The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

5 Binge Worthy Dates & Mates Episodes

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The Big 500 & Savage Love

Dan Savage, host of The Savage Lovecast, joins Damona in a very special 500th episode to talk about dating trends and predictions for 2024.

Cosmo’s AI Advice & Love Languages Lesson

Madeleine Reeves, Deputy Editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine, shares key data from their AI & Dating survey, plus tips to navigate the two.

Love on the Spectrum & Dating Bounty

Jennifer Cook, the autism and dating expert on Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, tells us what to expect when dating someone on the spectrum.

Couple To Throuple & Dumped Over Dogs

Scott Evans, host of Peacock’s Couple to Throuple, shares what he’s learned after hosting the show and his own experiences in polyamory.

Tinder Love & Love Don’t Cost a Thing

Dating is sometimes just a string of mistakes and learning experiences. It's sometimes trial and error, but who says it all to be sooo serious? What if, instead of internalizing our setbacks, we took a moment to laugh at them? That's why our guest this week is Lane Moore, host of the comedy stage show Tinder Live.
Damona Hoffman interviews Dr. Helen Fisher on the 2023 Singles in Amercia Match.com report

Dating Trends & Ending Ex Talk

In a very F the Fairy Tale Valentine's Day episode Damona talks with renowned expert Dr. Helen Fisher, who shares intuitive insights from Match's 2023 Singles in America study. Discover how modern trends like AI are impacting dating and relationships.
MJ Harris and Damona Hoffman talk about love, tinder dates, ghosting and valentines day

Dating App Deja Vu & The Tinder Rule

On Dates and Mates this week, MJ Harris shares insights on saying "no" without over-explaining, explains why ghosting happens and how to spot it coming, introduces his "Tinder rule" for dating abroad, and offers wisdom for navigating old dating app connections coming back around.
long distance relationships, dating younger men, get the perfect dating app profile picture

Dear Damona: Choosing Profile Pics & Dating Younger Men

It's an all Dear Damona episode! Should you date a younger person? How do I take the best profile picture? Damona covers dating etiquette, moving for love, and decoding red flags and more!
Dr Lisa Marie Bobby on dating and breakup recovery

Break Up Recovery & Where to Meet

In this week's Dates & Mates podcast, therapist Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby discusses the stages of breakup recovery. We also talk about where people are meeting up! You might be surprised at some of the answers!

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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