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.
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Fantastic First Dates & Romance Awareness Month
Romantic first dates and marriage proposals are taken to the next level as Nicole and Alexis Harris of OneLastFrog.com stop by to give their best tips on planning a special date.
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Cleaning Up Your Love Life
Professional organizer, Monica Ray, talks about how getting organized can affect your relationship.
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The Male Perspective on Modern Love
The male perspective on snooping, abstinence, and Pokemon is highlighted as Ray and Producer J take over for Damona this week.
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The Apple of My Armpit & Should You Ask About T...
How much does your number of sexual partners matter? Also, an age old Scandinavian courting ritual that involves armpits and apples!
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Strange honeymoons & Who Spends More on Dating
Do men or women drop more money on dating? And the strange origin of the honeymoon in The Romance Rollback. Plus, how to meet a man when you don’t have the time and many more listener questions are tackled in Technically Dating.
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Know Your Worth in a Relationship
Charles J Orlando, relationship expert, gives the 10 things that keep women from finding fulfilling relationships. Plus, a monument to the gay rights movement, a secret celebrity relationship, and a Dad's desperate move in today's Dating Dish.
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Living with Your Ex, Which Dating App is Best, ...
Ever wonder which dating site is best? Damona and Ray answer that and many more hard questions from listeners in today's show.
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Dads dating after divorce, The Worst Dating Sit...
Do Dads have it easier dating after divorce? Also, we reveal the worst dating site ever created and discuss a major celebrity's secret sexual desires, plus much more. Tags: dating after divorce, dad dating, worst dating site, trump singles, donald...
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Fear of Intimacy, Avoiding a Catfish, and Hooku...
From fear of intimacy, how to spot a catfish, and hookup culture to online dating vs speed dating, Damona and Ray will tackling the biggest modern dating dilemmas on today's Q & a show.
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Modern Dating Dilemmas, Cohabiting Conundrums, ...
What's the deal with Johnny Depp in Dating Dish along with a new study that reveals you may actually be dating...yourself. Then, in Technically dating we'll tackle conundrums of cohabitation, sugar daddy sites and other modern dating dilemmas
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Time for a Dating Makeover
Style guru, therapist and dating expert Kimberly Seltzer gives style tips for men and women that promote confidence in the modern dating world.
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Baby Boomers and Dating Technology
Baby boomer online dating is on the rise but so is confusion over dating technology. Bobbi Palmer of Date Like a Grown Up joins Damona and Ray Christian, CEO of Textpert to give solutions to technical dating challenges.
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How to Keep Your Marriage from Sucking
Comedian Greg Behrendt and his wife Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt share insights from their bestselling books including "He's Just Not that Into You and "It's Just a F#%$ing Date" then discuss their next exciting project.
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Mom Vs Matchmaker
TV Dating Expert & Matchmaker Carmelia Ray talks about her new show Mom Vs. Matchmaker and the challenges of matchmaking for young singles.
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Peter Pan Syndrome, Introvert Intimacy, Possess...
TV Dating expert Damona Hoffman tackles listener questions including Peter Pan Syndrome, introvert intimacy, possessive partners and other dating dilemmas.
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Is Texting Ruining Your Relationship?
Textpert app CEO Ray Christian shares the pitfalls of texting and dating.
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How to Make Yourself More Date-able
Australian sexologist, Dr. Nikki, talks about her new book and dating at any stage in life.
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The Secret To Long-Lasting Love
WeddingWire Editor Kim Forrest shares wedding tips that will stand the test of time and Casting Director Johnnie Raines casts a new show about first crushes. All in honor of Damona's 9th anniversary.
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What’s Your Love Type?
Love coach Kavita J. Patel shows you how to discover your dating type and help you meet the one.
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The Big Deal About Bisexuality
Vivid Radio Host, Sapphire, host of Sapphire's Earplay, talks sexuality and sex tips.
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Dating Out of Your League
Sports Analyst and former NFL safety Nick Ferguson talks to us about how to date out of your league.
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eHarmony and eH+
eHarmony's Grant Langston talks about new matchmaking service eH+.
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STAR In Your Own Love Story
Love coach Cherry Norris shares the secret of how you can star in your own love story.
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Married At First Sight Finale
Sam role, star of the hit show Married At First Sight discusses the life-changing, social experiment.
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Why STDs Are on The Rise
Tinder's STD locator, at home STD testing and sexual health & safety are discussed with Dr. Jeffery Klausner of Healthvana and Ursula Hessenflow from myLabBox.com
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