An Update on Dannielle and Garrick From 'Seeking Sister Wife': Here's What Fans Have Discovered

Back in Season 3 of TLC's hit series Seeking Sister Wife, viewers were introduced to new families like the Clarks and the Merrifields. Some couples had a relatively easy time introducing a new person to their family, while others struggled a great deal.

Initially, Garrick and Dannielle Merrifield seemed to belong to the first category.

But as viewers knows, things didn't end up working out so well with their potential sister wife Roberta. And by Season 5, the Merrifields were pursuing a new wife in Nathalia.

So what happened with the Merrifields, and is there an update on how they're doing? Let's take a look at their journey — as well as what fans have managed to dig up on Reddit!

Let's start at the beginning.

When we met them back in Season 3, Garrick explained in an episode of Seeking Sister Wife that he and Dannielle were married for almost 13 years. They decided to get a divorce to help Brazil-born Roberta move to the U.S. and officially join their family.

Garrick and Dannielle are Christians who turned to polygamy in a bid to get closer to God.

"We're Christians, and we decided two years ago that God wanted us to live a plural lifestyle," Garrick explained in the Season 3 premiere of Seeking Sister Wife. "We don't come from a polygamous background, but we believe in the Bible, and multiple people in there had multiple wives ... I realized God wasn't against that."

At first, Dannielle was wary of taking the big step. Meeting Roberta likely helped, however. The two hit it off right away, which seems to have made the transition easier. 

"Roberta and I just have that connection as friends and sisters," Dannielle explained in an episode of Seeking Sister Wife. 

Nonetheless, introducing Roberta to the family did come with unexpected legal challenges, leaving Dannielle and Garrick with no choice but to opt for divorce if they wanted to live with her in their home city of Buena Vista, Colo. Since she's originally from Brazil, Roberta would have been unable to join the family if the option of marrying Garrick had been completely off the table. 

Dannielle and Garrick were initially planning on helping Roberta get a tourist visa, but her application was rejected. With no other alternatives available, Dannielle and Garrick opted to divorce to make it easier for Roberta to apply for a K-1 visa.

"I can see how people would think 'That's insane and crazy,'" Dannielle explained at one point on the show. "I have only met Roberta for nine days in one year, so I barely know her in that sense. And there's also the part that's like, that marriage certificate that's in my filing cabinet at home, 'Does it mean anything?'"

Dannielle, Garrick, and Roberta went into the new predicament with an open mind and a kind-hearted approach — but it seemed uncertain how their relationship dynamic was going to change over time.

In one episode of Seeking Sister Wife, Roberta insisted on welcoming Dannielle into the hotel room she and Garrick had shared, which left Garrick feeling somewhat sulky.

"After Roberta demanded that she stay the night in the room with us, Dannielle had to go back and get her stuff," he explained in a clip. "So me and Roberta were able to be intimate, quickly, before Dannielle came back and it was a good laugh because Roberta was laughing, 'Oh no, sister be back.'" 

By Season 4, things took a turn for the worse with Roberta and the Merrifields.

After Garrick and Dannielle got divorced (but remained "spiritually" wed) in order to bring Roberta into their relationship, the Brazil native's visa was approved, but she had to remain in her home country for a while longer to help with her mother's health issues. And while Roberta asked the couple to wait for her before they explored bringing in even newer sister wives, the trust was broken when Roberta learned that Garrick had kissed a potential new wife during a trip to Brazil.

Though Roberta ended up booking her flight to be with Garrick and Dannielle, Roberta caught them off guard by sending a bombshell breakup text message, saying that she "can't feel the same as before" and that she was "left feeling excluded, feeling like nothing.”

Though Garrick and Dannielle expressed being heartbroken (and felt they'd been scammed out of money), they found another potential Brazilian sister wife.

Now, viewers have watched in Season 5 as the Merrifields have pursued a young Brazilian native named Nathalia. But while Dannielle started having reservations this time around, Garrick wanted to continue on at full speed. At one point, Dannielle and Nathalia even teamed up against Garrick after he lied about deleting his dating apps.

Some reports are predicting that Garrick and Danielle are most likely headed to splitsville — especially considering how Season 5 has shown the couple on truly different pages.

But over on Reddit, folks are speculating that Garrick and Danielle welcomed a third child together last year.

In a March 2024 post, the Redditor's list of reasons included: "[Dannielle's] social media absence that happened to be nine months. Dannielle shared, then quickly deleted, an Instagram story of [Garrick], and there were baby items in frame. Their house listing shows baby gear throughout the house. Some locals have confirmed seeing them out and about with what they believe to be a baby girl."

Also, according to Reddit, Nathalia is no longer in the picture — and has become an attorney.

"Way to go Nathalia! Getting away from the Ick [Garrick] and getting her law license!" wrote one fan.

As for how things will play out in the rest of Season 5, that remains to be seen. New episodes of Seeking Sister Wife Season 5 air Mondays at 9 p.m. on TLC.