The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

5 Binge Worthy Dates & Mates Episodes

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What Are Dating Myths? How Unconscious Love Scripts Are Sabotaging Your Relationships

Your dating patterns aren't bad luck. They're an unconscious story. In this final episode, we break down the four biggest dating myths and the relationship pillars that actually predict long-term compatibility.

He Keeps Canceling Plans: What It Really Means and What to Do

He canceled twice before you ever met. Here's how to tell the difference between a genuine excuse and a pattern worth paying attention to, and exactly what to say when you're done waiting.
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Dating Someone Long Distance? Here’s What to Do Before You Book a Trip

Long distance dating has its own set of rules, and skipping them can cost you more than a plane ticket. From who pays for the hotel to when to disclose you're seeing others, this episode covers everything you need to know before you pack a bag.
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5 Leaders in Love Reveal The Secret to Lasting Relationships

The fairytale version of love sets us up to fail. Five leaders in love join Damona this Valentine's Day to bust the myths they once believed and share the pillars that have kept their relationships alive.
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Revenge Reporting on Dating Apps: What to Do When You Get Banned

What happens when you trust your gut, communicate respectfully, and still get banned from a dating app? Revenge reporting is a real pattern that punishes people, especially women, for setting boundaries.
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Adult Dating for Beginners: How to Start Fresh and Build Real Connection

If you're wondering whether everyone else just magically knows how to date, you're not alone. Dating is a skill you can learn, not something you're born knowing. Here's how to build confidence, spot red flags, and create real connection.

How to Break Free from Dating Patterns: Texting Anxiety, Breakups & Attachment Styles

Sabrina Zohar breaks down how to process breakups without self-blame, recognize when you're dating from your wounds, and finally break free from the texting patterns that keep showing up in your love life.
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Love Astrology of 2026: Major Planetary Transits of the Year for Relationships

Something's shifting in dating this year. Astrologer Danny Santos reveals the cosmic transits shaping love in 2026, from the once-in-36-years Saturn-Neptune conjunction to summer's commitment explosion.
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Dating in 2026: Clear Coding, Hot Takes & A.I. Deep Fakes

If you're tired of the maybes, the breadcrumbs, and unclear intentions, you're not alone. Dating in 2026 is about clarity replacing casual, effort becoming the baseline, and finally stopping the wait for people to show up differently than they already have.

This ain’t your mama’s love advice.

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Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman is “Modern Love, Made Simple”. The weekly dating podcast for women features a variety of experts on love and relationships as well as celebrity guests who share their juicy details about their love lives and advise listeners about romance.

Get to Know Damona

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Damona Hoffman

Damona Hoffman is a certified dating coach, radio host, and TV personality. Damona starred in the TV series #BlackLove and A Question of Love on FYI TV (A & E Networks), she hosts the Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman Radio Show & Podcast, she is the Love Expert for BET.com, and she writes for The Washington Post’s long-running column, Date Lab. Damona was a finalist for iDate’s Best Dating Coach of 2014 and 2016, has been named one of the top dating experts in LA by DatingAdvice.com, and Damona has made hundreds of media appearances on NBC, Fox, Animal Planet, SiriusXM, Woman’s Day Magazine, Essence Magazine, People Magazine and more. Her first book F the Fairy Tale was published in January 2024 and became an instant Amazon #1 bestseller.

Profile Starter Kit

Dating apps are one of the primary steps in the dating process today. This kit and accompanying video will give you the tools you need to flesh out your dating app profile, with writing prompts and plug-and-play profile templates where all you need to do is fill-in the blanks. You will also receive a short video where I will tell you exactly how to select the BEST dating profile pictures!

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“Dating Done Right”

“So here I am writing a review at 6 in the morning after binge listening it helped me so much with my new relationship I am expressing myself and communicating better I love the guest who comes and give their valuable info in this channel it’s just perfect”

“Like a wiser best friend”

“Damona’s advice feels like talking to a wiser best friend who sees beyond the mushy feelings to the real stuff you’re too blinded by oxytocin to see. Like how he’s not calling/texting you back after the first date and that you deserve someone who’s just as excited about you, because you’re worth it! Love her show and her IG ask a matchmaker Wednesday.”

“Great tools and tips to learn from plus she’s funny”

“Has the current tea on all things related to dating and relationships. Great tips for those who are single and not. Interesting POV’s from Astrologers, other dating coaches and website algorithm subject matter experts. She gives inspiration on dating on special times like this (current epidemic times) and her other articles to read on are great. Thank you Damona for keeping this podcast going with current and relevant issues.”

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