The Dates & Mates Podcast

5 Binge Worthy Dates & Mates Episodes

May 3, 2020

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Codependent Patterns & Are We Dating The Same Guy

April 16, 2024

Mark Groves & his wife, Kylie McBeath, discuss their new book, "Liberated Love: Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire."

Speed Dating Do’s and Don’ts & Heartbreak Coach

April 9, 2024

Keishorne Scott, author and relationship & heartbreak coach, shares his strategies for healing after a breakup and setting boundaries.

Furniture Anniversary & Next Gen Dating

April 2, 2024

Addie Hoffman, Damona's daughter, shares what she’s learned about dating and relationships from her parents 17 years of marriage

Dating With Intention & Taking A Break

March 26, 2024

Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu, the hosts of Dateable, discuss the true meaning of dating intentionally and how some daters may need a reframe.

The Big 500 & Savage Love

March 19, 2024

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

March 13, 2024

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

March 5, 2024

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

February 27, 2024

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

February 20, 2024

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.

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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

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.

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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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“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”

- nahida rayyan via Apple Podcasts ·India ·04/11/2021

“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.”

- NhlekoZ via Apple Podcasts ·South Africa ·03/17/2021

“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.”

- solocurvz via Apple Podcasts ·United States of America ·02/20/2021

About Damona Hoffman

Damona Hoffman is a dating coach & on-air personality who starred in two A+E Networks’ TV series: #BlackLove and A Question of Love. She’s a regular contributor to The LA Times, The Washington Post, The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR, CNN Headline News (HLN), BET, and more. Plus, she is the OkCupid Official Dating Expert. Damona’s weekly podcast Dates & Mates consistently charts in the top 50 in the Dating and Relationships category. She is also the host and producer of Freshbooks’ I Make A Living Podcast, which features her advice for new entrepreneurs and interviews with expert entrepreneurs.