The Love is Blind Season 8 trailer has simply dropped, and there’s no scarcity of romance, tears and drama. The collection, the place individuals get to know eligible daters via pod rooms and by no means see each other till they decide to be collectively, has been a combined bag for Black singles searching for love.
It’s exhausting to overlook season 1, the place Love Is Blind unfolded the Diamond Jack and Carlton Morton battle over his bisexuality. It was unlucky to observe their love story die over one thing that ought to have been handled contained in the pods as an alternative of taking part in out over a nasty dispute poolside.
Quick ahead to season 6, the place Love Is Blind contestant Clay Gravesande left Amber Desiree Smith on the altar after their contentious six-week relationship. He did apologize on the reunion present, but it surely nonetheless didn’t mitigate how villainous the collection selected to painting him and the dying of Black love on display screen.
There have been some success tales. Tiffany Pennywell and Brett Brown related shortly within the pods in season 4. Pennywell not too long ago shared New Yr 2025 pics of her and her husband on her Instagram account.
A number of interracial {couples} have additionally emerged from the collection, together with Lauren Pace-Hamilton and Cameron Hamilton (Season 1), Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin Appiah (Season 4), Lydia Velez Gonzalez and James ‘Milton’ Johnson IV (Season 5) and extra, proving that love may be blind throughout racial and ethnicity traces when visible stereotypes are eradicated.
Will this season show to be a fruitful one for Black men and women trying to make an genuine and lasting connection? After analyzing the trailer, it doesn’t appear promising, however time will inform.
Listed here are the Black singles on Love Is Blind Season 8.
Love Is Blind, Season 8, premieres February 14 on Netflix.