Someone once told me The Wall Street Journal was a "conservative newspaper."
I laughed.
And then when I saw this, I laughed even harder.
Serious question: What business does The Wall Street Journal have featuring a gay throuple??
Like, how does this fit in with business and finance?
Three gay men who share each other in a romantic relationship bought a condo and they had a London-based designer give them a three-person bed and two separate bedrooms for reading ... so that's business and finance?
And this is actually a trend in today's fallen world.
Real-estate agents are noticing more throuples and polycules buying homes together, often with everyone's name on the deed. 'Monogamy in this economy?' says Kathy 'Kiki' Sloan, an employing broker with Property Dominator in Denver. She has seen a steady uptick in multipartner buyers treating shared ownership as both a romantic and financial move. Her advice: Get the paperwork sorted early. It should include a cohabitation plan and, ideally, an estate plan. Wendy Newman, a California-based real-estate agent with Wesely & Associates, adds that polyamorous families have been buying homes together for decades, but today more are 'out' from the start and set up ownership structures that support everyone. Flexible layouts, with extra rooms, double primary bedrooms, accessory dwelling units and adaptable spaces are increasingly popular, she says.
Who wants to take bets that Kiki is a man??
Designers are taking note of this new change, people.
Designers!
Designers are taking note, creating homes that balance privacy and togetherness for throuples and polycules, a group of people involved in consensual, interconnected, non-monogamous relationships. Common Accounts, a design studio based in Madrid and Toronto, designed a cabin retreat in Ontario, Canada, with a stepped floor plan that carves out distinct zones, including two beds, an Olympic queen and a twin, so the trio of owners have a choice of sleeping arrangements.
So we've got a throuple in Chicago, a London-based designer, an employment broker from Denver, a real estate agent from California, and a design studio based in Madrid and Toronto.
Tells you all you need to know!
Some impeccable journalism from The Wall Street Journal!
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