I Am Blind and Dating was written with a smile, a raised eyebrow, and a lot of recognition. It comes from navigating modern dating, where so much happens through screens, profiles, and quick impressions, and where finding something simple and real can sometimes feel surprisingly complicated.
The song is about the search for connection in a world full of options, expectations, and misunderstandings. Meeting people through friends, work, or dating apps, hoping to find someone who shares your values, your humor, and your way of looking at life. Someone you are attracted to, excited by, and curious about enough to imagine a future with.
Along the way, you meet a wide range of characters. People who are not honest about what they want. People who are still tied to past relationships. People who struggle to communicate or to connect emotionally. And people who seem interested, but are really just passing through. The song observes these encounters with humor rather than bitterness, because most of us have been there in one way or another.
At its heart, I Am Blind and Dating is not cynical. It is hopeful. It is about wanting something refreshingly ordinary. A friendly, grounded person with a sense of humor. Someone who enjoys their work, loves to love, and sees the bright side of life most of the time. Someone you can laugh with when life goes well, and when it absolutely does not.
The title reflects that feeling of moving forward without a clear map. Not blind in what you want or who you are, but blind in the sense that you cannot always see what is coming next. Still, you keep showing up, trusting that connection is possible.
I Am Blind and Dating is a reminder that searching for love does not have to be perfect, serious, or flawless. Sometimes it can be awkward, funny, frustrating, and still full of hope.
Alicia Z.