While fans are currently streaming the latest season of Netflix’s “Love is Blind,” one of the show’s first success stories is opening up about their marital journey. Lauren Speed-Hamilton and Cameron Hamilton fell in love while filming the first season of the dating show and, after an onscreen wedding, have since been married for five years.
While the show documented part of their love story together, the fan-favorite couple continues to share some of the ups and downs of marriage. In a recent interview with People magazine, the pair reflected on how couples therapy has benefited their relationship.
“[Therapy] came up probably within our second year of marriage,” Cameron shared. “I personally had not done any therapy before. I was one of those people who felt like, ‘Oh, if I go to therapy, I’m admitting a weakness of some kind or something like that.’ But my perspective’s totally changed since then,”
“Therapy is a great place to get it all out there and not have to walk on eggshells with each other,” Lauren added. “That’s the place where you could just get it all out. For us, that was really helpful.”
In their marriage, the “Love is Blind” stars agree tackling issues head-on has played a part in their success. Following the golden rule of “not going to sleep mad at each other,” the Hamiltons try not to let issues fester between them.
“Of course, sometimes you need to take a moment to breathe so that you don’t act out of emotions,” Lauren explained. “So we take our moments, and then for me, I immediately go to Cam like, ‘Hey, this happened. I feel like we should talk about it. It made me feel this way. How did it make you feel?’ And I think that that’s really helped us throughout our marriage.”
Another commitment that has helped maintain the health and spark in their marriage has been sharing new experiences, especially through travel.
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