What is a throuple relationship?
As people learn to talk about polyamory and ethical non-monogamy, lots of new terms have been suggested.
On “Red Table Talk” recently, Willow Smith used the relatively new term, “throuple” to describe an “honest romantic relationship with three people.”
Polyamory comes with lots of connotations and judgments, but most people don’t really understand what it means to be in a polyamorous relationship.
The reality is that polyamory is not just a sexual free for all, it involves building emotional connections and sharing loving encounters with more than one person.
Throuple & the Polyamory Community
Earlier this year, the polyamory community on Reddit offered a whole host of suggestions when one reader asked: “Triads – what do you prefer when referring to your unit?”
One reader objected to the use of “throuple” in popular culture: “throuple is so out there in the media reporting and I just feel triad and quad, etc. are way more serious/respected terms.”
Here are some alternatives suggested by the community…
Here’s a whole set of terminology from one relationship: “We refer to ours as US in caps and us in lowercase when referring to any two of us. The gals call themselves the honeys and they call me cowboy.”
And finally, meet the tribunal! “We’re the tribunal. When a child does something bad, the tribunal gathers for judgments.”