Love triangle

A love triangle refers to a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two. All three of these relationships need not be romantic or sexual; in the case of strict heterosexuals this is obviously impossible. The relationships can be friendships, familial (often siblings), or even pre-existing hatred between rivals. Addition of bisexual or homosexual characters adds many possible combinations of sexes, and of romantic and sexual interactions.

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Romantic relationship - Heterosexual - Bisexual - Homosexual

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The term "love triangle" almost always implies that the arrangement is unsuitable to one or more of the people involved. A similar arrangement that is agreed upon by all parties is sometimes called polyamory, although polyamory usually implies sexual relations. Within the context of monogamy, love triangles are inherently unstable. Unrequited love and jealousy are common themes in love triangles.

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Polyamory - Monogamy - Unrequited love - Jealousy

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Explaining example of one meaning of a love triangle - Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson are in love with each other and only each other, but Moe Szyslak is in love with Marge. Marge doesn't return this love and yet, it causes Moe and Homer to turn to enemies.

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Homer Simpson - Marge Simpson - Moe Szyslak

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A love triangle should not be confused with a ménage à trois, which refers to a sexual act involving three people.

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Ménage à trois - Sexual act

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Love triangles are an extremely popular theme in entertainment, especially romantic fiction, including opera, romance novels, soap operas, romantic comedies, Japanese comics and popular music.

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Opera - Romance novel - Soap opera - Romantic comedies - Japanese comics - Popular music

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