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A throuple who bagged a £1.1 million lottery win believe their luck is the result of a good karma for "believing in themselves and their relationship".
When Katy Rupple and Claire Thornhill used a $100 (£84) gift to gamble, they had no idea they'd end up with a £1.1 million jackpot.
They split the cash with the man who gave them the money - Katy's husband Justin Rupple who was also romanticaly involved with Claire.
Katy, Justin and Claire's throuple relationship goes back decades., the Daily Star reports.
Zillow worker Katy, 41, and comedian/actor Justin, 39, from Washington fell in love when they met outside Justin's comedy show in Seattle.
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They got together and lived in a happy relationship for ten years when Katy confessed to Justin that she was a bisexual.
Claire, Justin, and Katy glammed up for a night out (mediadrumworld.com/@thrupples)
Justin pictured with Claire and Katy (mediadrumworld.com/@thrupples)Katy also told Justin about her attraction towards Justin's friend from college, Claire, whose photos she had seen on social media.
Justin and Claire were good friends from college, when they met in 2003.
After reaching out to Claire, Katy and Justin took some time to confess Katy's attraction to her. However, once they did, they decided to form a throuple and have been together since.
Their meeting sparked an interest in all three to live and have a life together in Los Angeles, California.
The trio have a life together in Los Angeles (mediadrumimages/@TheThrupples)"It started with just Katy and Justin in a romantic relationship in 2005," said Claire. "That quickly changed with all of us meeting in Los Angeles in 2019.
"We knew right away. We had to be three. Honestly, it feels like this was meant to be."
She added: "We have now been living together for three years now.
"We like to think of the jackpot money as a little bit of a karmic gift for opening up to the world, and believing in ourselves and our relationship."
Katy, Claire and Justin with their dog (mediadrumimages/@TheThrupples)Life in a throuple is not a conventional one and they knew it. So they took it upon themselves to make their families understand.
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"After we discussed with each other how much we wanted to spend our lives with each other we knew we had to tell our families immediately," they said.
"We had acceptance from all of our families. In only a few situations it took a little bit of understanding and education, but all of us are still learning as this is new territory for everyone.
The throuple believe their lottery win was a 'karmic gift' (mediadrumimages/@TheThrupples)"Whether they are close or extended friends, once they see us together, they seem to understand our choice. We just work better and thrive as a throuple."
Despite their unconventional choice of relationship, Claire, Katy and Justin haven't faced much criticism online or in real life.
"There have been a few people who didn't necessarily want to be part of accepting our relationship but we aren't expecting everybody to do so," they said.
Expanding their relationship group isn’t out of the cards for the trio (mediadrumimages/@TheThrupples)
Claire, Justin and Katy on holiday together (mediadrumworld.com/@thrupples)The dynamics of the throuple is like any other relationship with a little jealousy countered by a lot of understanding.
"We truly all get along very well. It's like a triangle where each one of us has a strength, and we lean towards that strength," they said.
"Katy is the coordinator, Claire the scheduler and Justin is the facilitator. We always joke that it feels like we're at summer camp except there are no kids and we aren't parents.
Expanding their relationship group isn't exactly out of the cards for the three of them.
"Nothing is for sure when it comes to possibilities of crushes and love," said Claire. "There is no plan to do so currently, but everything flexes and changes.
Thriving and enjoying a throuple relationship, their future plans involve no kids at the moment but more love and laughter.
"We consider ourselves to be very lucky and don't take for granted how rare it is to find people like we did to spend our lives with."