He was most recently the Editor-in-Chief of Next Magazine.He has contributed to Vanity Fair, Playbill, Details, Out Magazine, Time Out New York, and has appeared on Biography Channel, East Village Radio and in Wallpaper magazine.But most of them met the same swift TV demise, eventually.We've taken a moment to reflect on 17 of the niche romantic reality TV series that captured our hearts and captivated our minds (likely, for all the wrong reasons). Five women stood by as a conveyor belt of hot guys passed them (no, I'm not kidding).The show, presented by Caroline Flack, throws a bunch of good looking singletons together in a huge Spanish mansion for six weeks in the hope that they’ll find love.It's been the talking point of the summer as it caused never-ending drama, on/off relationships, humiliating betrayals and some seriously X-rated sex scenes – so pretty much everything we love to hate on TV.Now you can’t watch a single dating show without hearing it come out of the mouth of someone who's had too much red wine.

You can even re-watch some of these dating programs on Netflix!

Some of the most squirm-worthy moments in dating awkwardness are often seen on reality shows. Not usually, but that sure doesn't mean we won't watch them try and try again!

Be sure to vote for your favorite dating reality shows and vote down the dating shows you absolutely can't stand.

Dating show that helps five single mums find a life partner in ten weeks. The moms are then free to choose whoever they want to meet.

The second step [...]Wouldnt it be great if we could see potential dates before going out with them?