The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

5 Binge Worthy Dates & Mates Episodes

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Text Me Maybe & Two-Person Problem

A listener asks: He wants deep conversations over text. She needs to actually talk. When you communicate completely differently, is it even worth trying?
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The Best Friend Fantasy & Safest Situation

Your best friend is the safest relationship in your life. You can finally picture a future with someone, except there's one problem: she's straight, and you're terrified that telling her how you feel will destroy everything.

The Efficiency Trap & The Loneliness Gap

Bills paid, kids shuttled, house maintained but you're dying inside. When your marriage becomes a well-oiled machine with no emotional connection, here's how to find your way back to each other.

Good on Paper & Sixth Sense of Humor

A listener writes in after three dates with someone who seemed perfect on paper but left her feeling nothing. We explore what to do when there's no spark and why trusting your instincts matters.

The 12 Date Rule & Matchmaker Maria

Matchmaker Maria isn’t afraid to call out the truth: most of us are dating alone, and it’s not working. Her 12-date rule offers a clearer path to real connection.

I Miss You Taboo & The Bro Barrier

A simple “I miss you” sparked a surprising conversation about gender, vulnerability, and friendship. Why is emotional expression easier for some, and riskier for others?

The Big Confession & Texting Gremlins

After one amazing date, he said the words that scared her off: “I think I found my wife.” Can you recover from moving too fast, too soon?
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Love After Loss & The Vulnerability Gap

Grief can spark connection, but healing doesn’t always move at the same pace. We explore emotional safety, mismatched vulnerability, and when moving fast might be a red flag.
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The Friendship Drift & Support Squads

"We only talk about work and TV now…” A listener asks why her bestie feels distant, and we explore how to reconnect without the weirdness.

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.

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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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This app solves many major challenges that Damona’s clients face in dating today:

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We are proud to collaborate with an app that empowers modern daters to feel safe and secure. If you want more information, check out Damona’s video on when to give out your number to people you meet on dating apps. Click here!

“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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