Inside TLC’s Unconventional New Show ‘Polyfamily’ Details
TLC has unveiled a new reality series, Polyfamily, and it is anything but conventional. The network has a long history with polygamy, including Sister Wives, but what is this show about? Keep reading for all of the details and the premiere date.
Inside TLC’s Unconventional New Show Polyfamily
TLC is not a network to shy away from polygamy or polyamory. They have had such hits as Sister Wives, which started the craze. It began in 2010 and revolved around Kody Brown, his three wives, and his girlfriend. Now, nineteen seasons later, Kody is down to one wife and the rest are off living their best lives. There has also been Seeking Sister Wife which is entering Season 6 and Seeking Brother Husband. There is even a polygamous couple on Season 11 of 90 Day Fiance. After all of this, TLC is launching its latest series, Polyfamily, and it is extremely unconventional.
How this works is both couples are married while also dating each other. Sean and Taya are married and so are Tyler and Alysia. So, who is dating whom? Alysia is Sean’s girlfriend while Tyler is dating Taya but they make it clear their foursome is closed. Sean gives further insight as to what this means:
“We are a closed polyamorous quad. A closed quad is four people. We’re only dating within ourselves and married within ourselves. We don’t have any outside partners.”
He and his wife have been married for six years whereas Alysia and Tyler have been married for eleven years. Why are they putting their lives out there in Polyfamily and on TLC for everyone to see? Alysia shared this:
“We never set out to live our lives like this, but we realized we could love more than one person and make our own rules as to what we want our family to look like.”
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They do have children, Alysia and Tyler have a son and a daughter. However, two more sons were added since they all got together with a baby on the way. Yet, they do not know who is the father of the youngest kids as they rotate so much.
Dwindling Friendship
The Polyfamily husbands admit that they are not friends in the conventional way. Although they live together and share kids, the men have noted they would not normally get along. There will be fights throughout the season between Sean and Tyler when it comes to raising their children. Plus, there is jealousy among the women as true love comes into question. TLC fans are excited for this series to premiere as many have followed the family for some time. Therefore, they know what to expect and appreciate the dynamic:
- I LOVE THIS FAMILY! They are so full of love and I’ve been following them for years!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
- I’ve been following this family for a while. I had no idea they were filming this TLC show. So happy for them! So impressed constantly by their honesty and vulnerability and exponential love for their children. ❤️❤️❤️
- Wow y’all have really been keeping this secret for a while!!!!🙌❤️
Of course, some viewers wondered where these people came from. What do you think of this unconventional family and have you heard of them before this? Let us know and watch the series premiere of Polyfamily April 29th on TLC.
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