Dating-based reality television shows are notoriously whitewashed. (See: The entire Bachelor universe.) But on Netflix s new hit show Love Is Blind, the epic, sweeping love story that fans cant stop swooning over has a Black woman at its center.

Lauren Speed, a 32-year-old content creator from Michigan, and Cameron Hamilton, a 28-year-old data scientist from Maine, met and fell in love during the dating experiment, in which a group of men and women are put into pods and left to speed-date for hours over the course of 10 days. The catch? They cant physically see each other until theyre engaged.

Well, Speed and Hamilton made that commitment, then met in person, and subsequently moved in together in Atlanta. Then, 38 days after their initial introduction, they made their way down the aisle and actually said I do in front of a slightly nervous group of family and friends.

Speed and Hamiltons love captivated viewers, who have continued to champion them in the days following the Season 1 finale episode. During an interview on HuffPosts Here To Make Friends podcast this week, the happy couple said they are humbled by and beyond grateful for all the support theyve received.

Being in an interracial relationship, I wanted to really just live my life authentically, Speed told hosts Leigh Blickley and Emma Gray. I wanted to talk about, What about our children? ... Its sad. I mean, we are in 2020, so it really shouldnt be an issue, but its real life.

We had to have these conversations about parenting in a mixed relationship, Hamilton added. Children who are mixed, how theyre going to be treated by society, what are other kids going to say to them at school, and how are we going to parent them when theyre being perceived as Black and are going to have different experiences than me as a white man? That was something that was critical for us to touch on, not because of the show, but because we were about to get married.

Speed also acknowledged how important it is for other women to see a Black woman as the lead of a dating show, especially one who doesnt fit the mold of what theyve come to expect on their screens.

You dont see a lot of Black women in reality TV being the object of affection or in the forefront or being admired, she said. Im a quirky, kind of nerdy Black girl. Kind of awkward, too. So its great because a lot of people are seeing me and I feel like Im representing a thing that wasnt there before.

In this edited interview, Speed and Hamilton talk all things Love Is Blind, and share their insider perspective on the process that brought them to each other.

Cameron and Lauren, how has it been? Just getting all of this amazing feedback and love from people who have binge-watched Love Is Blind?

Lauren: Oh man! Its really super amazing, especially because for Cameron and I, we took this super seriously. We were both very vulnerable and thats scary, especially if youre being vulnerable in front of the world. So were so honored that the world not only can identify with our story and relate, but that they appreciate it.

Were you a little skeptical going into the whole thing?

Lauren: Yeah. I was definitely open to it just because I was at a point in my dating life where it kind of sucked. Lets be honest. So I was just like, what do I have to lose? Go there and meet somebody great? And plus my mom was kind of putting the pressure on me like, Youre getting old, Lauren. I mean, whats the worst that can happen.

Cameron: We were skeptical, but we went into it with an open mind. And at first it felt a little bit artificial, but I think once Lauren and I met each other and we had this first initial conversation about family, the reality of it struck immediately and then we really started taking it very seriously.