Munchkin Shakespeare thief question

[Mister Ed]

I had a Triplet in play along with another armor that was Big. The Triplet triples that bonus of your other armor, but if you lose one, you lose both.

A Thief can't steal a Big item, but the Triplet itself is not Big. If the Thief steals the Triplet, what happens to the other armor? I'm assuming it cannot go to the Thief with the Triplet, as that would essentially be stealing a Big item, so does the Big Armor just get discarded if the Triplet is stolen? (And if the other Armor WASN'T Big, would the Thief get both? I think the text on Triplet uses the phrase "goes with it" when it says what happens to the other armor when you lose one of the armors. but I don't have it in front of me.)

[Andrew Hackard]

Stealing is not "losing" an Item, so the text on Triplet doesn't apply. The Thief can steal the Triplet right out from under the other Armor without disturbing that Armor at all - neat trick.