Polyamory Terminology

noun A portmanteau of 'three' and 'couple'.

• The concept of a throuple, where three people are in a romantic relationship together, is becoming more accepted in modern society.
• Have you heard about that throuple on the reality TV show? It's pretty wild!
• I never thought I would be in a throuple, but here we are!
• Their friendship was like a throuple, always together and inseparable.

noun a romantic or sexual relationship involving three people

• The legal implications of a thruple entering into a marriage contract are complex.
• I heard that Sarah, John, and Alex are in a thruple relationship.
• Did you see that new reality show about a thruple navigating their love triangle?
• The three main characters in the novel formed a thruple of friendship that lasted a lifetime.