The Love Is Blind pods are one thing, but the real relationship test begins once an engaged couple enters the real world together. After she fell head over heels for Joe Ferrucci without even seeing him, things took an unexpected turn when they met up in Mexico. Madison and Joe seemed to sail through the Season 9 pods without much drama, but that all changed once the wall came down. While the situation led to the couple’s first major fight, Madison says she didn’t feel their relationship was in any real trouble in that moment. “I was in observation mode at that point, where it was kind of like, ‘OK, this is how you move through the world in this situation,’” Madison explains.