Is a throuple the same as polyamorous?

Polyamory stands for “many loves.” It describes people who openly participate in concurrent sexual and romantic relationships, (with the consent of all parties involved.) But polyamorous relationships can include any number of people while throuple refers to a relationship between three people.

Where did the term throuple come from?

Where does throuple come from? A blend of the words three and couple, a throuple is a polyamorous relationship also sometimes called a triad, ménage à trois, or, for a bonus blend, threelationship. Evidence for throuple comes as early as 1994 in an internet Usenet discussion of non-traditional relationships.

What’s the difference between a threesome and a throuple?

A threesome is explicitly sexual in nature. While throuples can (and often do!) have a sexual component, throuples are ongoing relationships that are full of feels and romance. Threesomes (usually) aren’t. Here’s where it gets tricky: A throuple can be an open or closed relationship.

What is a three person marriage called?

Group marriage or conjoint marriage is a marital arrangement where three or more adults enter into sexual, affective, romantic, or otherwise intimate short- or long-term partnerships, and share in any combination of finances, residences, care or kin work. Group marriage is considered a form of polygamy.

What is a unicorn in a throuple?

Right now, I’m in a throuple—a three-person relationship, where each party has equal terms—with Thomas and Cathy, who are married. People often use the word “unicorn,” which is the third person joining an existing couple in an ethically non-monogamous relationship.

Is throuple marriage legal?

Two can be married, none married, or there can be more than three. Along those lines, two members of a throuple can certainly marry and choose to welcome someone else into their union, unofficially, but that third person will probably lose out on the legal benefits of marriage (x, y, z, etc.), if not allowed to do so.

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