"I live with my husband and boyfriend - it was the only way to afford a house" - video Dailymotion

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Credit: SWNS / Jennifer Martin  A polyamorous mum who lives with her husband AND boyfriend says inviting a third person into the relationship was the "only way" they could afford to buy a house.  Jennifer Martin, 36, and her husband Daniel, 36, had previously struggled with their finances and had $50,000 of student debt between them.  The couple - who have two children together aged 11 and 13 - decided to try polyamory nine years ago.  Jennifer began dating Ty Simpson, 34, a process manager at a bank, six years ago and the family all moved in to a rented a house together initially.   They couldn't be happier and Jennifer says they decided to pool their finances which finally enabled them to buy a four-bedroom, three-bathroom house for $325k.

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00:30So I live with my two partners, Daniel and Ty, they don't date each other.

00:41I date both of them.

00:43And we three recently bought a house together in December.

00:47Now we don't have money from our parents.

00:50I think we, I have what we, I would call normal jobs and you know, it's been tough for millennials.

00:56Like I've been subjected to the worst of capitalism, but polyamory is what offered

01:02a solution to that and made us able to purchase a home.

01:08And anyway, I must, I know polyamory is not for everybody, but I'm a strong believer in

01:14communalism.

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"I live with my husband and boyfriend - it was the only way to afford a house"

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