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love is blind

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idiom

  1. affection for someone can make it difficult to notice their flaws.


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Given the likelihood that Madison will lose her vision, I was hoping she would find a match that truly felt love is blind and would embrace her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

In my mind, we never set out to prove that love is blind.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

The whole pushing a love is blind baby and asking them if they were trying just gave me such a big ick.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

Remember, they say love is blind and pre-marital fights are resolved in a different manner and timeframe than post-marital ones.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2018

It is a common saying that love is blind, but I look upon it as a libel upon love.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)