Love Is Blind Season 9: Which Couples Are We Rooting For? And Who Do We Hope Breaks It Off?

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Love Is Blind Season 9, Episodes 1-6.

Love Is Blind is facing more ghosts than ever before in Denver, Colo. But which couples have my vote of confidence? And which do I hope to strike from the reality TV record?

Season 9 of Netflix's reality dating series, which dropped its first six episodes on Wednesday, looks much like seasons past: A group of singles meet potential partners in adjoined rooms called pods in hopes that they might fall in love without the distraction of physical appearance. But there is one notable difference in the Denver-set Season 9 — contestants are ghosting each other left and right!

From Patrick being left talking to a wall — and not in the usual Love Is Blind way — after his strongest connection Anna dipped out, to Blake leaving Sparkle Megan in the dust shortly thereafter, the series is oddly plagued by a dating conundrum that typically emerges in digital dating.

But that allows the viewers to hone in on a smaller pool of contestants to cast clearer judgments on these strangers they've never met — and judge, I will! Below, I'm breaking down every Season 9 couple and offering our own predictions for how they might end up. What are your Love Is Blind Season 9 predictions? Sound off in the comments!

Patrick has convinced himself that he likes Kacie, but he was clearly more comfortable with Anna. I understand that Patrick came into the experiment for love, and I do appreciate how vulnerable he's been thus far. That being said, this man needs to wake up! He shared his insecurities with Kacie, telling her how he felt like harmful stereotypes have negatively affected his dating life as an Asian man. Her reaction to this was... fine? But I can't help from feeling like it was a little strange how intensely she pushed him to reveal his ethnicity after she found out his parent are immigrants. On a surface level, asking for that kind of information is antithetical to this experiment, isn't it? On a more human level, what was she so badly wanting to know? It almost felt like, for Kacie, there was a wrong place to be from, though she didn't explicitly express that. Things only got worse in Episode 6; she tried to break things off, but Patrick was too optimistic to realize it. He confused her break-up chat for an "I don't want to go to Baja" chat.

MY FINAL VERDICT: They're already done, no?

I like Kalybriah and Edmond individually. But do I like them together? I'm not sure yet. I was caught off guard, to say the least, when Kalybriah read a prepared, well-written speech about choosing Edmond, and he returned the favor with a brief "thank you" and a "will you marry me, pretty please?" I just feel like their maturity levels are not aligned. I'm also worried that Edmond so desperately wants to be loved that he isn't even taking the time to do any loving back. Does he love Kalybriah, or does he love that Kalybriah loves him? Perhaps he really is too nice; his niceness could be a defense mechanism he uses in order to be accepted. All of that being said, the guy is very lovable. That goofy run during his proposal? Iconic.

MY FINAL VERDICT: Cautiously optimistic...? Maybe?

Nick and Annie's love is based on the fact that they both hope their future unborn children won't be gay. I have nothing more to say about Nick and Annie.

MY FINAL VERDICT: Who cares?

It's hard to know what I think about Ali and Anton when my first note about them was, "Ew, glasses guy calling her baby right away!" The sheer volume of "babies" I've heard during the first six episodes made me wonder if Merriam Webster was still printing thesauruses. (Don't worry, a quick Google search showed me that they are!) So let's make use of Merriam and throw in a "honey," "sweetie" or even a "babe" once in awhile! Their overly affectionate tone signals to me that this is a surface-level connection.

MY FINAL VERDICT: They don't even know each other's name — things aren't looking good!

Let me just take a moment to say this: I am so glad Sparkle Megan did not choose Mike. In Episode 5, the man was just oozing toxicity, constantly testing Sparkle Megan's loyalty and threatening to walk out the door if she said the wrong thing. But enough about that guy! I think Jordan and Sparkle Megan might be the strongest Season 9 couple. I feel like they get along as friends, and appear to have some physical chemistry — which are good signs! Is that enough to get married in the real world? No! Is that enough to get married on Love Is Blind? Stranger things have happened!

MY FINAL VERDICT: They are too normal to actually get married, but they will agree to leave the altar unwed and go on to date for one to three years before breaking up amicably. Nice!

This show has been on for nine seasons now, and I'm simply done evaluating the way these men respond to a woman's body that isn't a size two. Joe did all the classic things: he just had to bring up — multiple times! — how Madison isn't the usual type of girl he goes for (aka he thinks she's too fat). But that doesn't mean he doesn't think she's beautiful, he swears! No, he loves her body! But yeah, she's just not what he usually goes for, like, physically! But he loves who she is on the inside! (My eyes are rolling into the back of my fat head in case you couldn't tell.) And don't even get me started on the boozy embarrassment that was Episode 6. Go away, Joe. Go away!

MY FINAL VERDICT: I hope Madison breaks things off with Joe in a way that is most painful for him.