Oh dear god. Is naked dating a thing now?

VH1's new reality dating show features naked contestants trying to win the heart of potential mates - and they do it completely naked.

Thought process: "Blind dates are excruciating. Hey, let's make them even worse!" Source: YouTube

FIRST dates are horrible, right?

We'd all rather be at home eating snacks in a pillow-fort while binge-watching the new series of Orange Is The New Black than making small talk over dinner with a stupid sexy stranger, yes?

US cable network VH1 has figured out a way to make first dates even worse: DO 'EM NAKED.

Premiering in the US next month, Naked Dating does exactly what it says on the tin: couples are paired up, meeting each other for the very first time, then forced to disrobe in front of each other. It's like Perfect Match, were it filmed in Guantánamo Bay.

Perves amongst you will be disappointed to learn that each couple's wobbliest bits are blurred out during the episodes. And boy, do they wobble, because these are no ordinary first dates. During the 30-second promo for the series, the poor, desperate couples (seriously, who would sign up for this?) are shown ziplining ...

I'm sorry, but that's just asking for a chafing. Source: YouTube

zorbing ...

'Oh babe I feel like a sexy hamster! Also I can't breathe and everything's going dark!' Source: YouTube

practicising yoga ...

'Want to try the downward dog next?' 'Don't push your luck, mate.' Source: YouTube

and body painting.

You know what's really romantic? Smothering your pores in lead-based paint. Source: YouTube