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Why? Because "it’s totally possible to be in love with more than one person at one time," she says.

And while the term might be new to you, Ann Rosen Spector, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Philadelphia, insists there’s nothing new or unusual about the concept. Not to be mistaken for an open relationship (where people in a relationship have sex with people who are not their partner) or a threesome (sex between three people), a throuple is a balanced, consensual, and committed relationship. But lately, there’s been a rise in the use of the word “throuple” to describe a certain kind of committed relationship structure that calls for more than two people.Īs you may have guessed, a throuple is a romantic relationship between three people.

The concept of non-monogamy has been around for ages.