Summary

  • Roberta received $10,000 from Garrick and Dannielle Merrifield before ending her courtship with the couple via text.
  • Roberta blamed Garrick's intimacy with potential sister wife Lea as the reason for the breakup.
  • The Merrifields accuse Roberta of being a scammer, implying that she no longer needed their financial support after receiving thousands of dollars from them monthly.

Seeking Sister Wife stars Garrick and Dannielle Merrifield courted potential sister wife Roberta Pache during seasons 3 and 4 of the hit series, but the couple then shaded Roberta for allegedly scamming them out of thousands of dollars. Could it be true that Roberta was a scammer?

Roberta and the Merrifields were introduced in Seeking Sister Wife season 3, as Garrick and Dannielle looked to expand their family and relationship by embracing a polygamous lifestyle. The duo wanted to bring Roberta into their clan, but that goal would ultimately fail, after the addition of potential sister wife Lea Newton. After Roberta departed, the Merrifields shared what they believe is the real reason why Roberta left their family so abruptly.

The Merrifields Sent Roberta $10,000 Prior To Her Departure

Roberta Merrifield Seeking Sister Wife posing outside

According to CheatSheet, Garrick revealed to his friends and family that he and Dannielle had sent Roberta nearly $10,000 before coming back to the US, after visiting their potential sister wife in Brazil during Seeking Sister Wife season 4. Shortly after the money was sent, Roberta chose to call off her four-year courtship with the couple. In fact, the fledgling reality star would choose a memorable ending, by breaking up with the Merrifields via text.

Roberta Blamed Lea For The Breakup

Lea Newton Seeking Sister Wife Season 4

In the series of text messages, Roberta confessed that discovering that Garrick was intimate with his new potential sister wife Lea was her breaking point. “It was so humiliating for me, all asking how I was feeling, finding out that Garrick and Lea went beyond just conversation and dinner. After that day, I kept thinking that everything we had that was most beautiful, special and pure has broken a piece and is hurting too much,” one of her messages read.

Garrick & Dannielle Merrifield Accuse Roberta Of Misconduct

Garrick and Dannielle from Seeking Sister Wife

However, Garrick and Dannielle believe that Roberta’s separation from the family was due to her being a scammer, and no longer needing to use them for money. “After the money cleared her bank account, the next morning is when I got the message that she wasn’t coming,” Garrick stated. The red flags in the Merrifields' relationship were even more visible when it was revealed that, on top of sending Roberta $9,800 after their visit, Dannielle and Garrick had also been sending Roberta money every month. “For over three years now, we had sent her quite a large sum of money a month. It was thousands of dollars. Definitely thousands and thousands,” Dannielle revealed.

This Seeking Sister Wife Relationship Was Doomed

Garrick and Dannielle Merrifield from Seeking Sister Wife

The Merrifields experienced a rocky start to their relationship during season 3, which saw Garrick divorce his first wife Dannielle in order to propose to Roberta. However, the Merrifields were determined to make their plural relationship with Roberta work and bring her to the United States. Unfortunately, the Merrifields' relationship with Roberta would come to an end by the time season 4 was over.

Since the end of Seeking Sister Wife season 4, and their relationship with Roberta, Garrick and Dannielle have been spending a lot of time working on their family. While they were previously courting another woman from Brazil, Garrick and Dannielle seem to be in a monogamous relationship for now. Where they go next in their marriage remains to be seen.

Source: CheatSheet