Hey, it's been a while since I gave you guys an update. We've been together almost 2.5 years now and my husband and I just finally got to introduce our boyfriend to most of our parents, grandparents, siblings etc. in person.

It went really great! Even the dad and stepmom who at first were like "We have a CHRISTIAN home." and weren't interested in meeting him changed their tune. They probably figured a relationship like ours couldn't last, hehe. 🙃

I was stunned to see the stepmom even hugged him right away.

I'm sure they weren't enjoying being out of contact with us, as we weren't interested in having them in our lives if they didn't accept our boyfriend as part of the family. 😋 They had a very nice time chatting, showed interest and even invited a stepbrother and his fiancée and 3 young kids over to introduce as well, and we all had a great time!

Meeting the first grandparents went great too. They were surprised but accepting right away. They just want us to be happy. 😊

My mom and siblings and their partners had all reacted great when they first heard about our relationship 2⅓ years ago, and they were all excited to meet him. My mom said back then that the story of our getting to know each other sounded really beautiful. 🥰 We'd been looking forward to the opportunity for a family vacation together and finally got it this year in Portugal, with 13 of us in a big house with a pool. They all loved him.

The final remaining mom and stepdad to introduce in person come later this year and are also looking forward to meeting him.

I've got to say I expected to face a whole lot more discrimination as a gay throuple/triad*! Between the US, Canada, Netherlands and UK, old/young, conservative/progressive, we've experienced almost none. I guess polyfidelity is relatively easy for people to understand. The dad and stepmom were the only people who ever gave us a hard time. Even our boyfriend's southern-US mom has said we all need to come visit and she'll show us things from when he was little. ❤️

^{*We usually say 'throuple' because that's the word everyone around us knows and it seems natural, but I know some people here are opposed to it. 😂}

Thanks for reading!