Sometimes something comes along that stops you in your tracks and you find yourself falling head over heels in love. That’s right, we’re talking about Netflix series Love Is Blind.
In one of the wildest concepts for a dating show yet, 30 singles blind date (literally, they can’t see any of their love interests, as they are in separate pods) for ten days.
They then get engaged before meeting IRL and heading off to Mexico on a pre-wedding break, then moving into an apartment complex together, meeting their betrothed’s families, getting fitted for dresses and going on their stag/hen parties.
Only at the altar do they decide whether to say “I do.” Think Married At First Sight meets 90 Day Fiancé meets The Bachelor. OBSESSED.
10 reasons we're obsessed with Love is Blind
10 reasons we're obsessed with Love is Blind STACKED
1 of 101) Carlton VS Diamond
Fair play to Carlton, he had some big news to impart to Diamond and clearly had his guard up. But their poolside argument was something to behold, ending in Carlton throwing a ring in the pool, Diamond throwing her drink in his face, and Carlton shouting, "Your wig has been slipping since day one," as she stormed out. Ouch.
2 of 102) Just Jessica
This girl is quite the character. Her drunken ramblings, her incessant flirting with Barnett, and her obsession with the age difference between her and Mark, "When I'm 50, you're going to be 40, when I'm 60, you'll be 50…" ad infinitum. We can do the maths, Jessica.
3 of 103) The speedy proposals
By the time the credits roll on the first episode, we've seen our first proposal. These people have known each other for a matter of days, and they are giving Love Island a run for its money in terms of declarations of love. Special mention goes to Damian's elaborate and bizarre memory box/bow-tie proposal that we're still trying to get our heads around.
4 of 104) The awkward truths
Gigi's a passionate girl, and she likes to speak her mind. But we wanted to crawl into a hole and die when she said to Damian, "You know when you tell me this is the best sex of your life... have you noticed I don't return the compliment?" AWKS!
5 of 105) Meeting the parents
Meeting the family is always a buttock-clenching experience (no wonder Amber was shaking like a leaf), but watching Cameron reignite his hip-hop career and rapping for Lauren's mum was what nightmares are made of.
6 of 106) Amber's threats
She described herself as a "whole crazy handful", and we don't want to argue with Amber, because she's legitimately terrifying. She's either threatening any girl who glances at her man – "I will break her face" – or she's threatening her man not to leave her. When she asks Barnett if he's excited to live with her, he replies, "I'm scared," to which she tells him, "You'd better not be. I'll beat you up."
7 of 107) The real estate
Mark's brown bed compared to Jessica's Laura Ashley interior-designed house. Lauren's cramped apartment compared to Cameron's three-storey town house. Amber's family bungalow versus Barnett's snazzy mansion.
8 of 108) When bachelorettes go bad
Amber's badass threats may be all talk, but if we were Jessica, we wouldn't want to find out. The two (absolutely smashed) bachelorettes have a deep-and-meaningful that includes Amber telling her love rival, "If you were to ever actively go after my husband, I would destroy your life," then them kissing on the lips.
9 of 109) The sheer alcohol consumption
It's probably easier to count the amount of times the contestants don't have a glass of wine or a cocktail in their hands. The alcohol budget on this show clearly had no limit and the couples were happy to take advantage of that. Even Jessica's dog gets to lap up some red wine – something we definitely do not recommend.
10 of 1010) The runaway bride
No spoilers, but let's just say one bride gets more than she bargained for on her wedding day. After legging it from the altar, she briefly finds her arse acquainted with a muddy bank before having to comfort her mother, who seems far more upset than she is.
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And there's some great news for our fellow is Love is Blind fans as show runner Chris Coelen has revealed that Netflix are “in talks” to make series two and even teased the possibility over bringing the show over the pond.
“We’re certainly talking about [season 2], yeah," he told Metro. “I think it’s safe to say we’ll be seeing people put to the test of whether love is blind well into the future. That’s what I would certainly hope for.”
And when asked about a UK version of the show, Chris added, “Absolutely! 100 percent yes. Let’s make it happen, I’d love it.”
So would we Chris, so would we.