CHILDHOOD sweethearts Dez and Mike have been together since high school, but when Dez was at college, a chance encounter with another woman woke her up to her bisexuality. From that point forward, everything would change for the couple - as Mike told Truly: "She said that she wanted to have a girlfriend and I said, 'I'm cool with that'." And so the couple set out exploring polyamory together. After a few years of fun, just as they were seeking a deeper connection, Mike interviewed for a job and was recruited by Chy. After taking a liking to his new boss, Mike suspected Dez might be interested - so Dez "started coming to the job to peep it out and see who she was." After a period of "flirting" and a "friends trip" all together, the couple had officially become a throuple - but it was not long before they took an even bigger (and unexpected) step. The throuple are the first to admit that they "weren't the types to actually want kids" - so when Chy became pregnant, Dez in particular went through "a season of emotions." Reflecting on her feelings of jealousy at that time, Dez explained: "It was hard, I think a big part of it was trust - thinking, 'Am I loved enough for all of this? Are we ready for all of this?'" The arrival of their first baby sped up the process of Chy officially moving in with Dez and Mike and it was not long before Chy was telling Dez, "Well, looks like you've got to get off birth control, because you're having the baby next!" As it turns out, that is exactly what happened - and not long after Dez became pregnant, Chy was also expecting her second child. The throuple now live with their three children - Skylah (3), Royalle (1) and Mykell (1) - and share the parenting, which Dez sees as a particular benefit: "I don't know how people do one parent in the house!" But after sharing their poly family online, where they are known as The Panda Family, the parents have faced judgement in their comments section. People have called their dynamic "insane", "too much" and have even suggested that their son is already being influenced by his parents relationship and will "think it's okay to have two girls at the same time when he gets older." But as Chy explained, the throuple have a plan to be "transparent" with their children "and just reassure them that we love them and it is okay to be in whatever type of relationship you want to be in." There is still some tension closer to home, though, as Mike believes Dez's mom, Leslie, still has some issues with their family setup. So with Leslie visiting today, will her concerns about the possible impact on the children be addressed once and for all?
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Credits:
Videographer: Carlos de Varona
Series Producer: Kim Nguyen
Producer: Tom Buckman
Casting Producer: Alicia Bailey
Editor: Alex Saunders
0:00 - Meet the Family
1:03 - Dez & Mike's Poly Journey
1:45 - How the Throuple Works
2:52 - Dealing with Jealousy
3:45 - Being Pregnant At The Same Time
5:00 - Dealing with Judgment
6:44 - Dez's Mom Visits
