Couple added another woman to their relationship and it changed everything

In 2020, Alana Underwood and Kevin Jankay had been dating for just over three years when Alana decided she wanted to explore her bisexuality.

So, with him open to it, they decided to try a ‘one-off’ sexual experience with another woman. However, it quickly changed their entire relationship.

Now, the pair are in a throuple (with a large TikTok following) with Megan Smith and have been for years.

They met her and her then-wife through a dating app and chatted online for a month or so before meeting up – something Alana was ‘freaking out’ over.

And sure, at first, things were ‘purely sexual’. But it wasn’t long before things became romantic and a full blown, stable throuple was eventually formed – living together and acting like any other set of partners would.

They share content on polyamory on social media. (Instagram/campthrouple)

Months after meeting, Smith split from her wife as she told PEOPLE this was ‘unrelated’ to the other couple and meet-ups were paused.

But after a reconnection and feelings developing, they joined as a three in January 2021 and have been together since.

They moved into a 600-square-foot flat with one bathroom and one bedroom with a queen bed pushed together with an air mattress.

That was a bit of a challenge to navigate (understandably) but years later, they’ve got a house in Colorado with, vitally, three bathrooms. And while this living set-up may be unconventional to most, it feels ‘so normal’ to Kevin as ‘we’re just around each other all the time’.

With him and Alana having been living together already, they were sure to keep Megan included to make things as normal as possible.

“I think there could be the opportunity to feel jealous or left out,” Alana added, “but we’ve just been very aware about that.”

And, while they share educational content on social media, they all agree that they had to get to grips with ‘perfect equality’ in their individual relationships not being realistic.

It changed things for the better. (Instagram/campthrouple)

Megan explained that the way you love each person varies as she said: “That doesn’t mean it’s more or less — it’s just a different type of relationship. Like, mine and Alana’s relationship is very different from mine and Kevin’s. But that doesn’t mean it’s more or less. It’s just a different experience and a different type of love.”

Adding a third to the relationship has strengthened things for all three of them as Kevin pointed out that you get ‘double the support and double the affection’.

It also means that if two people are in an argument, the other can show ‘a perspective that you might not see’, meaning conflict can be more easily resolved.

However, they’re clear that they aren’t trying to sell absolutely everyone on polyamory as ‘the way to go’, it just ‘works correctly for them’.

“I don't think that it's necessarily the perfect way of living or the best way to go in a relationship,” Smith explained. “I think people should do whatever makes them happy and what they're comfortable with, but we just want to shine a light on the positive aspects of it.”