'Our husband got us both pregnant at the same time'
"Life as a throuple is great for us, however, it can be difficult when it comes to deciding what we are going to eat for dinner or watch on television. We can never agree 100 per cent."
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Meet the throuple who are raising an unconventional family as this man's two wives were pregnant at the time.
Lavish, 40, Booey, 34, and Boo, 24, have been in a three-way relationship since 2020 and between them, they have seven children with another on the way.
The throuple reveal that they are open and honest about their relationship with their children, however, while the kids aren't expected to call both women 'mum', if they choose to then it's their choice.
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Lavish says that all three of them muck in with the parenting and compares the family to being like 'one big package deal'.
He was initially in an open relationship with Booey until the pair decided they both wanted a girlfriend and introduced Boo to the dynamic.
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"This is the most honest I have ever been in a relationship"
Lavish, from Iowa in the US, now refers to both women as his wives, and there was even a crossover in their latest pregnancies.
He said: "We all share the parenting and our kids all say that they love being one big family with lots of siblings.
"For us, polyamory means loving each other, being honest with each other and being committed to the development and betterment of each other. Sometimes people confuse Booey and I for being the mum and dad, and Boo being our child.
"This is the most honest I have ever been in a relationship as in monogamous relationships I end up lying to my significant other."
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Lavish and Booey got together in 2015 and had both been in polyamorous relationships before meeting each other.
They got married a couple of years later, while still maintaining an open relationship.
Lavish explains that they both had people that they would see outside of their marriage, however no one was ever a serious part of their relationship.
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Throuple started with chance meeting at work
In 2020, they both decided they wanted to add another girlfriend to their relationship.
Lavish spotted Boo at work one day, and they got chatting. He says that he knew from the start that she would be the one for them.
He went home and excitedly told his wife about the new woman he had met.
The three of them then arranged to meet together, they all really liked each other and the romance blossomed from there.
While Boo hadn't been in a polyamorous relationship before, she had been in relationships with men and women previously and was very open to the idea of a throuple.
Boo now boasts that she has the best of both worlds with the current set-up. In December 2020, Boo moved in with Lavish and Booey, however, there was some resentment to begin with.
Boo and Lavish worked together, so naturally spent more time together which made Booey feel envious, but the two women soon also fell in love after making the effort to spend more time together.
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Throuple has seven children together
They say that all three of them put in a lot of effort to make the relationship work. Lavish and Booey had a child each from previous relationships, and together had a son, now eight, and daughter who would be five but she sadly passed away, and she is currently pregnant with their third baby together.
Boo and Lavish have a two-year-old, and one year old and a three-month-old baby - meaning that Boo and Booey were pregnant at the same time. Boo also has a four-year-old from a previous relationship.
All three pitch in with raising all of their kids, however, Lavish explains that they don't make the kids call the other woman mum too, but they aren't against it if they want to.
Booey says she is sometimes known as 'mama two' to Boo's children and vice versa.
The throuple added that they're open and honest about their relationship, especially with the older kids. Booey and Lavish introduced Boo as their new wife and explained that she would be moving in.
However, according to them, the kids love being part of such a big family with lots of siblings.
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"We can never agree 100 per cent"
Lavish, Boo, and Booey plan on having a ceremony in Florida so they can have someone ordain their relationship, but say that the 'marriage' between the three of them is legal in their eyes.
He said: "Booey and I had nothing but good reactions from our families about the relationship. Booey's parents even live next door to us.
"Boo had a little bit of pushback from her family, but they are getting used to how things are so it's a bit easier now.
"We only ever really receive negative comments online about our relationship, however in person, we have been confused as mother, father and daughter but we just laugh it off.
"We are currently happy with our setup, but if there is someone else out there for us, then we believe they will present themselves. We don't block any blessings and if it's meant to be, it will be.
"Life as a throuple is great for us, however, it can be difficult when it comes to deciding what we are going to eat for dinner or watch on television. We can never agree 100 per cent.
"But it does make it easier day-to-day as it means there is an extra pair of hands to help around the house and with the kids."
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