did when Dannielle got real through a video call - her news left him speechless for a while. When Dannielle also stated that she might not make it to Brazil for his and Nathalia's wedding, the Seeking Sister Wife cast member was disappointed. However, he never suggested pushing the wedding to a later date. He also didn't cancel his plans to support Dannielle.

1 Garrick Shows His Emotions

He Condemns Dannielle For The Same

Garrick has shared insights into his emotional world on Seeking Sister Wife but hasn't been okay with Dannielle showing her feelings. He became anxious when proposing to Nathalia, probably because he was unsure if she would accept the proposal (via TLC). However, Garrick has often ridiculed Dannielle's feelings, stating that she should pray to God so that He can stop her jealousy.

Garrick has convinced Dannielle that God communicates to Him from time to time, and talks to him about adding more wives to his family. He has, over time, acted like Dannielle doesn't have the same capacity to interact with God. Notably, Garrick uses the Bible and religion to excuse his player behavior.

It could be that Garrick has fully brainwashed Dannielle as she may not understand all the harm Garrick is doing. It's possible that she isn't sure she can find someone else. The Seeking Sister Wife star has stuck by her man despite harsh criticism. Their hunt for a new sister wife continues, and Garrick still expects Dannielle to go along with the plan.

Seeking Sister Wife season 5 airs on Monday nights at 9 p.m. EDT on TLC.

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