Damona has officially signed with Seal Press to release The Modern Love Myth in 2024!
As detailed by Publisher’s Weekly, the book is “a sociological deep dive that targets and breaks down the outdated relationship ideals—including religion, race, gender, and more—that hinder people’s ability to find love.”
Keep your eyes peeled for Damona’s first book on shelves in 2024…
Damona joins the hosts of E! Daily Pop to dish on how to slide into a celeb’s DMs. Here’s what she suggests:
1. Follow your celeb crush on IG.
2. Like a few of their posts.
3. Try to comment on their next couple of posts within the first hour.
4. Make sure your IG profile pic is cute AF.
5. Send a short and sweet DM – aka “Hey and Pray”
“Everyone else said it was too thirsty but I say you need to make yourself visible. Your celeb crush isn’t hanging around in their inbox waiting for your message. You need to command their attention.” – Damona
Watch the full segment below…
In this segment from The Drew Barrymore Show, Damona gives advice to Alicia Silverstone and Drew Barrymore as they dive back into the dating pool. Damona also quizzes A & D on what counts as a dating red flag, including:
Their profile includes a long list of things they want in a parter.
Their profile is only pics, no bio.
They message you with a generic opening line, like “hey”.
On the first date, they only talk about themselves.
Check out the full interview here:
In this appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Damona joins Drew to analyze one picky 20-something’s dating app messages, and breaks down how to date while grieving.
Watch the full segment below for Damona’s advice…
This was the very first article I have ever written about a non-binary dater. Nat and Sydelle prove a lot of what I have been teaching about attraction and chemistry. Give it a read!
“Sydelle Barreto, 25, had no idea who was going to walk through the door at the Smith restaurant on U Street NW. As a cisgender woman who dates all genders, she was open to meeting anyone and eager to see who we matched her with.
When Nat Berelovich, 24, arrived, Sydelle immediately noticed their piercings, cool black boots and tattoo that resembled a watercolor painting. Nat noticed Sydelle’s tattoos — and thought she was really cute.”
As your feelings continue to grow for someone you’ve been hanging out with, it may feel like it’s time to set sound boundaries. And even if you know that you’re looking for a capital-P Partner, you may be at a loss when it comes to telling your situationship you’re looking for a relationship.
According to Damona Hoffman, certified dating coach and host of The Dates & Mates Podcast, a “situationship” is somewhere in between friends with benefits (FWB) and a committed relationship. But unlike a strict FWB situation or an official relationship, the marking of a situationship is a lack of commitment, labels, and any sort of DTR. You may know how you feel, but you have no idea what you are — hookups? Lovers? Seeing each other?
“The issue with many daters today which causes them to feel stuck and dissatisfied is that not enough people are willing to express what they truly want due to fear of rejection,” Hoffman says. “If you’re seeing someone casually and want it to be something more, you owe it to yourself and to them to express how you’re feeling.”
Read the full article for Damona’s tips on how to have the “what are we” convo…
Damona and Rob Mack talk about all the current dating terms you need to know – Glamboozled, Orbited, or Cricketed, and more. But more importantly, Mario shares how you can avoid the worst ones happening to you.
Like the nasty namesake insect, the act of “roaching” gets its strength from numbers.
The latest memeified dating discourse is here, defining a phenomenon of courtship that is so unfortunately common as to be unavoidable — much like the infamous cockroach itself.
So-called “roaching” refers to the act of hiding the fact that you’re seeing multiple people from a new romantic partner… To roach is not to cheat, per se, but to be purposefully opaque about your sex life — and there are some telltale signs of this, the latest in a long line of dirty dating trends.
“You can tell if you’re being roached if you feel like the person is not really available or present for you, and very private about certain details,” OkCupid dating coach and host of “The Dates & Mates Podcast” Damona Hoffman told The Post.
Want to know the roaching red flags to look out for? Read the full article here for Damona’s tips.
After having had two failed marriages behind her and being a mom to three sons, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais decided to hire Damona as her personal dating coach to help her navigate finding true love.
Damona met with Garcelle for lunch to discuss her patterns in dating. Garcelle shared: “I think the way I show up when I’m dating, I think I have to stop leading with my career… I think sometimes guys would probably want me to be more needy and I’m not. I think that’s a thing.”
Dating apps are a dime a dozen these days. They come in all different styles and flavors, but all essentially offer users the same twinkling hope: love at first swipe.
Maybe you’re thrilled by all the opportunities at your fingertips. Maybe you’re absolutely exhausted by it all or just wary of strangers online. Wherever you fall on the spectrum, dating apps — especially in the past year and a half — have become a bigger part of our romantic lives than ever. In fact, of all the fish in the sea in 2020, some 270 million people were on at least one dating app.
That’s a lot of fish! But it’s also a lot of pressure to stand out and to find the right match.
Flipping the script starts with taking control of your narrative. And being willing to put in the work, says certified dating coach Damona Hoffman.
“You can be online and swiping within minutes. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to have a quality experience if you haven’t gone into it with a sense of purpose,” says Hoffman.
Garcelle Beauvais has an amazing career and she’s an amazing mother. Now she’s looking for a man to settle down with. We did a little session to unpack what qualities she should look for and what was blocking her from finding love.
Here’s a little preview:
Screen potential dates efficiently to save time and avoid disappointments.
Break free from the Texting Trap and focus on meaningful connections.
Learn the art of recognizing and avoiding ghosters and catfish.
