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Tough Love

2009

5 seasons

35 episodes

Reality

Tough Love is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and premiered on March 15, 2009. The host and matchmaker of the show is Steven Ward of the Philadelphia based Master Matchmakers. Steven Ward's mother, JoAnn Ward, offers relationship advice.

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Cast

Melissa Brasselle

Gianna Gomez

Brandon Richardson

Seasons

Ep 1
1.What Men Really Think
15-03-2009
Eight women, struggling to find love, arrive at the Tough Love Boot Camp to enlist the aide of mother and son Master Matchmakers, Steve and JoAnn Ward.
Ep 2
2.Red Flags and White Lies
22-03-2009
Steve sends the girls on some shocking dates, literally, as he outfits them with "The Zapper".
Ep 3
3.Sex and the Male Brain
29-03-2009
The girls get a chance to show Steve what they think is sexy when they step in front of the camera for a photo shoot.
Ep 4
4.Friends Don't Let Friends Date Bitches
05-04-2009
The ladies compete in touch football and bar trivia to prove they can be one of the guys.
Ep 5
5.Dollars and Sex
12-04-2009
The girls try to strip away the past as they strip away t-shirts revealing embarrassing facts about themselves.
Ep 6
6.Dirty Little Secrets
19-04-2009
Steve hosts a game show where a male studio audience decides whether or not the girls are "Cute or Crazy".
Ep 7
7.The Finale
26-04-2009
It’s visiting day at Boot Camp and Steve invites special guests for each of the girls.
Ep 8
8.Return of the Exes
03-05-2009
The Tough Love Bootcamp is coming to an end for our six remaining girls, but Steve has one last challenge for them, and this time the training wheels are coming off.

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