Stars are the fundamental building blocks of galaxies and stellar clusters. They are often formed as part of small stellar systems, such as binaries and triples. Interactions between the stars give rise to some of the most energetic events in the universe and most exciting puzzles of modern astrophysics, e.g. supernovae Type Ia explosions, X-ray bursts, and gamma-ray bursts. Even though, the principles of binary evolution theory have been accepted for a long time, the evolution of triples is an uncharted territory. There is a need to understand the evolution of triples, as they are common and often invoked to explain compact and exotic binaries. The advents of large-scale surveys are currently providing us with an unprecedented number of stars, binaries and triples that can help us to improve our understanding of galactic structure and stellar evolution. However, the recent increase in observational work has not been matched by theoretical developments that are necessary for understanding these stellar populations. I propose to conduct the first consistent study of triple evolution in which stellar evolution and a full treatment of dynamics is taken into account simultaneously. The results will be compared directly with observations and this process will be iterated in order to provide a well-constrained model for triple evolution. It is an excellent moment to conduct this study as we finally have the tools and computer power to make a big leap forward in the modelling of the evolution of triple systems.