What is a throuple? Meaning explained
DAVID Haye is rumoured to be in a throuple with his girlfriend Sian Osbourne and Saturdays singer Una Healy.
The arrangement is rare and has taken many by surprise. But what is a throuple and what do we know about it?
What is a throuple?
A throuple is a romantic relationship involving three people.
Throuple is derived from the words "three" and "couple."
It can be any gender, all the same, or a mixture between men and women, in a committed relationship.
What's the difference between a throuple and polyamory?
Polyamorous relationships can include any number of people while throuple refers to a relationship between three people.
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Essentially, being in a polyamorous relationship means that a person and their partner have the option of dating other people.
Many polyamorous people don’t have a structured set-up. They simply have multiple romantic relationships, going with the flow as they meet new people.
Polyamorous relationships can be hierarchical or non-hierarchical.
In polyamory, a “hierarchy” means one relationship is prioritized above others.
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For example, a person may be married to a person in the group, so this would be their prioritized relationship.
Other people in the group would be considered as secondary in terms of romantic relationship.
Polyamory is not the same as polygamy. Polygamy involves being married to more than one person at a time. Polyamory doesn’t necessarily involve marriage.
Can a throuple get married?
If three people were to get married to each other, this would not be legal.
Two people who are married can welcome a third person into their union, but a three way marriage is not legally binding.
All marriages which take place in the United Kingdom must be monogamous.
Is polygamy legal in the UK?
No. It is illegal for anyone in England and Wales to enter into a polygamous marriage.
If polygamy is performed in the UK, the already married person in the relationship may be considered to be committing bigamy.
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This is a crime under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and is punishable by up to seven years in prison.
A person guilty of this offence is called a bigamist.