5 Things To Know About Three Way Relationship

There is nothing abnormal, nothing wrong, or odd about a three way relationship or throuple as it is known in the modern day. However, that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. Me? No, it wouldn’t work because I’m completely jealous and would end up feeling left out. However, that doesn’t mean it’s not the perfect solution for someone else.

Perhaps the reason why so many people raise their eyebrows about this kind of relationship is because they confuse it completely with an open relationship. The two are not the same.

# It’s entirely possible to love more than one person

I’ve mentioned this one before. It is proven that you can love more than one person at a time. For someone who is in that situation, being in a throuple, provided the other two feel the same, is the ideal way to satisfy everyone’s love for one another, without the relationship becoming damaged by unfulfilled emotions.

# It’s not about sex

A three way relationship is completely different to a threesome. Yes, three people who are in this type of relationship are likely to have sex together, at the same time. It’s not primarily what this type of relationship is about. A three way relationship is about love first, and if sex happens to crop up, well, that’s a pleasant side effect!

# A three way relationship is simply a regular relationship, with three people involved

There is no difference between this type of relationship and any other, only the number of people involved within it. A three way relationship is a balanced and committed relationship between those three people, just as a relationship with two people.

# An open relationship is the freedom to sleep with others, a three way relationship isn’t

Many people confuse the two here, but a three way relationship isn’t casual or open. The three people in the relationship are committed to one another. They sleep together within that circle of three.

Of course, that can be all three together or just two, but nobody else is involved. However, an open relationship gives the people in that relationship the freedom to sleep with other people. The difference is clear, but often misunderstood.

# There are no set rules on how it starts

A three way relationship may come about because a married couple decide to bring another person into the fold. It could be three single people who form the relationship, or it might be a dating couple who somehow end up a three. There are no rules in terms of how a three way relationships starts, but it is committed no matter what.