Love Is Blind's Madison Opens Up About How 1 Man's 'Toxic Positivity' Ended Their Romance (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Warning: this story contains spoilers from the first six episodes ofLove Is Blindseason 8.

Madison Errichiello may not have gotten her happily ever after onLove Is Blind, but she’s walking away from the show with clarity on what she needs in her next relationship.

Speaking to PEOPLE about her tumultuous time in the season 8 pods, Madison, 28, says she has no regrets about how things unfolded, though she is disappointed things didn’t go her way.

The first six episodes, which dropped Feb. 14, followed Madison as she developed connections with both Alex Brown and Mason Horacek. After realizing she had stronger feelings for Alex, she became exclusive with him. Madison then ended things with Mason, shortly after discovering he was saying the same things to her and fellow participant Meg Fink. But when Madison was venting to Alex, 29, in the pods about Mason’s behavior, Alex refused to speak poorly about his costar, which upset Madison — and in turn, ended their relationship for good.

Now, Madison is opening up about the moment and explaining why Alex’s “positive personality” wasn’t necessarily something she wanted in a future partner.

“He is so upbeat, and I did really like that. I like being around positive people,” the artist says. “But I think it got to a point where it was almost this toxic positivity, and that’s something that I just don’t want in my circle of people.”

Madison Errichiello in the season 8 pods.Netflix

Netflix

Madison says she confided in Alex after her breakup with Mason, recalling how the 33-year-old cinematographer told her, “He was like, ‘I’m committed to you,’ and then he took it back. And I was like, ‘That hurt my feelings.'”

“And I think I saw that Alex did that often. Like whenever he was uncomfortable, he would just push it away and he wasn’t really good at sitting in those heavy emotions,” Madison adds. “And so I think for me that was a non-negotiable. I need someone who’s able to be there with me because I’m going to do the same for them.”

From left: Mason Horacek, Madison Errichiello, and Alex Brown.Adam Rose/Netflix

Adam Rose/Netflix

Now that she’s had a year to process everything, Madison knows Alex was never the one for her — and believes that feeling was mutual.

“I think there were definitely hesitations on both parties,” she says. “I think it was the day before we broke up and we both had said to each other, I was like, ‘I’m not ready to say I love you. That feels like a really strong thing to say right now.’ And a lot of people in the pods had been saying that back and forth to each other, and so I was like, ‘I don’t know. Am I behind on these feelings?'”

“We don’t end up together, and so I think that was honestly probably for the best,” she admits.

She also has no regrets about the way she handled things, though she acknowledges that her wording could’ve been “more graceful.”

“This all happened a year ago so it’s like now I’ve been in therapy and I’ve been doing a lot of self-discovery,” she shares. “And I think the cool thing about this show is that it shows the worst parts of you and the best parts of you, and it’s like you’re kind of forced to face yourself. And it’s a really good growth opportunity — a way that a lot of people, most people, actually will never get.”

Alex Brown in the season 8 pods.Netflix

At the end of episode 6, fans got a taste of what’s to come with a teaser for the next batch of episodes. In it, Madison makes her return to the show — seemingly alongside Mason and Meg, who appear to be dating again — and hears Alex’s voice once again.

After one tense moment, Madison declares, “He’s a huge liar.”

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The first six episodes ofLove Is Blindseason 8 are now streaming on Netflix, and episodes 7-9 drop next Friday, Feb. 21.

source: people.com