Madison Errichiello and Meg Fink of ‘Love Is Blind’ Get Real About Their Love Triangle With Mason

Though there were multiple love triangles in Love Is Blind season eight, none got quite as spicy in the pods as the trio of Madison Errichiello, Mason Horacek, and Meg Fink. The tripod (which we will henceforth refer to as MMM) led to not only drama but ultimately heartbreak for all three.

If you are behind, here’s a brief refresher: At the center of MMM, we have Mason, a 32-year-old cinematographer. Mason quickly developed pod relationships with two women: Madison, a 27-year-old artist, and Meg, a 30-year-old nurse. Meg made it clear that Mason was the only man in the “experiment” she was interested in, while Madison had another connection, 29-year-old Alex Brown.

The triangle of MMM came to a head when, in an ill-fated act of apparent desperation, Mason attempted to commit solely to Madison. She knew it wasn’t right, telling Glamour she felt he was being “manipulative” because he could tell she was pulling away from their relationship. Ultimately, Madison’s final words to Mason—that he may end up “losing both” his connections—proved correct. Even though Mason eventually realized that his connection was stronger with Meg and attempted to win her back, she decided to leave the experiment single rather than feel like a second choice. Madison also left single, after her relationship with Alex deteriorated (due, in part, to an argument they had about Mason).

The pods were a year ago, but it’s clear the emotions in this love triangle ran hot, and the women are still unpacking how they feel as they watch the season back. Madison, for one, tells us that she wishes she hadn’t known as much about Meg’s connection with Mason in real time (she also complained about this on the show).

“I didn’t think Meg was necessarily considering my feelings, but I was considering hers,” Madison says. “I did really feel for her, and I was like, If I was on the other side of this, would I want to know that before getting engaged to someone potentially? Absolutely. I think sometimes trying to be a girl’s girl can end up backfiring a little bit when that person’s just not ready to receive information.”

For her part, Meg says she feels different “every hour right now after watching the show back.”

“There are so many thoughts and emotions to process while also still trying to carry on with everyday life,” she tells Glamour. “I am learning a lot about watching myself on TV and learning how I can grow and be a better person for myself and for others—which is the ultimate goal.”

In an attempt to understand what exactly went down between these three, Glamour chatted separately with Meg and Madison about their relationships with Mason and with each other. (Mason declined to participate).

Here’s what they said, in their own words.

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On their individual relationships with Mason:Madison Errichiello: What I really liked about him was that we could be flirty, and when I would flirt with him, he would really respond to it. Mason and I had such a fun relationship. I think some parts were edited out a little bit where we did also have that depth, which is why I felt such a strong connection with him. Overall, it was just a fun relationship that we had. I didn’t think we had too many similarities. I mean, we were both Packers fans and things like that, but it wasn’t on a deep level. We just vibed together super well.

Meg Fink: Mason fully accepted and loved my weird side and could go right there with me, which is predominantly what you see in our connection. However, the connection you see is just a drop in the bucket of how much we were aligned in every aspect. While we talked about a lot of silly topics, Mason and I also had many deep meaningful conversations about what it means to be married, how we feel about divorce, finances, how we would want to raise our kids together, etc. We also share similar lifestyles and had the same dreams for the future, like buying land outside of the city and wanting to travel.

On discussing their relationships outside of the pods with the other women:Madison: I think we all found our safe people, but it [could be] that person’s safe person is another person’s safe person. I think Meg had found out that I was dating Mason through [another contestant] Vanessa. I only told Vanessa, and then that got spread around. I did keep my cards pretty close to my chest, but Meg was very vocal about it. She was very loud about her connection with Mason and very much like, “It’s him or not at all.”

Meg: I was very vocal about how much I liked my connection, because that’s how I am when I’m falling in love with someone. However, by day three, none of the girls were saying the names of our connections, so I never said his name in the lounge after leaving dates with him. Only a small handful of girls knew Mason was my number one, but I never actually told Madison that information and I never knew she knew that information until watching it back.

On how they felt about knowing Mason was “dating” the other:Madison: At least on my end of things, I didn’t ever feel like it was a competition. Obviously it’s super weird, because then it’s like you feel like you have to take care of someone else’s feelings as well. But I don’t see it as a bad thing, at all.

