A group that says they are all equal in their relationship hopes to “marry” each other and start a family.
Adam Joshua, 27, from Vancouver, British Columbia, started dating Zeke Taylor, 24, in 2016 while they were both studying for their engineering degrees at university.
The relationship was going well and the couple decided they wanted to try an open relationship, which they said was “formed organically.”
And in September 2021, Adam and Zeke met Derrick Kennedy, 30, and said they “aligned” — and became a troupe.
The group made their relationship official in November 2022, after Zeke and Adam said they had begun to fall in love with Derrick.
Throuple Zeke Taylor, Adam Joshua and Derrick Kennedy, from British Columbia, hope to marry and start a family together
From left to right: Derrick Kennedy, Zeke Taylor and Adam Joshua. Engineers Zeke and Adam were already in a relationship and say it was ‘unique’ to fall in love with another person at the same time
Now they are all dating as a threesome and planning to get married in hopes of starting a family one day.
Adam, an engineer, said: ‘Our interests immediately matched.
“We spent a lot of time together all summer, going for walks and going on crazy adventures. When we came into the fall, we continued to spend time together rather than things getting out of hand.
“As it progressed, we talked about our life plans and things aligned.
“One of the coolest things about this experience is falling in love with someone and sharing it with my partner.
Adam and Zeke have been a couple since 2016. The couple decided they wanted to try an open relationship, which they said was “formed organically” in 2021
Adam Joshua and Zeke Taylor who met while they were both studying for their engineering degrees at university
Adam Joshua, Derrick Kennedy and Zeke Taylor. The trio insist that everyone is equal in the relationship and if anyone is jealous they will speak out
Zeke Taylor, Derrick Kennedy and Adam Joshua. Adam said they always try to go on dates as a threesome and not exclude one person
“Me and Zeke dated and fell in love with someone at the same time, it’s so incredible and so unique.”
Adam said he doesn’t blame anyone for having trouble understanding a throuple and admits he was unsure at first.
He said: ‘I can’t say my insecurities didn’t speak to it – it’s unconventional, no doubt.
“I’m lucky that my family is very supportive of me as a gay person and very open-minded.
“I went to my mom and told her the situation and that we were falling in love with Derrick.
“I told her I know it’s non-traditional. but it feels healthy and I saw no reason not to be in a roup – other than the fact that it’s unconventional.’
Talking about what he loves about their relationship, Zeke, an engineer said, “The best part of being in a group is that it feels like spending time with your two best friends who you also have a crush on.”
When it comes to dating, Adam said that no one is ever “intentionally excluded,” and they always try to date as a threesome whenever possible.
He said, “If all three of us are available, all three of us will hang out, but if one is unavailable, the other two will go out to dinner.”
“We don’t limit ourselves to that. But we trust that the two of us can go on a date and not deliberately exclude the other.|’
Adam said the way they function as a group is they all have an equal interest in the relationship.
The engineer said this is not always the case with throuples and there is usually a primary partnership and a third but they are not.
Adam said, “There were a lot of conversations to make this work and establish that we are all equal.
“It was also interesting because when Derrick got into the relationship because I had a gay couple TikTok.
“In the beginning this wasn’t a problem, but when we got into this group that had to change.
“One big point of change was where I felt comfortable posting us as a trouple.”
Adam Joshua, Derrick Kennedy and Zeke Taylor. Derrick said if they run into problems it’s great to have three different people to solve the problem
Adam said he and his partners all experience jealousy. but when they do, they speak up and talk about how they feel.
He added that this is the main reason people fear getting into a troupe, but said you “have to embrace it.”
“We speak for ourselves,” he said. “If you feel like two might be hugging more than the other, instead of letting that feeling fester, just raise your hand and talk about it.”
Another thing is that we look at jealousy in a different way. If one partner is out of town in a two-way relationship, the other person is left alone.
“In this relationship, if one of us is out of town, the other two will spend time together. We see it as positive that we have someone our partner can be with.’
Adam Joshua and Derrick Kennedy, who says he’s lucky to have “two incredible life partners.”
Adam Joshua and Zeke Taylor. The couple had discussed starting a family together before welcoming Derrick into their relationship
Adam Joshua, Derrick Kennedy and Zeke Taylor. The trio hopes for a “symbolic” wedding ceremony to represent their commitment to each other
Derrick, a police officer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, said, “I love sharing all that life has to offer with two incredible life partners.
“When things get complicated, we have the advantage of having three to solve the problem.”
Adam said that he and his partners would really like to get married and have kids because it’s something he and Zeke had seriously discussed before getting into trouble.
He said, “We all want to get married, but we don’t have a timeline for that yet.
“It can’t be a legal marriage, but we want one that’s more symbolic, with a promise to spend our lives together.
“For a partnership like this to work, people need to use more honesty and open communication than in a relationship between two people.
“For us there are no scripts, I don’t know any trouples, I don’t read about anything – we had to figure this out for ourselves.”
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