Divorced couples are living together — with their new partners — to help take care of the kids and save money

Three isn’t a crowd to Megan Meyer, her husband, Michael Flores, and her ex-hubby, Tyler.

It’s conscionable nan smartest measurement to coparent. 

But nan Gen Zers aren’t immoderate trendy throuple. And no, Tyler and Michael are not “brother husbands” aliases immoderate different twist connected “sister wives” that would stock Megan for illustration a family-style entrée. 

Instead, nan trio is among nan increasing number of nonconformist folks who, alternatively than divvying up mommy and daddy duties aft divorce, are putting their past problems speech and happily cohabitating for nan use of nan kiddos — and their wallets. 

The platonic threesome lives together, rearing their tots  — Megan and Tyler’s 3-year-old daughter, Ryann, arsenic good arsenic Megan’s 18-month-old boy pinch Michael — nether 1 roof. 

“It’s a [lifestyle of] convenience,” Megan, 25, a stay-at-home mom from South Carolina, told The Post. “It brings my daughter’s parents into nan aforesaid location again, and, financially, it conscionable makes sense.”

She and Michael, a task manager, prevention $1,000 per period by splitting nan costs of their 1,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom abode pinch Tyler, 26, who useful successful rule enforcement. 

And while it useful for this happily unorthodox family, Kerrie Mohr, a NYC narration therapist of 25 years, warns that nan economic, albeit atypical, statement perfectly isn’t for everybody. 

“Both parents must person capable affectional maturity to unrecorded pinch their ex, arsenic good arsenic his aliases her caller partner,” advised nan Tribeca-based expert. 

The psych pro tells The Post that her practice, A Good Place Therapy, has seen an summation successful cohabitating co-parents since nan pandemic — particularly successful Gotham, where it’s cheaper to bunk with an ex (even if they do travel pinch a caller plus-one) alternatively than going it alone. 

Savings aside, Mohr says nan well-being of nan children should stay everyone’s cardinal concern. 

“For this surviving business to use nan kids, each of nan adults must beryllium healed from nan wounds of their erstwhile narration successful bid to embark connected a caller [co-living] relationship,” she advised. 

“Setting respectful boundaries, coming up pinch clear connection strategies and focusing connected your ‘Why?’ are each cardinal for success,” continued Mohr. “Your ‘Why?’ is your North Star, nan logic you’re mounting speech your issues and sharing a family pinch your ex and their caller partner.”

For Tyler, Ryann, whom he calls “daddy’s small girl,” is his North Star. 

“When Megan and I first split, it was highly difficult surviving isolated from my daughter,” he tells The Post. “I spent galore lonely nights crying.”

After their four-year matrimony ended successful 2023, Megan and nan babe near nan location they shared pinch Tyler successful Tennessee and relocated to California. There, Megan rekindled a romance pinch Michael, her precocious schoolhouse sweetheart. The brace joined and soon became pregnant pinch their son. 

But erstwhile Tyler couldn’t find activity aliases affordable lodging successful nan Golden State, he and nan newlyweds agreed to go housemates successful Hilton Head, South Carolina. 

And contempt a spot of bickering betwixt nan exes, Michael says their uncommon, yet cozy setup is sweet. 

“Megan and Tyler reason for illustration siblings. That’ll ne'er change,” Michael teased, noting, however, that he and his wife’s erstwhile spouse are buds. 

“We started playing video games, going to religion arsenic a family and eating meals together,” said Michael of his and Tyler’s now “rock solid” connection. “We became friends by being dads.”

And to debar immoderate in-house awkwardness, Megan and Michael limit nationalist displays of affection to nan privateness of their bedroom. Tyler, who’s presently single, refrains from entertaining imaginable girlfriends successful communal areas. 

Rian Geller, 41, from Houston, Texas, and her woman Tiffany, 42, abided by akin location rules erstwhile they, on pinch their 2 preteen children, moved successful pinch Geller’s ex, Adam, 48, successful 2022. 

“It was awkward astatine first,” said Geller, who ended her years-long romance pinch Adam to wed Tiffany successful 2021. Despite their breakup, Adam welcomed nan couple, arsenic good as Tiffany’s kids, Brianna and Cutter, from a erstwhile relationship, into his four-bedroom, lakefront residence free of charge.

“We each genitor nan kids together,” gushed Geller, a master canine walker. She and Tiffany precocious moved into their ain location — but Adam visits each Sunday for family dinners. “Adam is nan kids’ begetter figure, and he and Tiffany are champion friends.”

Cohabitating co-mothers Taylor Marie and Jessi Green, of Alabama, enjoy a akin bond. 

Marie, 29, a caregiver and mom of 3 boys, joined Green’s ex-husband, Taylor Lee, 31, a long-haul motortruck driver, successful 2023. 

That June, nan brace opted to co-reside pinch Green, 31, a mom of 2 girls — including a girl Anna, whom she shares pinch Lee — and her caller husband, Corey, 32, besides a trucker, for nan liking of their mixed brood of five. The small ones scope successful property from 10 to 2 years old. 

Anna, nan blended crew’s eldest child, loves her caller normal, telling The Post, “It’s really nosy because I don’t person to move houses for illustration I utilized to, and now I’m pinch my full family, surviving pinch each of my siblings astatine once.”

Ensuring that nan tween, arsenic good arsenic her small sister and 3 younger brothers, acquisition a happy, unchangeable puerility is nan glue that’s bonded nan once-feuding adults together.

“Initially, we didn’t get on aliases coparent well,” said Green. She and Lee divided a decade ago. “But, pinch our husbands perpetually connected nan road, they’re only location 4 days each month, we decided surviving together and raising our kids arsenic 1 large family would conscionable make life easier.”

And little expensive. 

“We evenly divided our $4,500 monthly bills, we besides stock nan costs of groceries, schoolhouse supplies and apparel for nan kids,” said Marie. 

She and Green routinely springiness societal media fans glimpses into their unconventional setup via their TikTok profile, @CheaperbyTheCoparents. 

“We dainty each nan kids nan same,” Marie assured, “everyone is loved and treated equally.” 

“They person 4 parents, each of their siblings and a immense extended family,” said Green. “It’s each astir emotion and unity.”