Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman

Dr. Emily Morse, PhD of human sexuality and host of the popular Sex with Emily podcast, joins Damona to once and for all get clear on the intimacy timeline. They cover everything from when to have sex for the first time in a new realtionship to re-igniting passion in a long-term relationship. Headlines for the week: will dating be forever changed by COVID-19, is Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith's relationship in trouble, and the safest place to get your freak on during the pandemic. Damona and Emily also answer your questions including: what to do if you and your partner have different sexual needs and how to deal with insecurities in the bedroom.If you want more Emily, check out her podcast and other content at SexWithEmily.ComJoin Damona's Patreon Program Today! patreon.com/datesandmatesIf affordable, virtual therapy sounds right for you, Better Help is better help. BetterHelp.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vince Gauglione, author of Confessions of a Middle Aged Short Guy with No Game, joins Damona to discuss if height really matters in today's world, the biggest pet peeves men have in dating, and his new book on why you're still single. Headlines for the week: Important info regarding Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, is this new netflix show hot or not, and relationship stress strategies. Damona also answers your questions including: how to keep it cute in quarantine and how to have better conversations with the Bumble Bae you haven't met yet.Find Vince at www.vinceguaglione.com and make sure to pick up a copy of his new book, “Why Are You Still Single? An Average Joe’s Take on What’s Really Going On in the Dating Pool and What You Can Do to Stay Afloat.”Join Damona's Patreon Program Today! patreon.com/datesandmatesIf affordable, virtual therapy sounds right for you, Better Help is better help. BetterHelp.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Cathcart Robbins and Scott Slaughter of The Only One In The Room Podcast found love in the most unexpected place: rehab. With them, Damona continues the series on what we can learn from powerful love stories. Damona also covers headlines: the signs your relationship is getting serious, a strange new dating show about the search for a baby daddy, and why Bumble is encouraging users to date long distance. Damona answers questions: how will video chat impact your overall dating success and is your health affecting your dating odds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that couples with one foreign-born spouse make up 21% of all marriages in the United States? Damona interviews 3 couples on how they found love in the place they least expected: another country. Headlines for this week include what you can learn from Adele's divorce and is your new relationship going to survive COVID-19? Plus Damona answers these listener questions in technically dating: why do you keep striking out on dating apps and how do you know the person you're attracted to is available?Don't forget to join Damona's VIP dating advice group at Patreon! Patreon.com/datesandmatesDates & Mates listeners get 10% off their first month of BetterHelp! betterhelp.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Casandra Henriquez, an intuitive love coach and matchmaker for successful women, joins Damona to talk about finding love again after heartbreak. Damona also covers headlines such as where all the singles are hiding right now, why Dr. Oz thinks sex is the best medicine, and some advice for those like Drake who are quarantined without their loved ones. Damona and Coach Cass also answer your questions: how important is video chat in long-distance dating and what you do when someone tells you they don't want a relationship but they won't stop texting.Find Coach Cass at RealLoveNetwork.com and don't forget to go to get her FREE guide on How to ace the next date at RelationshipsforBusyWomen .comGet 10% off your first month of Better Help with discount code DATESANDMATES!Looking for more Dates & Mates? Join Damona's Patreon "Friends with Benefits" community at datesandmates.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noelle Cordeaux, co-host of the "Everything Life Coaching Podcast" joins Damona with a romantic's guide to the brain. Damona covers headlines: where to find affairs during quarantine, Ariana Grande is locked up with her new love, and fun ideas for quarantine dates. Damona and Noelle also answer listener questions: what do you do when you get stood up and how to tell if someone is letting you down easy.Dating during quarantine? (yes! it's possible1) Get Damona's step-by-step video on how to date right now at patreon.com/datesandmates. Join the community for only $5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tenisha Nicole, host and producer of the Choose Love podcast, joins Damona to talking about being a hopeless romantic in a time of quarantine. They cover headlines for the week: a surprising casualty of coronavirus and a new courtship rules during quarantine. Questions from listeners: is it a red flag if your partner asks you to lose weight and clear signs your man is leading you on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clarissa Silva, behavioral scientist and creator of the "Your Happiness Hypothesis" Method, co-hosts this episode. Laura Powers, celebrity psychic and host of the Healing Powers Podcast, joins Damona to explain how to use your intuition to heal your love life. Damona and Clarissa cover headlines: How is Coronavirus affecting dating and what can you learn from the new Netflix series, Love Is Blind? They also answer listener questions: how long should you hold on if a guy isn't ready to commit and is it good or bad to withhold sex?Find Clarissa at clarissasilva.com and make sure to check out Laura Powers' "Healing Powers Podcast"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to your dating and relationship future. In this 300th episode master class, you'll gain an understanding of the complex state of courtship today and discover what changes are coming in dating app technology, how gender roles will evolve, and how we can make the deepest human connections in years to come.Damona Hoffman is a certified dating coach with 15 years of experience who's been named one of the top dating coaches in LA and whose work appears regularly in The Washington Post, Bustle, Elite Daily, BET.com and more.Want more Dates & Mates? Join Damona's "Friends With Benefits" Patreon Community at patreon.com/datesandmates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack A Daniels, Damona's co-host on the groundbreaking TV show, #BlackLove, joins Damona to answer the question: where are all the good men? They cover headlines for the week: are there too many fish in the sea, a new reality show for senior singles, and should you date someone at work? Plus Damona and Jack answer listener questions: is there no hope if you just can't get past the first date and after how many dates should you define the relationship?Find Jack at jackadaniels.tv and join the list at goodmen.tv!Join the Dates & Mates community on Patreon! Patreon.com/datesandmates.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices