Love Is Blind Season 8 Reunion Recap: An Open Discussion

It’s time for the Love Is Blind Season 8 reunion, and we finally get to see what the reality TV show cast members have been up to since filming concluded. Are your favorite couples still together, or have they called it quits?

After some major moments at the altar, the cast finally gets to explain what really went down. For others, receipts about what you never saw on screen finally come out.

Daniel and Taylor from Loves is Blind — Netflix

Good Tidings For Taylor And Daniel

The first couple we hear from is happy newlyweds Taylor and Daniel, who inform the hosts that everything is smooth sailing with their relationship. Daniel explains that he and Taylor are closer than ever, and Taylor echoes that their shared life after the show is wonderful:

Daniel is my best friend. Like, we are laughing all the time together.

She teases that Daniel still has a habit of “following then unfollowing” her, a nod to their hiccup earlier in the season, but overall things are going perfectly well for the pair.

Sara and Ben from Love Is Blind Season 8

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Virginia Drags Devin

The next cast members we hear from are Virginia and Devin. Virginia reveals that she said no to Devin at the altar because he may not have been accepting of the LGBTQ+ community or a supporter of a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body when it comes to having children. She also mentioned that the night before their wedding, she saw a note from one of Devin’s ex-girlfriend’s on the nightstand, and only then learned that the woman and Devin had spent the entire day together.

Lastly, she says Devin’s mother gave him a $1,000 check for the wedding — which he never mentioned or showed to her. Virginia sets the record straight that she tried to call Devin after the show, but he never picked up. They both argue that the other is the one who brought things to an end.

Taylor and Daniel from Love Is Blind Season 8

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Next up is Ben, who explains he came into the experiment aware of his “privilege” and regrets how his initial pod conversations with Sara about sensitive topics went down:

We had great conversations about it, and so there’s a definite impact on me and I have Sara to thank for that. I know it’s kind of sad that it took someone to make me think that way.

Sara says she was hopeful they’d be able to have an “open discussion” after the pods, but that when things didn’t progress, she felt like she actually didn’t know Ben well at all. She reveals that the two still lived together for a week after the wedding, but then Ben tried to cut things off with her. The most hurtful thing was that he didn’t reach out until he said he’d spoken to a past cast member who advised him to smooth things over with her and “practice reunion questions” with her ahead of time.

For Monica’s part, she says it’s tough to watch back the show footage and she how seriously she was taking the experiment while Joey is mostly goofing around. She also notes that Joey DMed Madison the day after meeting her, which told her everything she needed to know. Madison explains the message simply said that he liked her pink hair and wished they could’ve talked more, but that for her, it was nothing more than a friendship vibe.

It seems that Joey was lying about Madison coming on to him, which the two women figured out later on. Monica says that Joey is amazing, but that “as a romantic partner, [he has] a lot to learn.” When it’s Lauren’s turn, she tells Dave how much it hurt her that he chose to believe the words of seemingly everyone but her. “That’s why I stay single. It’s just so much easier,” he says, copping to his lack of confidence.

Virginia and Devin from Love Is Blind Season 8

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He says he feels like Lauren is the one who got away, but she says she doesn’t believe him, as he’s had a whole year to reach out to her. Classy as always, she says she doesn’t hate Dave, but does believe he has a lot of growing to do. We also learn that Mason and Meg gave dating a shot, but now they consider each other close friends.

Madison comes under fire for acting like two different people on her dates with Mason and Alex. “I was treated like crap the whole time,” Mason says, explaining he felt “pressured” to propose to her. “I’m the one who got screwed over by both of you!” Meg adds. “I was hurt, and I don’t know why people continue to tell me that I wasn’t,” Madison points out.

At the end, we learn that Netflix’s next season of the show will be in Denver, Colorado.