I’m part of a throuple with two women (I’m a woman too). They had been together for about 2 years before I joined, and I’ve been with them for around 5 months now.
Lately, I’ve been feeling less like an actual partner and more like their emotional mediator or therapist. I’m often the one trying to keep balance, helping with communication, and managing tension between them. But when it comes to emotional priority, I often feel like they naturally prioritize each other first, and I end up feeling left out.
I’m not someone who believes romantic validation is the center of life, but I’m starting to feel exhausted and emotionally disconnected. I don’t want to be the “moderator” of a relationship—I want to feel like an equal partner in it.
Has anyone here experienced something similar when joining an already established couple? How did you handle the feeling of not being treated as an equal partner?