The Tricky Geometry of a Throuple

Modern Love

The New York Times

Nytimes, Society & Culture, New York Times, Essay, Storytelling, Love, Nyt, Loss, Redemption

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

For years, Evan Sterrett’s relationship with his boyfriend had become “reruns of the same drama.” Evan wanted space; his boyfriend wanted commitment. But one summer, their relationship received a guest star — a third partner who resuscitated their joie de vivre. Today, we hear Evan’s story about navigating the complex geometry of throuplehood. Then, we meet Samatra and April Doyle. They don’t live together and don’t co-parent, but they are married and intend to be together forever.

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0:00.0	Love now and...
0:04.0	Did you fall in love last time I love love?
0:06.0	Was stronger than anything.
0:08.0	I feel in love.
0:09.0	And I love you more than anything.
0:12.0	Just in my blood.
0:14.0	From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
0:18.0	This is Modern Love.
0:21.0	Today, we've got stories from couples in unconventional arrangements.
0:26.0	People who are defying assumptions about what their relationships should look like.
0:31.0	Their arrangements might not be for everyone.
0:34.0	And I think that's kind of the point.
0:37.0	They're set up specifically for the people in them.
0:40.0	To satisfy their desires, to fulfill their needs,
0:44.0	and like in today's essay, to try to solve their problems.
0:48.0	The essay is called A Thrupples Tricky Geometry.
0:52.0	It's written by Evan Starritt and read by McLeod Andrews.
0:58.0	A queen-sized bed can sleep two adult men comfortably.
1:02.0	It can fit three if you don't mind cuddling,
1:06.0	or waking up to strange noises in the dark.
1:12.0	One early July morning, I woke up to my boyfriend making out
1:16.0	with the guy who had been living with us for the past month.
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