Love Is Blind season 5

The fifth season of Love Is Blind premiered on Netflix on September 22, 2023, and concluded on October 13, 2023, with a reunion episode released on October 15, 2023. The season followed singles from Houston, Texas.

Participants
All the participants lived in Houston at the time of filming.

Unaired engagements and alleged sexual assault
In addition to the three engagements shown on the season, three additional couples got engaged in the pods:


 * Renee Poche and Carter Wall got engaged in the pods and traveled to Mexico with the other couples, and cameras followed their relationship up to the altar, but the couple did not wed, and they later ended their relationship. According to Poche, she said "no" at the altar. In an interview with PopSugar, Poche divulged that producers told her the story was cut due to limited airtime available and Wall's behavior towards her, but elaborated: "I really don't know the real reason, [...] I have my own opinions on why and likely what happened, [...] I don't know if I should get into it. I will eventually, but not now."
 * Paige Tillman and Josh Simmons got engaged in the pods, but producers chose not to film their relationship further. The couple returned to Houston and continued their relationship, though they ultimately decided to end their relationship and did not get married.
 * An additional couple got engaged in the pods and participated in the Mexico trip, but was never shown. The female contestant filed a lawsuit against Love Is Blind production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV, alleging that her fiancé sexually assaulted her during the trip. She said that her fiancé "forcefully groped her, exposed himself in the nude, and repeatedly made sexual contact over her express objections" and that producers prevented her from leaving and forced her to film a final scene. The production companies denied the claims and called them "meritless." All footage of the couple was cut and their names were omitted from the cast list.

Reception
Season 5 of Love is Blind was among Netflix's Top 10 series worldwide during its premiere week of September 18–24, 2023, and remained in the top 10 the following week.

Critics of the show noted the high level of emotional conflict in the season's story lines and remarked on the show's ability to stay fresh by focusing on a different group of people each season.