Joining "Love Island" may seem like the ultimate dream gig — a trip to Fiji where you bask in the sun all day surrounded by attractive singles, playing what amounts to glorified frat party games with no real-world distractions. Just you, your best bathing suits, and endless tropical sunshine.

But behind this Instagram-perfect facade is a intense psychological experiment.

The hit reality dating show strips participants of modern life's most basic comforts — no personal phones, no clocks, little privacy — creating conditions that could fundamentally alter how they think, feel and form relationships.

TODAY.com spoke with Beverley Andre, a licensed psychologist, about how the villa's unique environment could affect contestants' minds and decision-making processes, and why the show has ment

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