Is 3 a dividable number?

Juicelog Wed 300507: Across the globe there are mathematicians beavering away at trying to discover the latest prime number. This is quite difficult but not as challenging as the numerical task that some of my friends are working on. A homo-couple that I know recently embarked on a new venture.

Having been together for a couple of years they introduced a third person into their relationship. Things progressed onto quite a serious stage for all three of them which then fizzled out. This fascinating chapter of theirs got me thinking a bit more about polyamorous relationships (a topic that is not widely discussed and spoken about in everyday conversation).

Society in general has conditioned us to think of loving relationships as a two person thing but why can it not work with more than two human beings. Part of this has got to do with conforming to what the general population at large considers to be the social norm. For some people it would mean re-defining their religious beliefs. But for others it is a fear of the unknown and lack of understanding of how this particular concept would actually work in practice.

As I still struggle to get my head around a regular two-way, my friends foray into this unexplored region of togetherness has really intrigued me and sparks off many questions. How do you tell your parents? What are the secrets of making a relationship like this work? How do you balance the emotional side of things to ensure that both partners feel loved? Is there a special trick to fitting three pillows into one queen size bed? Who gets left out in a game of tennis?