'I live with my ex-husband and new husband. It's the best thing we ever did.'

"It's kind of a crazy story."

When Megan divorced Tyler, her husband of four years, she rekindled with an old flame from high-school, Michael.

"We dated twice," Megan told Mamamia. "The first time was when we were 17, and the second time was right after Tyler and I split. Literally a few months later."

During their marriage, Megan and Tyler raised their daughter in Tennessee. But, after their split, the mother and daughter moved to Megan's hometown in California.

Tyler was supposed to sell their house in Tennessee and follow them, but finding a job and housing in California proved tricky. So, he asked his ex-wife if she'd be willing to move to a more affordable state.

Megan, who had just discovered she was pregnant with Michael's baby, agreed it was a good idea to cut costs. 

"I was like, I'm down with that because having two kids in California is expensive," she said.

So, they all packed their bags and moved to South Carolina.

"We were originally in separate apartments. But things just started getting really expensive really fast," Megan said.

It was Michael who first suggested getting a place with Tyler, but Megan immediately shut down the idea.

"I just kept telling him he was crazy," she said. "I was like, 'You haven't even seen him yet. What do you mean we should get a place together?'"

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As the months went on, however, the trio began to spend more time together.

"We started doing things together as a family; pool days, dinners, things like that."

And when Megan saw her ex-husband and new partner getting along, the idea of living under the same roof didn't seem so impossible.

"I was like, 'Well, this just makes sense. We should just do it. We're always at each other's houses anyway.'"

So, she tentatively broached the idea with Tyler, expecting him to be hesitant. But her ex-husband was completely on board.

"He was like, 'You know what? I just had that thought last week, but I was scared to bring it up to you because I didn't want you to get mad.'"

With that, it was settled. The three of them started looking for places, and officially became roommates a couple of months later. Bills would be split 50/50, and everyone would contribute to chores evenly.

Megan and Michael share a son, and Megan and Tyler share a daughter. Image: Supplied

Of course, the new setup took some getting used to. 

"It was definitely an adjustment," said Megan, who was nine months pregnant at the time.

And while Tyler was initially keen to move in with Megan and Michael, the reality of the situation hit him harder than expected.

"Because everything with him and I ended so quickly, and everything with Michael and I started so quickly, I think once we moved in here, the dust started to settle, and we were like, 'Whoa, this is kind of intense.'"

Megan said that even Tyler will admit he "was miserable for the first few months."

"Looking back, I feel like we were all just in survival mode," she said.

When Megan and Michael welcomed their son, at first, Tyler was "adamant he wasn't going to touch or hold him."

But, over time, the baby "started growing on him, and he fell in love with him."

"As our son got older and things started settling, it started to feel a lot more like a family than a roommate situation," Megan said.

"When Michael's around, he's step-dad. So he plays that father-figure in our daughter's life. When Tyler's around and our son is there, he doesn't really have any parental say in our son's life, but he's like a fun uncle."

Megan and Tyler's daughter also "loves having both her parents in the same home," along with her step-dad, Michael.

"She thinks it's great; she thinks it's fun."

Now, the three adults are thinking about the future.

"Especially because Tyler has a girlfriend, and they're talking about marriage and what that will look like," Megan said.

Tyler's girlfriend, Bri, lives in Florida with her seven-year-old daughter and "completely understands the [living] situation."

"She visits sometimes, and she and I are great friends," Megan said. "We're messaging each other all the time, sending each other TikToks."

Short-term, the two couples want to buy a bigger home where they can all move in together with the kids.

"But the end goal is definitely to all buy a property together and have two homes on the property," Megan said. "That would be our forever home when we can finally achieve that."

Tyler and Michael get along and keep things amicable. Image: Supplied

While Megan's family told her she was "crazy" at first, they see Tyler as family and are "thankful [they] can keep it amicable for [their] daughter."

But not everyone in Megan's life has been as accepting.

"There was some hard stuff with my church, unfortunately," she said. "I was a youth leader and not all of the parents were super stoked about my living situation. So I have since stepped down."

Though this co-parenting arrangement has worked in Megan's case, she emphasised that she is not the blueprint for all families. 

"We don't want to send a misconception that we encourage this for all co-parents," she said. "We definitely know that most co-parents shouldn't do this, and it wouldn't be healthy for anybody."

She continued: "But we do encourage healthy co-parenting relationships across the board, and setting aside your pride and your ego in order to put your children first, however that looks for your family."

You can follow Megan, Michael, and Tyler's journey here.

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