Title: Love Knows No Bounds: Widow Finds Love in Throuple Relationship
AS Maya Angelou once said, “love recognizes no barriers, it jumps hurdles, leaps fences and penetrates walls”.
Subheading: Love After Loss: Lizz’s Journey to Finding Love Again
This quote rings particularly true for 49-year-old Lizz Canon, who fell in love with her toyboy just four months after becoming a widow.
Subheading: Lizz’s Heartbreak and Healing: Finding Gabriel
Lizz’s husband of 20 years, Josh, died of liver disease at just 49-years-old – and she insists her toyboy is an “angel” sent from her late husband in heaven. Josh received his diagnosis in September 2012 and sadly passed away on December 19, 2021, leaving Lizz heartbroken. While working through her grief in April 2022, she met her now-boyfriend Gabriel Castañeda, 29, at a roller-skating class.
Subheading: Embracing Polyamory: Lizz, Gabriel, and Fatima’s Throuple Relationship
But it doesn’t stop there: the lovebirds, who have a 20 year age gap, are now in a throuple. Lizz and Gabriel welcomed their girlfriend Fatima, 43, into the mix and struck up a polyamorous relationship. “Before Josh passed away, he told me he wanted me to live my life to the full,” Lizz, a retired immigration lawyer from Florida, US, says. “Losing him was like nothing I’d ever been through, which is why meeting Gabriel was so out of the blue – it was love at first sight.”
Subheading: Living Authentically: Building a Life Together in the Throuple
Gabriel, a software developer, said being in a throuple has been a “wonderful experience”. “Every day I’m thankful that I met Lizz and we’re living life authentically – there’s nothing better. In May 2023, Lizz and Gabriel got married, in their garden in Florida, and had an outdoor celebration with 45 guests. The married couple are still blissfully happy and see their shared girlfriend every five weeks for a long weekend. The throuple go on dates all together but other times Fatima will go on a date with Lizz and Gabriel individually.
Subheading: Educating About Polyamory: Addressing Misconceptions
“To me, marriage isn’t about being sexually exclusive, but it’s about building a life together – which is exactly what we are doing. Things have to be healthy and vibrant and that’s why we have a shared girlfriend, but we are open to dating other people, outside of our relationship. I’ve had neighbours call me telling me they’ve seen Gabriel on a date with another woman and they’re even more shocked when they realise that I know. If others think polyamory is strange then they should start talking to more people. I’ll never stop grieving Josh but it has gotten easier. “I know he would’ve loved Gabriel and we would’ve been so happy.”
Subheading: Understanding Polyamory: What It Is and How It Works
WHAT IS POLYAMORY?
Polyamory is the practice of engaging in multiple romantic or sexual relationships simultaneously with the consent and knowledge of all parties involved. It is often characterized by open communication, honesty, and respect among partners. Individuals typically have deep emotional connections with more than one person in polyamorous relationships, which differs from monogamy where individuals typically have only one partner at a time. It is based on mutual consent and does not involve infidelity or deception.