Meri Brown Is Officially “On the Prowl” for a Dreamy Man — and Fans Can’t Decide Where Ron Fits In

In a preview for the next Sister Wives, Meri Brown did something fans have been waiting years to hear: she admitted — out loud, on camera — that she’s done sitting on the sidelines of her own love life.

“I’m definitely open to finding a man,” Meri told her best friend Jenn Sullivan. “I need to find a man.” Jenn, grinning, shot back: “A dreamy man.” And just like that, one of the most-watched dating arcs of the season was born.

The Sigh That Said Everything

The scene started with a sigh — the kind Jenn Sullivan recognized instantly. “I know that sigh,” Jenn said, picking up on the weight behind it. Meri opened up about the B&B, the inn she poured years into: “The B&B was never my dream.”

Instead, Meri explained, her dream was simply having the house. Jenn helped her reframe it: the house dream is achieved — so what’s next? That’s when Meri, exhausted but honest, said the line: “I need to find a man.”

According to reports, the clip doesn’t resolve either problem — the inn or the man hunt — but it shows the two women at their funniest and most candid.

“Reverse Polygamy”? Jenn’s Joke Breaks the Internet

Jenn being Jenn, she offered a “solution” to both problems at once: with so many rooms in the inn, Meri could house her “future husbands” — one man per room. “You’ve got plenty of rooms though. You could have a man for every room,” Jenn laughed.

Meri wasn’t signing up for reverse polygamy, but the moment lightened everything. And fans, according to the chatter around the preview, are already quoting it.

Where Does This Leave Ron?

Here’s where the fandom splits. On the October 18 episode, Meri described her bond with Ron — the man she met at a speed-dating event last year — as comfortable, warm, and firmly in the friend zone. She has a dating checklist now: a man who is kind, communicative, and celebrates her. So is the “dreamy man” search a sign Ron didn’t make the cut — or is Meri simply keeping her options open, like she said she’s been doing, going on dates and “enjoying the process”?

Her first publicly announced boyfriend after Kody, Amos Andrews, didn’t work out. Since then Meri has said she understands herself better and better — and that she just hasn’t found “her person” yet.

Team Dreamy Man vs Team Ron

One side of the fandom says: after Kody, Meri deserves to be picky — a dreamy man who matches her energy and chases her non-dating dreams is exactly the standard to set. The other side says: Ron is kind, he’s right there, and friend-zoning a good man while “prowling” for a fantasy sounds like a setup for heartbreak.

So — which team are you on? Should Meri keep looking for her dreamy man, or is Ron the answer she’s been sitting across the table from all along? Drop your take in the comments.