Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

Damona Hoffman - Dates and Mates Media

Episodes 625
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (306)
Since Feb 2013
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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70%
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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Master Class: Fairy Tale Therapy

Mar 03, 2026 35m

In this special masterclass finale, Damona leads you through Fairy Tale Therapy, a guided experience to help you identify the unconscious dating myths quietly running your dating life, define the…

Last Minute Cancel & Screening Steps

Feb 24, 2026 27m

In this Dear Damona episode, we tackle what to do when someone keeps canceling last minute before you've even had a first date, and how to tell the difference between giving someone a fair chance and…

Long Distance Dating & Seeming Serious

Feb 17, 2026 26m

In this Dear Damona episode, we discuss how to navigate multiple long-distance connections, when to book that first in-person meeting, and how to handle the money talk before you pack your bag. If…

Valentine’s Wisdom & The Fairy Tale Fallacy

Feb 10, 2026 32m

In this special Valentine's Day episode, Damona hears insights from John Kim (The Angry Therapist), Vedic astrologer Carol Allen, Authors of Getting it Right This Time Orna & Matthew Walters,…

Revenge Reporting & Trusting Your Gut

Feb 03, 2026 25m

In this Dear Damona episode, we cover revenge reporting, why dating app systems meant to protect us sometimes get weaponized, and how to handle rejection with grace while protecting yourself when…

Late Bloomer & Beginner’s Mind

Jan 27, 2026 26m

In this Dear Damona epsiode, we address what happens when you are late to the dating game, why dating is a skill you build through practice, and how to protect yourself without closing off to…

Dating Anxiety & Breakup Breakthrough

Jan 20, 2026 41m

Sabrina Zohar, dating expert and host of the Sabrina Zohar Show, discusses navigating breakups without self-blame, understanding dating anxiety, and finally breaking the patterns that keep you stuck.…

Astrology of 2026 & Love Forecasting

Jan 13, 2026 34m

Damona is joined by her good friend Danny Santos, shaman, healer, astrologer, and tarot reader, to look at the astrology of 2026 and how it’s setting the stage for love this year. What You'll Hear In…

Master Class: 9 Dating Predictions for 2026

Jan 06, 2026 48m

How many times have you swiped through endless options and come up empty? You've got matches, you've got conversations, but you don't have clarity. And clarity is what dating in 2026 is all about. In…

The Trust Test & Trauma-dump

Dec 16, 2025 25m

What is the magical first date zone between oversharing and playing it too cool? A listener named Brian shares: "I realize I have two dating modes. Either I dump all my emotional baggage on the first…

DMs from Younger Men & Fairy Tale Reset

Dec 09, 2025 29m

You've been married for 29 years. You're newly separated at 52. Your inbox is suddenly full of men in their twenties and thirties. And you're sitting there wondering: what the heck is going on? A…

Paradox of Choice & The Endless Swipe

Dec 02, 2025 30m

How can you have 50+ matches and still no dates? Every conversation either fizzles out or someone reschedules and disappears. And worst of all, you keep seeing the same faces on every app year after…

Family Secret & Holiday Pressure

Nov 25, 2025 18m

Ever notice how the holidays have a way of forcing conversations you've been avoiding? When someone you're dating wants to introduce their whole life to yoursbut you've been keeping parts of that…

Dating Safety & Trust but Verify

Nov 18, 2025 24m

He says he wants to take things slow and get to know you organically. But when direct questions about his background get dodged, he frames your need for basic information as paranoia, and something's…

Relationship Anarchy & Clarifying Codependence

Nov 11, 2025 22m

Your best friend used to be your first call. Now you have to schedule weeks in advance just to see her, and her new boyfriend keeps calling your friendship "codependent." A listener named Sarah…

Touchy Subject & Three Dates In

Nov 04, 2025 18m

Uncommon Goods makes holiday shopping stress-free and joyful with thousands of one-of-a-kind gifts you can't find anywhere else.  So shop early, have fun, and cross some names off your list today.…

Financial Foibles & Man With a Plan

Oct 28, 2025 22m

Ever meet someone who feels right on every emotional level, but the finance math ain’t mathin’? A listener named Ray shares: "I met a wonderful man online. We went on two amazing dates. He's…

T.M.I. & Boundary Building

Oct 21, 2025 20m

Ever feel stuck managing someone else's emotional chaos when you're just trying to get through the day? This week we're tackling a different kind of relationship: the one between you and your boss.…

Feed Drop: CNN's Laura Coates on The Second Opinion

Oct 17, 2025 33m Bonus

We are sharing a special episode this week, from Dr. Sharon Malone's new podcast, The Second Opinion. On this show, women take back the conversation on health with straight talk, real experience,…

Text Me Maybe & Two-Person Problem

Oct 14, 2025 29m

Ever feel like you're speaking different languages with your partner, literally? When one of you wants deep conversations over text and the other needs to actually hear a voice, it's not just…

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Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman has published 625 episodes since February 2013, covering topics in Education, Relationships.

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Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 49m.

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