In Season 7 of Love is Blind, Monica, a 37-year-old sales executive and Stephen, a 34-year-old electrician, found “love in the pods.” But their relationship fell apart when Stephen was caught sexting with another woman. The content of those sexts was kinky, which added another layer to Monica’s feelings of betrayal. Stephen’s actions ignited quite a bit of viewer backlash, causing some to speculate about what kinks he’s into and assume the worst. But while cheating is by-and-large never ok, it’s worth examining the different forms kink-shaming can take. While Monica and Stephen were getting to know each other in the pods, Stephen confessed to a history of cheating, but didn’t admit to having any kinks or fetishes. (He does tell her “Feel free to treat me like a piece of meat. "Cause I think it is so sexy.” which may have been a hint.) While Monica and Stephen were living together in D.C. After getting engaged, they had a [...]