Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

Damona gives advice on listener questions such as: Can your long-distance relationship go the distance? How do I find love if I don't feel like I fit the norm around me? Should you include a picture of yourself in a mask on your dating profile? Pandemic Dating Problems: Should you be physically exclusive before being romantically exclusive? How do I date now if I feel like my dating options are limited due to the pandemic? Get the Dating Secret, Damona's January Group Coaching Program at thedatingsecret.comDo you need Better Help? Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. Discount code “datesandmates" will be automatically applied. Go to betterhelp.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damona welcomes a Bumble success story, Kyle and Olivia from Atlanta, who share their journey from signing onto the app to falling in love in a crazy time. Damona also covers headlines: Tinder's "Year in Swipe" dating trends report, how to tell if your virtual connection will translate IRL, and how linguistic cues can win someone over.Need more guidance in love? Join the Patreon "FWB" Group! Just $5 supports the show and you get access to Damona's weekly Facebook Live Q&As! Patreon.com/datesandates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tod Jacobs & Peter Lynn, authors of the new book Not A Partnership, join Damona to debate whether marriage is still necessary in today's society plus explain why marriage is hard work (but that's not a bad thing!). Damona covers headlines: a holiday gift guide according to your loved one's love language, a complete roundup of 2020's most noteworthy studies in love, plus what you can learn from Elliot Page, star of Juno.Learn more from Tod & Peter by reading their book Not A Partnership: Why We Keep Getting Marriage Wrong & Where We Can Get It RightReady for Better Help? Got to betterhelp.com/datesandmates for 10% off your first month!Want to go deeper in love? Join the Patreon FWB Program at Patreon.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Dear Damona episode dedicated to answering your dating questions: Will love actually happen when you "least expect it" as they say? What do you do when a guy wants to go slow? Am I limiting myself too much if I only swipe on guys with college degrees? How to navigate mental health challenges in a relationship? 24 and never been kissed. Do I tell the guys I'm dating? Should you be completely honest about your age? I'm in love with my best friend's little brother and I think he feels it too? Proper phone etiquette on a date? How do you date someone in the adult film industry? Plus Damona covers headlines: yay or nay - workplace romance, everything you need to know about the inner workings of each dating app, and does height really matter in dating?Get $100 off the 30 Day Dating Playbook today! Playbook.DamonaHoffman.comAre you interested in trying BetterHelp? Go to Betterhelp.com/datesandmates for 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damona’s husband, Seth Hoffman, joins to share his perspective on the challenges of online dating, relationship dynamics, and the realities of falling in love. Damona covers headlines: is No Shave November making men less dateable, pandemic safety questions you need to ask a potential date, and why being ghosted in a pandemic is so much more emotionally taxing.Are you ready to go deeper in love? Join the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" Program at patreon.com/datesandmates to support the show and participate in Damona's weekly private Q&As! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monique Kelley, author and love expert behind "Confessions of a Serial Dater in LA", joins Damona to celebrate and embrace singledom. Damona covers headlines: the best way to show gratitude according to Darwin, some good news about marriage, and The Sadie Hawkins Effect.Preorder Monique's novel, Reality in Chaos, on Amazon! Find more from Monique on her website: confessionsofaserialdaterinla.comJoin the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" Group at patreon.com/datesandmates for just $5 to support the show + get access to Damona's weekly live Q&As! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francesca Beauman, historian and author of Matrimony Inc, joins Damona for an in-depth analysis of the OG dating profiles - personal ads - and how the history of love has shaped dating today. Damona covers headlines: Relationship anarchy - the latest movement shaping the future of love, dating tips for the second Coronavirus wave lock down, and the latest list of pictures prohibited in your dating app.Get your copy of Matrimony, Inc here!Also, take a look at Damona's Content Club!Don't forget to join the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" if you're ready to go deeper in love and want more support from Damona + weekly Facebook Live Q&A! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damona dedicates a whole episode to answering questions that listeners have sent in: can you date offline in a pandemic, is it a red flag if he doesn't want to share what he does for a living, why are my Tinder matches trying to sell me OnlyFans subscriptions, and more! Damona also covers this week's headlines including should you even bother with video dating app features, why it's suddenly LGBTQ+ wedding season, and how is love faring in the age of Trump?Ready to go deeper in love? Join the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" group at patreon.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our favorite time of the year! Damona's annual Halloween episode where we hear your dating horror stories. Damona also covers headlines: The best couples halloween costumes, what to say to ghosts, and the definitive dating timeline in 2020.You can find a copy of Troy Devolld's book, One Hundred Poems about LA on Amazon!Are you ready to go deeper in love? Join the Friends with Benefits Patreon at patreon.com/datesandmates for laser focused dating advice and a weekly Q&A Facebook Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Laura Berman, sex & relationships expert and New York Times Best Seller, joins Damona to talk about the current state of relationships: skin hunger, the rise of infidelity, the trickiness of whether a woman should sleep with a man before they're monogamous, and a brief debate on whether soulmates exist. Damona also covers headlines: the ultimate cuffing season pressure is on, is it mask fishing or a political statement, why dating apps are ditching celebrities.Dates & Mates is trying a new show format! Let us know your thoughts by reaching out to Damona on all the socials @DamonaHoffmanFind Dr. Berman's book, Quantum Love, on Amazon!Are you ready to go deeper in love? Join Damona's Friends with Benefits Group at patreon.com/datesandmates for just $5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices