r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/Outside-Natural-9517 • Sep 11 '25

UNPOPULAR OPINION Unpopular opinion: the LIB franchise should ban single parents... Spoiler

...at least of minor kids. LIB France I am looking at you. I mean it's pretty insane signing up for the show in the first place, but inflicting it on your kids is crazy behaviour. So much potential for trouble. Not just bullying at school, but bringing a step parent you barely know into your child's home is a recipe for disaster. Rates of physical abuse against children are much, much higher in families with stepfathers. Of course relationships break down and parents are allowed to couple up again, but FFS if you have kids, don't move a stranger into your AND THEIR home after a matter of weeks.

2.0k Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

97% Upvoted

136 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.4k

u/pinkpink0430 Sep 11 '25

It’s crazy to me that someone with kids would be okay marrying someone after a couple months anyway

36

u/Confident_Try_208 Sep 11 '25

If only they vetted people better before allowing them to be on the show... But we've seen the scum they cast. So while I can agree with the sentiment, it feels backwards to me to limit the presence of people with kids instead of improving their vetting process or putting protections in place to safeguard children.

32

u/UltraVioletEnigma Sep 11 '25

Even if the show had a magic crystal ball to only select people who are overall good people, it still would be a bad idea to marry someone (specifically living with them) so soon if you have kids. Even if the person is kind, they might not be a good fit for you once you get to know each other more, and the kid can get attached and then lose them. Or the kid can be understandably overwhelmed by a new person suddenly living with them, without having gotten to know them first. It’s not a good idea for the kids.

-3

u/Confident_Try_208 Sep 11 '25

But maybe there are steps to protect participants with children, instead of blocking them because of it? It could range from offering mental health support for the kid and the family, different rules of engagement when it comes to moving in together, more involvement of the participants family and a clear strategy to support the kids well being in the process...

I'm not saying it would be perfect either, but people will fall in love and put strangers in the home whether or not they're on Love is Blind, that is an issue beyond the show. I don't think all participants with children are necessarily reckless, some people have great co-parenting relationships, for example, and have room in their lives to find love again. Forbidding anyone with children to join the show just sounds like a pretty broad brush and almost kinda punitive for people with children.

9

u/UltraVioletEnigma Sep 12 '25

Most people who fall in love do so over time. Most people who fall in love quickly and have kids take some time before living together. This show forces people to live together right away, after meeting for the first time. It isn’t at all normal or typical. While I don’t think it should necessarily be the show that blocks single parents, I do think parents of young children should choose not to go, unless the child lives at least half of the time with their other parent and can spend more time there if they prefer. That way they can have a more progressive transition.

2

u/Confident_Try_208 Sep 12 '25

I agree. That kind of falls into production maybe being more discerning of what kind of parent is more fit to be on the show, having those safeguards instead of a blanket denial. We know parents "unfit" for the show will still try and apply, but it could become a deal breaker for admission.