Tough Love

- Season 5

(2012)

Steve and Joann Ward are back and they have brought 8 of their toughest cases to New Orleans, home of Mardi Gras, Jazz, and temptation around every corner.

From creating alluring online dating profiles to selecting the right pictures to represent themselves, Steve covers every possible pitfall our bootcampers will face with dating in the digital age.

The ladies get a rude awakening when Steve puts them in front of a panel of 25 men to learn what really turns them on...and off!

Steve and Joann go undercover and watch the bootcampers uncensored, unfiltered and completely uninhibited! The girls are unleashed on the city of New Orleans for a wild night out that ends up going off the rails.

What will happen when the Tough Love bootcampers host a sex-talk radio show? Steve is shocked to find out how uninhibited the bootcampers can be when it comes to sex - and how conservative one of their own is.

The girls are completely taken aback when on their fancy dinner dates, waiters dump food in their laps. Will they be able to handle the shock gracefully? Ruined dresses, tears, and many laughs are shared in this scandalous Tough Love exercise.

Tough Love goes into the swamp this week as the ladies experience the great outdoors with their guys - and - surprise! - their guys' Dads. From crawfishing to hunting swamp rats, who will rough it and who will run for cover?

It's time for everyone's favorite week at boot camp! The exes show up at the front door and the Tough Love boot campers have to deal with the mistakes and temptations of their pasts in order to move forward.

When Steve decides it's time to take these emerging relationships to the next level, the girls and their dates travel back to their hometowns to meet the parents.

As bootcamp comes to an end, the boyfriends return as promises are made, passionate kisses are shared and one girl is shocked to see her man drop to one knee and reveal a shiny ring from his pocket.