Love is Blind has officially been on the air for 11 seasons. And with its latest season (Boston) premiering over the duration of October and November, it’s clear that one thing is true: The male options just keep getting worse and worse. I genuinely believe that when the first season aired, Nick and Vanessa Lachey (who I’m surprised still have their jobs) set out to test whether love was truly blind.
We got iconic couples like Lauren and Cameron and saw what it was like for a group of ordinary people to seek love without defaulting to someone’s physical appearance. But, somewhere along the lines, I have to assume the actual mission behind the show became “rage bait the women of America.” While I now feel comfortable saying that it takes a certain type of person to go on a show like LIB, it’s clear that there’s a huge discrepancy in emotional, mental, and (let’s be real) physical standards that the female contestants must meet compared to their male counterparts. Translation: These reality TV dating shows are gathering mostly intelligent, confident, well-rounded and attractive women and sticking them in pods with men who look and act like they snuck onto Earth from a MAGA-infested alien planet.
And I for one have had enough. I would preface this with a spoiler alert, but at this point, season 11 is no different than a majority of the past seasons of LIB: the men are manipulative, lacking emotional intelligence, and have looks that don’t even begin to excuse their awful personalities. Morrey is constantly trying to validate his masculinity through his status and appearance (when he really shouldn’t be).
John expects emotional intimacy from women but then says comments like “she’s in my bottom two”—and doesn’t have the wherewithal to close the door so that Sarah doesn’t hear it. Stew thinks he’s the prize (ick) and even tells Jax after proposing to her that she’s a “lucky woman.” Wilson and John both didn’t bother getting down on one knee (is chivalry truly dead?). John had some very concerning views (and misinformation) about abortion—oh and he’s anti-vaxx.
Rob likes to lead women on and is severely delusional about what he looks like (no, you do not look like Travis Kelce). Blake wants someone to shift their whole life to adjust to his lifestyle. And Cam doesn’t know how to have a serious moment without laughing in someone’s face.
Of course, the women aren’t perfect. For example, Jax ghosts Stew after the engagement. And at the end of the day, despite the toxic masculinity we see in a majority of the contestants on this season, there are six couples that get engaged—which means despite the behavior of the men, six of the women said yes to a proposal.
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