EP49: Love Is Blind UK: Sarover on Life in the Pods, Breaking Cultural Expectations and Dating with her Heart

Love Is Blind is a Netflix dating show where singles form deep connections in “the pods” by talking through a wall without ever seeing each other. If they fall in love, they get engaged sight unseen, only meeting face-to-face after the proposal. The couples then go on holiday, move in together and plan a wedding before deciding at the altar if love really is blind.In this episode, I sit down with Sarover, one of the stars from Love Is Blind UK Season 2. Sarover opens up about her journey, how she navigated cultural expectations, finding love in the pods and saying “yes” to facing a shocking breakup just three months into marriage.We dive into:💌 What it’s really like to date in the pods and behind-the-scenes that we never saw🌍 Her experience of navigating dating and family expectations being a South Asian Women💔 How she is healing from heartbreak and what it taught her about resilience, love and self-worth✨ Why South Asian representation on global stages like Netflix matters more than everTime stamps: (00:00) intro(02:30) dating before the pods(06:10) cultural expectations of dating as an indian girl (09:37) breaking away from those cultural expectations(12:21) finding out about love is blind (13:42) behind the scenes from dating in the pods (16:33) friendships in the pods (18:30) sarover and kal’s relationship (21:35) how sarover felt about kal’s comment around “types” (25:53) sarover’s family reaction to her and kal’s relationship (28:46) breaking the taboo of dating in indian families (31:30) kal meeting sarover’s family(34:28) being open with your parents about dating (37:09) wedding planning (40:17) the wedding day (41:55) sarover and kal’s break up (47:09) seeing kal at love is blind uk reunion (51:36) life after the show (56:59) healing from heartbreak (01:00:58) our 20s vs 30s (01:03:27) south asian representation (01:10:22) how to tell your parents about your relationship (01:11:21) what’s next for sarover?  ————————————————————SAROVER:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saroveraujla ————————————————————ABOUT IT’S PREETI PERSONAL:  This podcast is all about sharing South Asian stories and having everyday conversations but from the lens of being a brown girl so expect girl talk episodes covering topics like love, career, mental health, finances, friendships, female health and living life in our 20’s and 30’s. ————————————————————SOCIAL MEDIA:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preetipersonal/YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@itspreetipersonal⁠TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSvmbM63/Email: [email protected]’t forget to subscribe and follow @itspreetipersonal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or the place you listen to podcasts————————————————————MUSIC:  Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com