Love Is Blind's Madison Maidenberg Rings in the New Year with a New Romance

Love Is Blind season 9 cast member Madison Maidenberg is celebrating the start of 2026 with a brand new romantic partner.

“Stepping into 2026, a fresh year and a new love. Officially introducing him🥂,” Madison, 28, shared via Instagram on Saturday, January 3, alongside photos from the couple’s New Year’s Eve festivities in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Madison also included the hashtag “Boyfriend Reveal” in her post, but refrained from providing further details about her new companion.

Later on Saturday, the Netflix reality personality turned to TikTok to give her followers an additional update regarding her blossoming relationship.

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“I believe I’ve found my future husband,” Madison excitedly stated in a social media video. “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m dating someone. … He possesses such a kind heart, he consistently prioritizes me, he’s incredibly confident in me [and] he’s a genuinely kind and good person.”

She continued, “He has the most beautiful heart I’ve ever encountered. I’m going to be surprised if I don’t end up marrying this man, you can take that to the bank.”

According to Madison, she feels her new partner is “the man of [her] dreams.”

“This is my perfect match,” she gushed. “I am truly in awe of the man he is. He brings out a side of me that feels most authentic. There’s nothing about him that I would want to alter, and he makes me feel completely accepted for who I am. … He’s simply remarkable.”

Madison was previously engaged to Joe Ferrucci sight unseen on Love Is Blind season 9, which premiered on Netflix late last year. Joe, 29, ultimately called off their engagement just days before their planned wedding.

“It seemed Madison was completely committed and everything you’d want in a partner. I, on the other hand, had some reservations, felt nervous, scared, and anxious. I didn’t anticipate that from Madison,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2025. “I think it frightened me to see that, and I know she wanted to continue with the experiment, proceed, and gain as much insight as possible into whether he was her person. I think there was a certain point for me where I couldn’t continue.”

Joe’s “breaking point” famously occurred while he was shopping for his wedding tuxedo, leading him to abruptly leave the appointment with Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” playing in the background.

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“I definitely shut down. At that point, [I was thinking], ‘Why am I going through these motions if I’ve already decided in my head that I’m not going to be able to say yes on that wedding day?’” Joe recalled to Us. “It felt a little dishonest on my part to even be there, if I didn’t think we had enough time to get there or if I knew this wasn’t my person.”

Within weeks of Joe and Madison’s split, he briefly connected with costar Kacie McIntosh before meeting and settling down with his current girlfriend, Averee Madison.