Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

From navigating dating apps to overcoming the friendzone to seeking a soulmate, this ain’t your momma’s love advice! Hosted by the Official Love Expert of The Drew Barrymore Show and LA Times advice columnist, Damona Hoffman, Dates & Mates is jam-packed with interviews from your favorites celebs, authors, and experts.

Dates & Mates is the 2022 Winner of The Best Podcast of the Year at The Black Podcasting Awards, #1 ranked love and relationship podcast by Cosmopolitan Magazine and a Top 10 Pick by HuffPost in the love category.

Relationships
Self-Improvement
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Bestie Banging Dad & Taking Hubby’s Name
Should you renew your vows, What's the sex like after 50, How expensive is Valentine's Day, Should women take their husband's last names, and what do you do if your dad is banging your bestie? Big questions and bigger answers in today's show. Take the...
50 min
477
Run Melania Run & Pillow Talk
Melania gets relationship advice from Damona & Ray and Charles J. Orlando (from FYI TV's Seven Year Switch) talks about switch therapy for trouble couples. Plus, the myth of the great first date and how to date your spouse
49 min
478
Lazy Online Daters & Abstinence
Laurie Davis Edwards, founder of eflirtexpert.com and author of Love at First Click shares dating advice as guest co-host, Damona diatribes about lazy online daters, and a feminist dating dot dot dot.
50 min
479
Older Men, Younger Women & PDA
Why online dating has lost it's stigma, the ugly truth about tage bias in dating, how much public affection is too much, is it ok to be in love with 2 guys?
52 min
480
Online Dating Week & Bad Kissers
Online Dating Expert Julie Spira gives tips for Dating Sunday, Ray rants about bad kissers, and Damona tells why your dog is hurting your relationship.
50 min
481
Interracial Dating & Date Night Movies
Virtual reality dating, Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian, interracial relationships and textpert questions like what to do if your BF asks for a threesome and is it gay to cuddle? Plus, a review of the best date night movies and Golden Globe picks.
51 min
482
Divorce December & Titillating Texts
Why December leads couples to Divorce, Dancing With the Stars relationships, Swiping right on Apple TV, Marriage tips, and new relationships over the holidays. TAKE THE QUIZ: DatesAndMates.com DOWNLOAD THE APP: TextpertApp.com Dating, relationships,...
50 min
483
The Mile High Club & Workplace Flirting
"faceook pokes, married folks, and are sex and porn addictions real?" TAKE THE QUIZ: DatesAndMates.com DOWNLOAD THE APP: TextpertApp.com Dating, relationships, dates, online dating, dating apps, dating advice. TAKE THE QUIZ: DatesAndMates.com DOWNLOAD...
50 min
484
Betty White & Evicting an Ex
Dating, relationships, dates, online dating, dating apps, dating advice. TAKE THE QUIZ: DatesAndMates.com DOWNLOAD THE APP: TextpertApp.com ON THIS SHOW: Could you date 6 people at once? Plus, Betty White is single and looking, professional cuddling,...
50 min
485
Thanksgiving & Prostitution
Dating, relationships, dates, online dating, dating apps, modern, dating advice. TAKE THE QUIZ: DatesAndMates.com DOWNLOAD THE APP: TextpertApp.com ON THIS SHOW: What do you do when your family is too nosy about your love life this Thanksgiving?...
50 min
486
Deadly Tinder Dates, Sex After a Baby, and Goin...
A tinder user is acquitted of murder; how much sex you should be having at your age and Textpert questions about sex after babies and going downtown.
50 min
487
American Searching for Canadians to Marry
The app that allows dissatisfied Americans to meet a Canadian mate; how to have a satisfying sex life; and long distance dating advice.
50 min
488
Love & Politics
Can voting for Trump hurt your love life? Michelle Toglia (Bustle) & Matchmaker Maria Avgitidis weigh in on how politics can impact your romantic future.
50 min
489
Bad Online Dates and Dating Horror Stories
Scary statistics, bad online dates, cringe-worthy dating tales, and Halloween romance rituals with guest Co-Host Jennifer Kelton.
51 min
490
The Male Perspective Part Deux
Video games, mental health, & saying "I love you" are discussed from the minds of men in another Dates & Mates takeover by Ray and Producer J.
52 min
491
Career Changes, Love Triangles, and Bisexual Ce...
Avoiding your boss' messy, love drama, weighing in on bisexuality and National Coming out Day, and finding time for love after a major career shift.
51 min
492
Smart, Successful, Savvy… and Still Single
Love Coach Christine Campbell tells why so many smart, successful women are still single. Also, what's wrong with dating a vegetarian and tips for national cyber security month.
50 min
493
When to go Facebook Official and Online Dating ...
When is it okay to update your Facebook relationship status? Can smart women still be considered unattractive? Is that early morning caller an online dating scammer? Plus, a special serious relationship edition of Dating, Dot Dot Dot.
52 min
494
The Angelina and Brad Breakup & Can Marriage Ma...
This show will tackle the questions: When is the best time to check your dating apps? Does marriage increase your individual net worth? How do you deal with your man's texting secrecy? Plus, more answers to your listener questions and new insights on...
52 min
495
First Date Foibles & Millennial Dating Dealbrea...
A full show dedicated to answering caller questions after discussing a celebrity single parent's dating woes, how online dating could cost you your job, and the most shocking dating dealbreaker among millennial daters.
52 min
496
Married at First Sight & Date-Onomics
Jamie Otis, host of Married at First Sight: Unfiltered gives the inside scoop on the new season and Jon Birger, author of Date-Onomics discusses why dating is a lopsided numbers game.
52 min
497
Sexting Scandal, A Jealous Husband & Tossing th...
Anthony Weiner is at it again; a live caller is worried about outshining her husband; and the unexpected origin of a common wedding tradition.
54 min
498
Texting Tips & Once a Cheater Always a Cheater
Tips on how to become more interesting over text, a live caller looking for love and a battle of the sexes over who's better at planning dates.
50 min
499
Relationship-Stupid, The Friend Zone, and Crush...
The dangers of becoming too dependent on dating technology and how to deal with a friend who falls for your ex.
51 min
500
Slut Shaming,Transgender Dating and Game Playing
Celebrity slut-shaming, dating someone who's transgender, and when to stop playing games in the dating scene are discussed by host, Damona Hoffman and co-host, Ray Christian.
49 min