Denver and its infamous dating scene are in the national spotlight.

The ninth season of the Netflix dating show “Love Is Blind” puts 32 local singles in isolation, making romantic connections without actually seeing their partners.

On Wednesday night, hundreds packed DNVR, a sports bar off Colfax, to celebrate the season premiere — and talk about love in the city, debating whether it really is “Menver” and just how bad the dating scene is.

Here’s what we heard.

“The casting is initially very diverse compared to what Denver actually is,” Bez Demtew told us. “So I’m curious to see how the personalities translate the dating scene here.”

Emily Jasper, another watch party attendee, thought the show would mirror the dating scene well.

“(It’ll) probably (be) pretty accurate,” she said. “It

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