A group of polyamorous lovers have lifted the lid on their unconventional relationships in a video that aims to highlight what it's like to have multiple partners.

Josh, Sarah, and Alyssa all live under one roof as a polyfamily. Mary Ashley, their latest girlfriend, is also part of the set-up, but lives separately.

The group discuss how they met, their family and friends' reactions and how they deal with jealousy in the footage, which was recorded by OpenMinded - an online dating site for couples seeking open relationships.

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Josh, Sarah, second from right, and Alyssa, left, all live under one roof, but they aren't just roommates. They are a polyfamily. Mary Ashley, right, their latest girlfriend, is part of the family, but lives separately

Josh explains: 'Sarah and I were both in open relations when we met each other and we knew each other for about three months. It was totally open, everyone knew about it.'

The four, who sit together, holding hands and touching one another's legs, all smile at each other as they explain how they met.

'We dated a few girls and then we met Alyssa and she took a liking to both of us right away and naturally to polyamoury,' Josh continues.

'Then we met Mary Ashley, who introduced herself as being polyamorous. It was probably one of the only times I haven't had to explain what that means.'

Sarah, who was Josh's first girlfriend out of the three, adds: 'It's been that way ever since, we've started picking up beautiful additions along the way. And how could I possibly complain?'

Many people can't bear the thought of their romantic partner getting intimate with someone else, but for these lovers it's just a part of life.

In fact, the three say they find jealous feelings even easier to deal with when their partner is seeing multiple people.

Sarah says: 'Once you take away the monogamous expectations, all these little problems that dissolve marriages [go away].'

'Once you realise that the fairytale story is not the only story then so many worlds open up for you.'

The group discussed how they came together, their family and friends reactions to their unusual relationship and how they deal with jealousy. Josh explains how he and Sarah, second from left, were dating first

Mary Ashley adds: 'When jealously is not an issue it's amazing how well relationships can work.'

Sarah says: 'The second we feel like we own anyone, that's when problems arise.'

But despite the group's harmonious life together, their relatives do not always approve of their choice.

When jealously is not as issue it's amazing how well relationships can work

'My family sees it more as a mental illness than a relationship,' Sarah says.

As well as their families taking a suspicious approach to the relationship, Josh says he has struggled to keep friends because of his lifestyle choices.

'They'll usually come down on, "Okay well it's cool that you do that but I would never do that" and then they stop hanging out with you.'

'So we find more and more that we're more discrete about it because we don't want to lose friends with everyone we meet because they don't agree with our lifestyle.'

However, the group are hopeful for the future of polyamoury.

The group say they find jealous feelings even easier to deal with when their partner is seeing multiple people. Sarah says: 'Once you take away the monogamous expectations, all the little these little problems that dissolve marriages [go away]'

Josh says: 'As hopefully more of us set good examples and show that it's not dysfunctional and not weird or necessarily kinky then it will get better.'

Mary Ashley is calling for polyamorous marriage to become legalised so people can learn to accept the lifestyle.

She says: 'For me having come for Massachusetts and seeing gay marriage first legalised there and across the country now, it seems to have legitimised that lifestyle.

'Even if none of us ever see ourselves all getting married, legalising some form of marriage for polyamorous couples would legtiamise it across the nations and make it okay.'

Ayssa adds: 'It's going to move in the right direction, it just takes time.'

The video series aims to show everyday people relationships that are different from the norm.