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.

Examples

• The most famous example of a love triangle in English-language literature is likely that of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and the Knight of the Round Table Sir Lancelot du Lac. Lancelot came from France to join Arthur's court, and due to his great prowess soon became a close ally and friend of Arthur. However, Lancelot's attraction to Guinevere grows, and Guinevere, while truly fond of Arthur, cannot seem to help but respond in kind. Because infidelity in a queen is considered treason, this liaison rips Camelot and the country of England apart.