She lives with her ex and her husband – and it actually works (exclusive)

Against all odds and every social rule, a family thrives under a roof, which consists of a woman, her ex -husband, her current husband and their two children.

It is a household that is not sewn together by tradition, but by healing, honesty and a hard commitment to making the best for their children.

“Tyler and I got married in January 2020, and then (Michael) and I obviously went no contact,” Megan tells People and remembers the trip that led to her sharing a home with her ex -husband, Tyler and her now husband, Michael.

The trip, which is equal parts unconventional, honest and unexpectedly beautiful, has made trio unlikely TikTok starsDraws tens of thousands of followers imprisoned by their unorthodox but deeply functional family life.

The Tiktok account started almost on a whim. Megan says she never expected the answer they received. “Honestly, I just thought it was crazy,” she shares. “And I was like, I bet there are some people out there who will get a kick out of this. And then it blasted overnight.”

The “crazy” installation has a surprisingly calm in its core. Megan and Michael were the best friends of childhood who met in the church and stayed near high school.

“We were pretty much best friends from the moment we met,” she says, smiling at the memory. They eventually dated, broke up dramatically and lost contact. Then life brought them back in a way that neither expected.

After years apart, a temporary re -connection led while Megan was in rehabilitation to a rapid resuscitation of their friendship and eventually a marriage. “We got married a month after reconnecting,” says Megan. “Not proud of the timeline, but I don’t regret it.”

Megan’s marriage to Tyler had in the meantime ended just before her reunion with Michael. As a new lone mother, she was enough for Michael to get help with finding work. “He did. He helped me get a job with his mother,” she reminds. “It’s kind of how we connect again.”

Things moved quickly after that. Megan discovered that she was pregnant with Michael’s children and was navigated in a cross-border movement, single parenting and co-parent with Tyler-everything while trying to make things work with Michael.

South Carolina became their compromise. “I told him that my only requirement is that I needed a beach,” says Megan. “And of course he was like,” Yes, I’ll go anywhere to be with you and our son. ”

For a while, she carefully managed two separate households and coordinated handover of her daughter with Tyler so that he and Michael did not cross roads. “These two were never in the same place at the same time,” she recalls. “I would send one to the store when the other was around.”

One day everything changed.

Tyler built furniture in Megan’s house for his daughter when Michael needed to come in. “I panicked,” remember Megan. “I looked at Tyler, and I was like,” Michael had to come to the house right now. “And he was in a kind of way on me.”

That moment of grace shifted everything. “I just think it was God’s grace,” Tyler tells People. “One day I just woke up. I am, man, this is a bit stupid. He will be here forever, so I might as well suck up the pride.”

From there things moved quickly. Megan floated the idea that all three lived together. “We all get really good,” remember she told them. “What if we just all have a place together?”

To her surprise they were both on board. “We created a group chat and started sending properties,” she says. “And two months later we moved here.”

The adjustment was of course not easy. “Tyler was up and down a lot when we first moved in together,” says Megan. “Lots of emotional mountains and roller coaster.”

Tyler does not deny it. “It was just a large selection of emotions. This is fantastic. I love it. This sucks. I hate it. I will come from here next week,” he says, only half jokes.

But he stopped for a reason that is easy to understand. “My daughter,” he says clearly. “I grew up in a semi -breasted home. And I didn’t want it for her. I was like, I will do what it takes.”

That meant giving up their dream job temporarily. “I stopped being a police officer just to move down here,” he says. “I was, whatever. I’ll be a caretaker if I have to, as long as I get to meet my daughter.”

For Michael, the dynamics have demanded its own emotional change. “It’s definitely a roller coaster,” he tells People. “But it’s like a built -in friend who will never leave. So it’s cool. It’s so different from what I imagined when I went to high school.”

Reactions from friends and family have been everywhere. “My dad, we blasted at each other and I didn’t talk to him for five, six months,” says Tyler. “To begin with, he wasn’t fond of it. He was like,” You’re an idiot. Good luck. See you then. “” Today things are better. “He’s like,” whatever for you, man. I am happy if you are happy. ”

Michael’s mother is also supportive. “She loves Megan, she loves Tyler and all the kids,” he says.

Inside the house, life is full but never predictable. “It changes every day,” says Megan. “Let’s say that both guys are at work. I’m staying at home with the kids, so we’re out walking by the pool, at the beach, whatever. And then when the guys come home it is usually to clean up, cook and they take the kids.”

Evenings are usually spent together in the common area, not up in separate rooms. “We use the common area more than we are ever alone in our rooms, hide,” says Megan.

The family does not have formal seating meetings often, but communication is constant. “It’s a bit like we do everything on the go,” says Tyler. “We are usually like,“ Hello, don’t. “or” Hi, we should try this. “”

Open communication is part of what has done their unusual installation. When asked what advice they would give to others in view of a similar path, Megan does not hesitate.

“Really focus on your healing first,” she says. “If there is still so much bitterness to your co -parent, it will cause an unhealthy living situation for the children.”

Tyler agrees. “You have to do it for the kids and you have to put your ego aside,” he says. “Your child gets only one childhood.” Michael adds that it is about selflessness. “Being slow to anger. Return to the entire ego,” he says. “Everything works within itself.”

As for their biggest Tiktok misery? Many people think they are all romantically involved. “We are strictly monogamous,” says Megan. “Tyler hits someone and they are monogamous.”

And while the online judgment is available, it doesn’t shake them. “I get literal DMS,” says Megan. “And I screenshots it and I send it to the group chat and I laugh. It doesn’t disappear me.”

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Tyler, who is back working as a police officer, is a little more careful. “The only thing it really affects is my job,” he says. “People come to me at work sometimes.” Are you the guy from Tiktok? “I’m like,” Yes, I am. “”

Dating, he adds, is also complicated. “We actually made a dating application. 1,300 answers later, none of them worked,” he says, laughed.

Looking forward to the family has a dream to build an association with separate houses on split land. “If they are not on board, they are out,” says Tyler. “I’ll do the best for my family.”

Over time, the experience has shaped all three in lasting ways. “Patience and grace,” says Tyler. “Megan and Michael never argue. So it’s something amazing to see.”

Megan agrees. “If you see the fact that I have patience, it is because I learned it from Tyler … how he speaks to our daughter.” Michael nods and adds, “Especially in Latino communities it is all toxic. So just to be selfless and slow to anger. It works.”

In the heart of everything, says Megan, their shared faith is. “None of this would be possible if it were not for each of our individual relationships with the Lord,” she concludes. “That’s how we could heal and meet. There’s a bigger picture.”