 Or people are in polyamorous relationships than ever before. And there are many different types, like a triad. Also commonly known as a throuple. It's when three people are in a romantic relationship with each other, and all partners are considered equal. V. This is when a person is in separate relationships with two different people. For example, one might have a spouse, but also have a boyfriend at the same time. Polycule. Technically triads and v's are types of polycules. It's one's network or map of connections within a polyamorous relationship. For example, person A might be dating person B who is married to person C, who might also be dating both person A and person D. And so on for as many partners are in the relationship.