Meg: Early on, I found out through the grapevine that Alex was Madison’s number one, but that she was also talking to Mason. It never derailed my confidence because I couldn’t imagine him experiencing a better connection with anyone else than what we shared. I also truly wanted Mason to end up with the connection that was best for him and did my best to trust that if it wasn’t me then it was not meant to be.

On Mason’s infamous “commitment” to Madison:Madison: I did get to know Mason on a deep level, and I would never think that he had any ill intention. I think he probably surprised himself with feeling really deeply for two different people, which is always so possible in the pods. It was kind of that thing where he would have a date with me and he would think it’s amazing, and then he would have a date with Meg and it would also be amazing, but just in a different way. He was saying the same things to us, but I do think he meant them differently now looking back.

Meg: After Madison and Alex were official, I started finding out more about Madison’s connection with Mason. It hit me like a Mack truck because I was so oblivious to the nature of their connection. I would say that was the lowest point for me in the experience, because it caught me off guard and made me realize I may have to walk away from something that was very special to me.

On what viewers didn’t see about the breakup:Madison: There is a part that’s not shown where Meg comes to me before my breakup with Mason, and she had known that Alex and I made things official, so she knew I was going to break up with Mason. I think she was feeling some type of way about him not breaking up with me first or not choosing her. So she came to me and was just asking about my relationship with him, and I think she was asking if he was saying the same things to both of us. I was already suspicious of him, and then we had that conversation.

When I went into my breakup with him, I think it does come across as I might be stepping on Meg’s toes a little bit, but that was not how I saw it because I didn’t know that she was going to end things with him. I knew that she felt hurt. When I say, “You might lose both,” that was not me being like, “She’s going to come in here and break up with you.” It’s me being like, “Hey, you’ve been telling two girls the same thing, and that historically just doesn’t work out well for anyone involved.”

On how they left the “experiment”:Meg: I made a promise to myself prior to this experience that if I had a feeling I was someone’s number two or default pick I would walk away. If I was looking for a boyfriend I could have possibly stayed, but I was looking for a husband. I could never enter a marriage knowing I was an option to that person.

On what they would have done differently:Madison: I can’t change anything. What happened happened, and I do accept that a year later and many therapist appointments later. Would I handle it differently now? Totally. Absolutely, I would, but I don’t watch that back and think, Oh, I regret that, or I should have done this. It’s more so.… I could do better. But in that moment, I did the best that I could with the four hours of sleep that I had.

Meg: I wish I would have slowed down, taken a breath, talked slower, and painted my toenails. Beyond that, I have no regrets and trust everything that happened was for a reason.

On finding closure with Mason:Madison: I never needed an explanation from anyone. I ran into Mason a month or two ago, and he did apologize to me, and he was like, “Everything that is my responsibility, I fully own that, and I’m sorry that I kind of dragged you through that.” That meant so much to me. I didn’t expect that from him, but it meant a lot to me that he just owned it and apologized.

On what surprised them the most in episodes one to six:Meg: Oh my God, I was surprised by everything on the show. When I tell you I don’t even remember talking about aliens or conspiracy theories one time, and now that’s my whole personality. Experiencing it first hand, then watching it back knowing it’s put together to be digestible for the public, is very jarring in every way you could imagine.

On how they feel about their journey a year later:Madison: I think that took me a while to figure out, and a year later I have gotten to just a really good place. The biggest lesson from a situation like this is number one, this isn’t normal. This isn’t a normal thing that people just go through on the daily. There are very few people that can say their worst moments have been televised around the world. So I think that has taught me this radical self-love. I can look at myself in those moments and know that I did the absolute best that I could, and I can accept that version of myself and still love that version of myself.

Meg: There’s not enough words to describe both how wonderful and difficult this journey has been. I have felt the highest highs and lowest lows through this experience. Overall, I am very happy with how life has transpired since the show ended. I have met some of the most incredible humans and have built friendships that will undoubtedly last a lifetime.

These interviews have been lightly edited for length and clarity.