What I learned about Love is Blind from the cast

If you've ever wondered what it's really like in the pods, I'm here for you. In last week's episode of The LovePod Podcast, Love is Blind season 6's Jeramey Lutinski and Vince Doa spoke about what it's like to be on the show versus watching it back. The two reflected on their experience, things the fans may not know, and recapped season 7 of the experiment with me. Here are things I learned about filming Love is Blind.

You don't know what edit you'll get

The cast doesn't watch the show until we do - not even a minute sooner. They don't know what will air until the episodes drop on Netflix like the rest of us. They learn to navigate their newfound fame on the fly, and there's no guide to how to handle crazy fans or getting a bad edit.

Though the cast does have access to therapy post-show, there aren't too many others experiencing their real-life play out for a global audience. They can lean on each other and former season cast of Love is Blind for advice, but Netflix isn't about to give you a heads up you're the season's villain, or your argument is going to be spun a certain way, or even that your love story won't be airing.

According to Vince Doa, whose story didn't air, "everyone's personality is amplified." The cast is filmed at least 12 hours a day, and there are 30 cast members in the pods and at least five couples getting engaged. We don't get to see the complexities of each person and truly get to know them in an hour or two in each episode.

The fans are the best (and worst) part

No one will find out your deepest, darkest secrets faster than a Love is Blind fan. This season's cast had so many skeletons in their closet they could fill a cemetery. Between Stephen's sexts and Tyler's (alleged) secret children, no man, woman or child was safe from internet sleuths.

Love is Blind season 6's Jeramey Lutinski pointed out that a lot of the hate he got was because fan's personal experiences paralleled his relationships with Laura Dadisman and Sarah Ann Bick, or other cast members from the seven seasons of the show. When you see a story so similar to yours play out on TV, of course you get invested. It's a hobby for a lot of us. No one in the Love is Blind fan base is shy about letting their opinions be known.

The hate isn't always justified, though. For Jeramey, producers and all of the women he dated in the pods knew he was engaged previously. It was discussed throughout filming, but not shown. Things aren't always as they appear, so keep your hate out of the cast DMs and comments.

The show is not scripted

Contrary to popular belief, Love is Blind is not scripted. The cast is made up of real people, and the relationships are real. They truly do get engaged through a wall and if they say I do, the marriages are legal.

There are still producers for the show, though. And they know exactly what the fans want. The cast does have to reshoot certain scenes that weren't filmed, or recap moments they'd rather forget. The conversations in the pods can be guided, too. If you're having trouble connecting, there's suggested topics to discuss. The cast is also prompted to talk about big topics, with days dedicated to certain topics such as emotions, finances, religion and other big relationship deal breakers. The love stories are real, so don't lose hope. True love does exist, and can sometimes be found on reality TV.

The pod dates are ranked

Dating 15 people in one day is a lot of work. To find out if the cast is compatible, they date every single person of the opposite sex day 1 of the pods. They then rate their dates, and the producers mix and match based on whether or not the connection is mutual.

The feelings aren't always mutual, though. If you think you have a strong connection and the person on the other side of the wall doesn't, there's no long, drawn out goodbye. If you don't have a match, you're going home.

What burning questions do you have for the cast of Love is Blind?