Kelsey Swanson is clearing up confusion about her love life after fans questioned whether she was in a polygamous relationship. The “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” star addressed the rumors during Episode 2 and continued to explain her situation on the show’s After Show.
Kelsey made it clear that while her relationship may look unconventional, it is not what people assume.
“I was in a relationship with a man, OK?” Kelsey said. “This man ended up having — not at the same time, but later on — another person [who] was involved for the first five years.”
Kelsey Swanson Says It’s Not Polygamy
Kelsey pushed back on the idea that her relationship falls under polygamy, instead suggesting it is closer to something else entirely.
“There was somebody who was also occupying my time when my boyfriend was not around and when he was with somebody else,” Kelsey explained. “Why do you have to label it?”
She added, “It wasn’t like, ‘OK, we’re in a polygamous relationship.’ It was just… I’m not gonna worry about what’s happening down there; she’s not gonna be worrying about what’s happening up here.”
Kelsey emphasized that she never defined her relationship in those terms, even if others around her tried to.
The RHORI Star Admits She Was Dating Another Man
During a group outing on “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,” Kelsey revealed she had been seeing someone else while still involved in her longtime relationship.
“Obviously, I want to have kids, I want to be married,” Kelsey said. “The person that I’ve been with for 10 years will not give me that. So, I am dating somebody else.”
She clarified on the After Show that the situation was not as structured as some castmates suggested.
“Me and the guy who came about, that wasn’t like, OK, he’s my boyfriend, he’s my boyfriend,” Kelsey said. “I know it was entertaining for them to talk about, but it’s really not that exciting.”
Kelsey Swanson Opens Up About 10-Year Relationship
Kelsey first met her longtime boyfriend when she was 19 after spotting him on a boat. The two have been together for about a decade, but their relationship has not always been exclusive.
“At the very beginning of my relationship, I knew it wasn’t serious; like, we weren’t exclusive,” Kelsey said. “I would go out, I’d get drunk, I’d, like, make out with a dude. That was the extent of that. It was fun.”
She explained that for part of the year, her boyfriend lives in Miami and sees someone else during that time.
“For the first half of the year, my boyfriend is in Miami, and when he’s in Miami, he’s with somebody else,” Kelsey said.
Now at a different stage in her life, Kelsey said she is thinking about what she wants long-term.
“I just hit 30 and I want more for myself,” Kelsey said. “I want to be in a committed relationship with one person.”
She acknowledged that her longtime partner is unlikely to change.
“He is who he is, and either I accept it or I have to leave,” she said.
Despite the complicated situation, Kelsey spoke positively about both men in her life.
“The two people in my life are the most wonderful people,” Kelsey said. “Whether I end up with either/or, I would be very happy.”
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I don’t see the big deal. None of the parties involved are exclusive and all 3 are aware of the situationshipS.