



In any romantic relationship between two people, jealousy and insecurity are always a real potential area of conflict.



Adding one person to that relationship increases that possibility, not by a factor of one but by a factor of at least four or more...



And that’s hard. https://twitter.com/biggestray/status/1187577453549473792 Sure.In any romantic relationship between two people, jealousy and insecurity are always a real potential area of conflict.Adding one person to that relationship increases that possibility, not by a factor of one but by a factor of at least four or more...And that’s hard.

The reason I say adding one person to a 2 person romantic relationship increases potential relationship problems by a factor of 4 or more is that now every person in the triad has their own individual relationship with every other person, plus a relationship to the relationship.

So, A & B have a romantic relationship with all the inherent problems or misunderstanding and conflict.



They add C.



Now the relationships are: A & B, A & C, B & C



That seems straightforward but it’s more complex because now there are also perceived power blocks of each couple