HGTV’s “Throuple”
February 18, 2020
MANY PEOPLE said that the normalization of homosexuality would lead to the normalization of polygamy — or polyamory.
And it has.
Michael Brown writes:
Now there is a throuple on HGTV, and soon enough, the word will no longer be flagged on spellcheck.
And did I mention that the original husband and wife in this throuple have two children? Should that be a factor when adding in a third lover to the equation? As People reported, “Brian and Lori, who are legally married, fell in love with Geli after meeting her at a bar. The trio entered into a relationship with Brian and Lori exchanging vows with Geli in a commitment ceremony attended by their children.”
Sorry, but there’s nothing beautiful about this at all. To the contrary, it’s tragic.
In my 2011 book A Queer Thing Happened to America, I wrote, “Until recently, polyamory had a different name: adultery. Not anymore! Just get all the parties involved to agree to the new relationships (really now, that jealousy stuff is so outmoded) and be poly – which rhymes with jolly – instead.
