In the beating heart of the nation, a group of singles will in turn follow their own hearts when Love Is Blind returns for a new season.

On Oct. 2, the global dating experiment that’s brought soulmates together sight unseen since 2020 is back for Season 7 in Washington, DC. Just like the many hopeless romantics before them, this latest pod squad is ditching the apps in search of the kind of love that begins from the inside out. With the support of co-hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey, a select few singles will get engaged without ever laying eyes on each other, setting the stage for the journey of a lifetime.

So who are they? Ranging from 27 to 37 years old, the Season 7 cast includes a handful of military veterans, multiple scientists, a lawyer, a journalist, and — for the first time ever — a pair of siblings...