Love Is Blind: Italy Season 1 saw Karen and Nicola as one of the engaged couples. The two chose to be together without physically seeing each other.For the second phase of the experiment, the two went to Morocco with the rest of the couples. They learned more about each other as they lived together.Karen and Nicola talked about the situations they went through and how they overcame those. In her private confession, Karen talked about their time in the pods:"What happened in the pods was real. You can't put aside certain reactions and certain emotions that you've experienced...and act like they never happened," confessed Karen.Love Is Blind: Italy Season 1: Karen and Nicola spend more time together and explore their physical chemistry after their engagementAfter arriving at their villa, Karen and Nicola were happy as they saw their iconic glasses from the pods. She noted that things that happened during the first phase were real. Karen talked about how they could not put aside certain reactions they had experienced.He told Karen that he was really happy to be together with her."After the stress and after living inside that bubble...now Nicola will have to show me, somehow, that I can truly trust him," shared Karen.The two sat together. They opened up about their childhood, struggles, and how they went through it all. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostLove Is Blind: Italy star Nicola talked about his father's advice."Now I regret not listening to him all those times, because I realized he saw himself in me. And maybe he didn't want me to take the same mistakes that he did. Quitting soccer wasn't easy for me. Said to myself, "Nicola, you failed." And this brought me here, to where I am today," shred Nicola.He also asked Karen whether she had been through such situations. Nicola was talking about rolling up the sleeves and starting all over again."A million times," she responded.Karen recalled living with her mother when she was 15. But then she left because of an incident. Since then, she had lived alone. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostFurther, Love Is Blind: Italy star talked about breaking up with her son's father. That time, too, she had to start all over again. The two had been together for 11 years."And when that ended, I finally found my way. So I completely understand the fear that a person feels, when you had nothing, and you have to start from scratch," added Karen.The two talked about how they made it through the difficult times of their lives.Love Is Blind: Italy Season 1 is now streaming on Netflix.