{"id":204565,"date":"2025-10-06T06:55:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/204565\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:55:29","slug":"denvers-love-is-blind-cast-shares-juicy-details-about-pod-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/204565\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver’s ‘Love is Blind’ cast shares juicy details about pod dating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surprising, grateful, and transformative \u2013 these are just a few of the words local participants on the upcoming season of \u201cLove is Blind\u201d<\/a> use to describe their experiences on the show.<\/p>\n

Denver plays host for the ninth season of Netflix\u2019s blockbuster reality dating series, which seeks to play matchmaker in a unique way. Singles meet and mingle, but they aren\u2019t allowed to see one another. The goal is to build an emotional connection so deep within days of dating that none of the superficial details matter. In fact, couples only get to meet face-to-face once they\u2019ve gotten engaged, sight unseen.<\/p>\n

Viewers will be properly introduced to the 30-plus Denverites on the cast<\/a> when the new season debuts on Oct. 1. And though the premise might sound eccentric, several of the hopeful romantics tell The Denver Post that the unique environment produces these unique outcomes.<\/p>\n

Cast members are prohibited from using their phones or any device that connects to the internet for the 10 days while dating in so-called \u201cpods,\u201d or individual rooms connected by a wall in which they chat with potential suitors. Giving up that line to the outside was a daunting prospect at first, said 29-year-old social worker Kalybriah Haskin. But it ended up being essential to the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, I was so nervous. I was like, \u2018What is my mom doing? What are my friends doing? What am I missing out on?\u2019\u201d Haskin said. \u201cBut after a day or two, I enjoyed not having my phone. I enjoyed being able to be locked in to a person\u2026 I enjoyed being able to fully embrace the experience. I think it was a very pivotal point of the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kalybriah<\/p>\n

Kalybriah Haskin, 29-year-old social worker, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/p>\n

Madison Maidenberg, a 28-year-old UX\/UI designer, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

\"Jordan<\/p>\n

Jordan Keltner, 30-year-old service manager, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

\"Blake<\/p>\n

Blake Anderson, a 34-year-old accountant, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

\"Ali<\/p>\n

Ali Iappe, a 29-year-old nurse, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

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Kalybriah Haskin, 29-year-old social worker, is one of the Denverites looking for her happily ever on season nine of reality dating show “Love is Blind,” premiering Oct. 1, 2025. (Provided by Adam Rose\/Netflix 2025)<\/p>\n

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Disconnecting also helped participant Madison Maidenberg fully dissect her thoughts and decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t realize how much noise is happening and how many other voices really influence you,\u201d the 28-year-old UX\/UI designer said. \u201cI could actually hear myself, think for myself. I felt so much more at peace with decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not being able to see who you\u2019re talking to also meant finding other ways to build attraction. Jordan Keltner, a 30-year-old service manager, said things he might typically gloss over dating in the real world or on apps ended up meaning a lot to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never truly understood how important it was to be attracted to somebody\u2019s laugh and the tone of their voice,\u201d Keltner said. \u201cLittle things, like how someone would structure their sentences or the words they would use. On the outside, you maybe just brush over those facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being immersed in the \u201cLove is Blind\u201d experience also inspired participant Blake Anderson to become more vulnerable in a short amount of time. After all, if you\u2019re planning to get engaged, you want to cover all the big and deep topics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I found surprising about the actual dating within the pods is how comfortable I felt,\u201d Anderson, a 34-year-old accountant, said. \u201cThe initial bizarre nature, if you\u2019re able to kind of put that aside, it\u2019s easy to put your guard down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, there can be drawbacks. For example, participants don\u2019t get to see how their partner might handle real-life situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in the pods, you have this idea of the person,\u201d Maidenberg said. \u201cYou don\u2019t see how they are in certain situations and truly how they operate in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being separated by a wall also allows for a certain margin of error between what someone is representing and reality, Haskin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I would have seen you in real life I would have known, OK you might not work out every day like you stated. It\u2019s just little things like that. It\u2019s like, I could have fact-checked a couple of the things you sold me in the pods versus just believing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Drink in the drama at these \u2018Love is Blind\u2019 watch parties in Denver<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Missing out on a person\u2019s body language too, meant not being able to read the entirety of a situation. \u201cI need that body language to really see like, are you being genuine right now or are you saying this and blowing me off or rolling your eyes?\u201d Haskin added.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenges, these locals chose the “Love is Blind\u201d experiment to try something radical. Most people who sign up for the show attest that what they\u2019ve done in the past dating wise hasn\u2019t worked for them. The format may have been different, but could the pool of singles go beyond Mile High City\u2019s notoriously lackluster Menver stereotype<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t get as much of the flavor of Denver as far as Ikon or Epic or talk about rock climbing or things that are very iconicly Denver. But as it pertains to the dating dynamics, on brand,\u201d said Maidenberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely have our fair share of borders and skiers and beer drinkers,\u201d added 29-year-old nurse Alie Iappe.<\/p>\n

Who will get engaged this season? Find out when Netflix drops episodes one through six of \u201cLove is Blind\u201d on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

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