Meet the throuple who say they are all equal in their relationship - and hope to marry each other one day.
Adam Joshua, 27, started dating Zeke Taylor, 24, in 2016 while they were both studying for their engineering degree at university.
The relationship was going well and the pair decided they wanted to try an open relationship, which they say "formed organically".
And in September 2021, Adam and Zeke met Derrick Kennedy, 30, and said they "aligned" - and became a throuple.
The group made their relationship official in November 2022, after Zeke and Adam said they started to fall in love with Derrick.
Now they all date as a three and plan to get married with the hope of one day starting a family.
Adam, an engineer, from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, said: "Our interests aligned straight away.
"We spent a lot of time together through the whole of summer, going on hikes and crazy adventures. When we got into fall, instead of things fizzling out we kept spending time together.
"As things went on we spoke about our life plans and things just aligned.
"One of the coolest things about this experience is to fall in love with someone and share that with my partner.
"Me and Zeke got to date and fall in love with someone at the same time, it is so incredible and so unique."
Adam said he doesn't blame anyone for having a hard time understanding a throuple and admits he had insecurities at first.
He said: "I can't say I didn't have my insecurities talking about it - no doubt it is unconventional.
"I am very fortunate that my family is very supportive of me as a gay person and they are very open-minded.
"I went to my mum and told her the situation and that we were falling in love with Derrick.
"I told her I know it's none traditional but it feels healthy and I did not see a reason not to be in a throuple apart from the fact it is unconventional."
Talking about what he loves about their relationship, Zeke, an engineer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, said: "The best part of being in a throuple is that it feels like you're spending time with your two best friends who you are also in love with."
When it comes to dating, Adam said that nobody is ever "intentionally excluded" if possible they always try to go on date as a three.
He said: "If all three of us are available all three of us will hang out but if someone isn't available then the other two will go ahead and go for dinner.
"We don't limit ourselves there but we have trust that two of us can go on a date and not intentionally exclude the other one.|"
Adam said that the way they function as a throuple is they all have an equal stake in the relationship.
The engineer said this isn't always the case with throuples and that there is usually a primary partnership and a third but that is not them.
Adam said that him and his partners all experience jealousy but when they do they speak up and talk about how they are feeling.
Adam Joshua, 27, started dating Zeke Taylor, 24, in 2016 while they were both studying for their engineering degree at university.
The relationship was going well and the pair decided they wanted to try an open relationship, which they say "formed organically".
And in September 2021, Adam and Zeke met Derrick Kennedy, 30, and said they "aligned" - and became a throuple.
The group made their relationship official in November 2022, after Zeke and Adam said they started to fall in love with Derrick.
Now they all date as a three and plan to get married with the hope of one day starting a family.
Adam, an engineer, from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, said: "Our interests aligned straight away.
"We spent a lot of time together through the whole of summer, going on hikes and crazy adventures. When we got into fall, instead of things fizzling out we kept spending time together.
"As things went on we spoke about our life plans and things just aligned.
"One of the coolest things about this experience is to fall in love with someone and share that with my partner.
"Me and Zeke got to date and fall in love with someone at the same time, it is so incredible and so unique."
Adam said he doesn't blame anyone for having a hard time understanding a throuple and admits he had insecurities at first.
He said: "I can't say I didn't have my insecurities talking about it - no doubt it is unconventional.
"I am very fortunate that my family is very supportive of me as a gay person and they are very open-minded.
"I went to my mum and told her the situation and that we were falling in love with Derrick.
"I told her I know it's none traditional but it feels healthy and I did not see a reason not to be in a throuple apart from the fact it is unconventional."
Talking about what he loves about their relationship, Zeke, an engineer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, said: "The best part of being in a throuple is that it feels like you're spending time with your two best friends who you are also in love with."
When it comes to dating, Adam said that nobody is ever "intentionally excluded" if possible they always try to go on date as a three.
He said: "If all three of us are available all three of us will hang out but if someone isn't available then the other two will go ahead and go for dinner.
"We don't limit ourselves there but we have trust that two of us can go on a date and not intentionally exclude the other one.|"
Adam said that the way they function as a throuple is they all have an equal stake in the relationship.
The engineer said this isn't always the case with throuples and that there is usually a primary partnership and a third but that is not them.
Adam said that him and his partners all experience jealousy but when they do they speak up and talk about how they are feeling.
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