Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

Garcelle Beauvais, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star, begins her dating coaching journey with Damona in this Season 8 premiere. Headlines of the week: Best opening lines in dating apps, How Kim loves Kanye in sickness and in health, and the new rules of long distance relationships. Plus Damona answers listener questions in the new "Dear Damona" segment: Can you date a cheapskate and how to find love when you're 50 and fabulous.Start living a happier life today with Better Help. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/datesandmatesCheck out the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" program at Patreon.com/datesandmatesStart your coaching journey with Damona now! Try the Profile Starter Kit or Relationship Boot Camp at DatesandMates.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlton from Love is Blind reflects on his brave journey to self-awareness, self-understanding, and forgiveness with Damona in the first of a four-part series on love lessons. In this love lesson, you will learn the power of vulnerability and keeping faith in your ability to find the love you deserve.Find more from Carlton on Instagram @CarltonMorton or donate to Camp Carlton - his charity for the children of his hometown - if you feel called!Don't forget to join the Patreon Friends with Benefits program at patreon.com/datesandmates if you're ready to go deeper in love and join the conversation about how current events are shaping dating today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Wilson, relationship expert who helps unlucky lovers get their ex back, discusses his process to re-attracting the one that got away. Headlines this week: the latest statistics on COVID dating behavior what is 'Daddy Culture' and why you should be concerned, and why it's irreconcilable differences for Kelly Clarkson's divorce. Plus Damona answers listener questions like should you stand up to ghosts and what to do if your crush won't wear a mask?Join the Patreon Friends with Benefits program today at patreon.com/datesandmates!Find Lee on Youtube or at myexbackcoach.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monica Berg, author of Rethink Love and Kabbala practitioner, discusses how to create a beautiful live out of this challenging time. Damona covers headlines such as how to keep your dick pics from getting leaked on Amazon, what the first Black Bachelor means to the future of TV, and Date night ideas for social distancers (read: everyone). As always at the end of the show, Damona answers listener questions like how to approach dating if you feel like you're missing out on love and advice for interracial dating at this time.Find Monica on all the socials @monicaberg74 and at rethinklife.today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Lyons, a practical attraction dating coach and polyamory expert, discusses the future of dating and hookup culture right now. Damona covers headlines: why you should be upfront in dating about your politics right now, do men with 9 to 5 jobs make good life partners, and the next steps in coronadating. Adam and Damona also answer listener questions and such as should you be playing hard to get and what if he's just not that into you?Find Adam on Instagram at the @thedatingcoach and get to know his special ACE formula for dating at theaceformulablueprint.com!Don't forget to join the Patreon Friends with Benefits program at patreon.com/datesandmates if you're ready to go deeper in love and join the conversation about how current events are shaping dating today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson, Damona spotlights the origin of the gay rights movement and how the fight for gay rights is echoed in the #BlackLivesMatter movement today. Plus, Donny Meacham, dating coach, Sirius XM co-host and writer, joins Damona to talk about dating during pride month - whatever your sexual preference. Damona and Donny also answer listener questions: How to know if your long-distance relationship is real and tips for moving offline from virtual dates.Find Donny on Instagram @DatingDonny and make sure to check out his podcast, Naughty But Nice on all the podcast platforms!If you need more support in love, check out the Friends with Benefits group at patreon.com/datesandmates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erin Muroski, flirting coach for the Art of Charm, joins Damona to talk about confidence and flexibility as we move into the next phases of coronadating. Damona covers headlines: How interracial couples can support each other in times of racial conflict, why Quarantine may have been the downfall of Scott and Sofia's relationship, plus what your astrological sign says about your relationship potential. Damona and Erin answer listener questions such as why is she keeping our relationship a secret and how to start over again in love.Find Erin on all the socials @erinmuroski! Don't forget to check out her super fun podcast, Final Rose Material!Find the full show recap at datesandmates.com for links to all the articles Damona mentioned and more in-depth info on these topics!If you're looking for more support in love, join the Patreon at patreon.com/datesandmates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damona interviews one couple re-writing the rules of love. A few months ago, Jenn got down on her knee and proposed to her boyfriend, Sean. They tell their story and Damona analyzes what modern daters can learn from it. Damona also covers headlines: a new study on how couples can weather the oncoming financial COVID storm, springs hottest dating profile must-haves, and the first major celeb breakup of Coronaseason. In Technically Dating, Damona answers listener questions: how to respond to "why haven't you been married?" and will corona increase you chance of divorce?Are you looking to better commit to your dating life? It's time we change our relationship status. Join Damona's Friends with Benefits Program for more dating support at patreon.com/datesandmates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Dear Damona episode, Damona answers listener questions about love and dating in this unprecedented time. She gives advice on: What to do when you're engaged but have never spent this much time together? How to keep moving towards marriage in a pandemic? How do you break up during quarantine? When is it okay to move from sexting to sex in a pandemic? Can healthcare workers even date right now? What are the best apps to meet right now? How not to lean too much on your partner for emotional support? How will coronavirus change dating forever? Read the full show notes here or at datesandmates.com!Damona also shares two Dates & Mates success stories from women who have found love during this pandemic. If you want to hear Shannon and Mel's full love story and find out about Shannon's super cute date, you can find it here or at datesandmates.com!Do you need a profile polish? Or are you looking to go deeper into your dating journey? Join the Patreon Friends with Benefits Group at patreon.com/datesandmates!If you are tired of dating without direction, you need a plan. Check out Damona's 30 Day Dating Playbook at 30daydating.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allana Pratt, intimacy expert and host of the "Intimate Conversations" podcast, takes Dates & Mates on a deep journey to self love: solutions for isolated singles and self care for couples. Damona also covers headlines such as How 50 Cent and his girlfriend might just be relationship goals, a dangerous social media campaign that is sweeping North Africa, and how to make your relationship stronger right now. Plus Damona and Allana answer listener questions: Is it true love or just BoreRona and how to deal with abandonment issues? To finish the episode, Damona discusses a controversial new article from The Economist in Damona's Diatribe.Find Allana at AllanaPratt.com or on IG and Twitter @AllanaPratt.Join the Patreon "Friends with Benefits" group for deeper support from Damona and to find a community of daters who are sharing their advice at patreon.com/datesandmates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices