predictability addiction in "love is blind"
2024, april 4
the reality show "love is blind" unintentionally caricatures toxic narratives of romantic love, pointing to broader societal norms. besides the obvious gender stereotypes, what strikes me most is how the show glorifies an almost addictive dependence on fake predictability. it is bizarre how the show celebrates fast-forwarding the beginning of a romantic connection. thereby the show embodies this kind of life-averse urgency that skips the most magic parts of life in order to jump to some kind of certainty that’s unattainable after all. why would i choose to skip that electrifying time of a new love?! that time when you’re bubbling over with happiness, when every day feels as if you had sunbeams for breakfast. this kind of predictability addiction behaves hostile towards experience. it favours fake certainty over a cotton candy sky, making us miss the moment when it rains macaron-coloured cupcakes.