Although Netflix has attempted to prove that people can meet their soulmate behind a wall on Love Is Blind, fans of the series think that almost every engagement is doomed to fail before they truly begin. Since its first season in 2020, Love Is Blind viewers have watched almost 20 couples go from strangers to standing at the altar in an incredibly short amount of time. While some engagements have resulted in marriage, only four couples remain as of December 2022: Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton, and Amber Pike and Matt Barnett from Love Is Blind season 1, and Alexa Alfia and Brennon Lemieux, as well as Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton from Love Is Blind season 3.
While fans of the series have become engrossed in the on-and-off camera dramatics of its cast members, most Love Is Blind fans have condemned Netflix’s social experiment as a failure for years. Despite the entertainment the dramatic the Love Is Blind season 3 reunion brought, for example, viewers online have continued to question why the series hasn’t improved, although the spin-off Love Is Blind: Japan was applauded as a success. Although the premise of Love Is Blind is to cultivate pure relationships that are born out of innate connections, Reddit users like u/ChairMain7255 have pondered why the American version of Love Is Blind, hough popular, has continued to fast-track new seasons despite the series’ bad track record.
Love Is Blind Doesn’t Give Contestants Enough Time To Date
While Love Is Blind doesn’t break the fourth-wall for the most part, several contestants have mentioned the series’ short time frame in discussions with their partner. Throughout their tumultous relationship, Zanab Jaffrey and Cole Barnett from Love Is Blind season 3 frequently mentioned that they only had a month to plan their nuptials, while it’s already been confirmed that the contestants only have about a week to get engaged in the pods. This short amount of time is the number one reason why almost every Love Is Blind relationship doesn’t work out in the long run. “The only way [Netflix] could improve success is by not forcing the couples to choose whether or not to get married within 4 weeks,” one Reddit user proposed, and reasoned that they needed at least 6 months to get to know one another instead.
Love Is Blind Contestants Are Cast For The Wrong Reasons
From Shayne Jansen’s love of fashion on Love Is Blind season 2 to Raven Ross’ untimely workout on Love Is Blind season 3, many Love Is Blind fans think that most relationships fall flat once contestants leave the pods because their number one goal is not to actually find love. Several Love Is Blind alum have used their experience on the show to jump start careers as social media influencers. Deepti Vempati from Love Is Blind season 2 released a memoir in September, for example, while Kelly Chase from Love Is Blind season 1 is an entrepreneur on Instagram. Although Brennon was particularly praised for his devotion to the Love Is Blind social experiment, many fans think that Netflix tends to cast superficial and conventionally attractive people to provide entertainment more than anything.
Love Is Blind Doesn’t Offer Contestants Needed Resources
While several contestants like Cole recieved therapy after Love Is Blind, Netflix doesn’t provide its cast members with any sort of marriage counseling or couples therapy. Nick and Vanessa Lachey host Love Is Blind, for example, but the duo primarily provide commentary at each reunion and don’t actually offer advice or critiques to any engagements. Most relationships that form on Love Is Blind don’t succeed because they are shoved into the deep end without any sort of guidance, and this fact isn’t lost among viewers. “Communication skills don’t magically develop just because you love someone a lot,” one person wrote, while another commented, “If you think about it, [Netflix] really throws them to the wolves.” While Love Is Blind season 4 is greenlit for 2023, unless Netflix made some serious changes, fans shouldn’t expect different results when it comes to successful relationships.
