‘Love Is Blind’ Season 9: Are Joe Ferrucci & Madison Maidenberg Still Together?
Joe Ferrucci and Madison Maidenberg from Love Is Blind season 9 are still following each other on Instagram, which is usually a hopeful sign, but their current relationship status is definitely complicated the show leaves them in a rocky spot, navigating everything from Madison’s vulnerability about her eye condition to Joe’s issues with physical attraction and a messy, blackout episode at a pool party that ended with Madison asking Joe to get his own room after his confusing and inattentive behavior.
Even though they connected quickly through silly banter and deep conversations in the pods a karaoke and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos fantasy date, handwritten love letters, and promises about supporting one another, they’ve struggled since meeting face to face to reconcile their emotional bond with real-world chemistry. Madison repeatedly voices that she’s the one saying “I love you” first, and Joe admits in confessional that Madison isn’t his physical type and sometimes feels like a stranger out of the pods, which stings for anyone rooting for instant, fairytale endings.
Their relationship didn’t implode immediately after the dramatic Mexico trip, but the tension lingers, especially after Joe’s blackout and Madison’s visible frustration about his lack of support and communication. Still, the fact that they keep tabs on each other (even quietly) suggests they’re at least civil or possibly even working things out away from cameras.
If there’s one lesson from their arc, it’s that pod-to-reality transitions really do test even the sweetest connections so maybe, just maybe, Joe and Madison are the type who need more than six episodes to figure themselves out, and honestly, who can blame them? Real relationships leave room for chaos, cringe pool parties, and slow-burn hopes, and with these two, the chapter isn’t quite closed yet.
