8 of the most cringeworthy moments on 'Love Is Blind' season 5 so far

You should probably never burp openly on a first date, especially if the other person can't even see if you looked cute doing it or not. But you definitely shouldn't joke about how the burp "could have been worse" and been a fart instead. 

Unfortunately for Ernesto, he does both of those things during his cringey first date with Stacy in the pods, a brief clip of which was shown in the first episode. Perhaps there were several reasons why he wasn't shown much throughout the first four episodes, but anyone who burps so nonchalantly while trying to strike up a romantic connection should maybe reconsider their approach.

Poor Ernesto — he just can't seem to catch a break with pod dates. He's clearly very excited to talk about sex with Lydia, whose accent can admittedly be a little hard to understand at times.

"Every morning, absolutely," Ernesto responds when Lydia asks him if he's a morning person.

As if the interaction couldn't get any cringier, when Ernesto asks if she's a horny person, Lydia answers: "I would like to be," causing some consternation on Ernesto's side of the pod.

The two eventually clear up the miscommunication, but it was still a horrifically awkward moment to watch on screen.

When Lydia excitedly tells Izzy that he's her first pick in the pods, he thanks her, which is never a good sign. (Just think about how cringey it is when someone responds "Thank you" to someone else saying they love them.)  Izzy gamely tries to figure out if Lydia is connecting with anyone else, and tells her that he needs time to reflect. Lydia, obviously, doesn't sense that he's pulling away.

Clearly he's not feeling her, though, and even sits in silence for a bit after Lydia greets him during a subsequent pod date. Izzy then breaks things off with her in one of the more awkward breakups this season, mostly due to Lydia interrogating him on why he doesn't like her. As she sobs, Izzy tries his best to calm her down, but it's clear he can't get out of the pod fast enough. 

Breakups are never easy, but Lydia seems blindsided by Izzy's decision to pursue other women. He handles it as well as he could, but it's still agonizingly cringey to watch them end things.

Izzy clearly seemed spooked by Johnie's complicated romantic past, even though he revealed previously that he was also engaged, and assured Johnie multiple times that things between the two of them in the pods were good.

But despite Johnie being completely vulnerable with him, even crying when talking about how she doesn't take life for granted, Izzy isn't able to get past the fact that she was once in love with someone addicted to drugs, and remains largely silent when Johnie continues to pour her heart out to him. He even seems visibly annoyed when Johnie says that she's "deserving of love," despite being a "walking red flag" due to her past relationships.

It's definitely an intense conversation, and it's understandable that Izzy would need a moment to process. He's clearly judging Johnie for being open with him, however, and even though she reassures him that she's falling in love with him, he completely makes the conversation about him, and even tries to blame Johnie for telling him this too late.

Overall, it's an emotionally charged conversation that becomes excruciatingly awkward to watch when it's clear Izzy wouldn't be able to handle Johnie's past.

While sharing her strange habits with Uche on episode three, Aaliyah admits she likes to grab her partner's "weenus," which is an actual term for the flap of loose skin on the back of your elbow. (According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, the slang term might've been adopted in the late 20th century and is a combination of the words "wiener" and "penis.")

Obviously, some penis humor ensues. Along with her affinity for the weenus, Aaliyah also shares that she likes to sneak peeks at her partner in the shower. 

Johnie dumps her potential partner Chris in favor of Izzy on episode two without knowing if she's Izzy's No. 1 match. So, when he dumps her on episode three for Stacy, Johnie understandably regrets dumping Chris.

But instead of accepting her fate and simply going home, Johnie makes a desperate plea for Chris to take her back that's frankly hard to watch. In her speech, Johnie claims she realized Chris cared about her when she heard he didn't take their breakup well. 

We also all heard her call Chris a "safe choice," which I can't imagine anyone wants to be called by a partner. It's sad that Johnie's relationships didn't work out, but even more uncomfortable to watch her essentially beg when she realizes Chris is her last shot at love in the pods.

When Aaliyah tells Lydia on episode four that she now knows Uche and Lydia dated before the experiment, she also makes it very clear that she doesn't want to know details about Uche's personal life from Lydia's mouth. (Which makes sense, because it would kind of defeat the whole experiment.

Unfortunately, it's unclear if Lydia even heard Aaliyah's request because she goes on to tell her friend about Uche's work habits, his car, his house, his friends, his dog, and so much more that Aaliyah absolutely didn't want to know. Even worse, Lydia divulges that she and Uche last slept together in January, only months before filming "Love Is Blind."

Aaliyah is obviously upset about being told this information, and it's just as upsetting to watch.

At the end of episode four, viewers learn along with Uche that Aaliyah left the experiment. In retrospect, watching him say "hey baby" to an empty pod on the other side of the wall gives us major second-hand embarrassment.