Olivia’s husband’s name is Marc. Her boyfriend’s name is also Marc. It’s fine, people know who she’s talking about because of context, or because she’ll call them Husband Marc and Boyfriend Marc. The kids call the second one their “funcle.”
Olivia and Marc became polyamorous, meaning they have other simultaneous relationships, a few years ago. “We went into this knowing that the foundation of our marriage is strong and if things became difficult or the foundation was shaken, things could return to the way they were,” Olivia tells Hayley Juhl.
They were open with their teens about the changes to their family.
“I explained that Mommy and Daddy love each other very much and we're really good friends, too. Good friends work really hard to make their relationship happy and this is something we're trying that could make us even happier.”
Olivia didn’t know it then, but her instincts to be truthful and open are backed up by research.