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===Distinction=== A love triangle should not be confused with a [[ménage à trois]], a three-way relationship in which either all members are romantically involved with each other, or one member has relations with two others who are reconciled to the situation instead of being in conflict. Ménage à trois is French and directly translates to "household for three" meaning it is usually composed of a "married couple and a lover ... who live together while sharing sexual relations". This differs from a love triangle because each participant is equally motivated purely by sexual desires.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} The ménage à trois may be considered a subset of "The Sandwich ... a straight three-handed operation ... which may be operated with any assortment of sexes: three men, three women, two men and a woman ('''Ménage à trois''<nowiki/>'), or two women and a man ('The Tourist Sandwich')".<ref>Eric Berne, ''Sex in Human Loving'' (1970) p. 173</ref>
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