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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 16 hours 56 minutes
episode 351: Ask a Matchmaker & The Love Doctor
Matchmaker Maria, long-time matchmaker and Tik Tok star, joins Damona to explain how to make the best match for yourself and the worst dating profile mistakes to avoid. Dating Dish headlines: Dr. Jill Biden, Love Doctor gives advice on love after divorce and OkCupid stats on how dating has changed 1 year after the pandemic...
episode 352: Body Image & The Sussex Situation
The way you relate to your body is the way you relate to your romantic partner
episode 353: Betches & Married to Your Job
Dating when you're booked and busy and got a lot going for you
episode 354: First Date Wins & How To Do It
What should you talk about at the beginning of the relationship?
episode 355: Open Relationships & Fear of Dating Again
Kelsey Darragh, author and comedian from E!'s Dating No Filter and Buzzfeed, gets honest about how opening up your relationship might make you and your partner happier. Damona covers headlines: why couples who keep their relationship off social media are happier and FODA (fear of dating again) is preventing people from finding love as things open up again...
episode 356: Commitment & The End of Hookup Culture
Soon exiting the pandemic and entering... The Commitment Generation
episode 358: Bumble Bee Line & Wrong Guy Radar
Priti Joshi, VP of Strategy and Operations at Bumble, shares the skinny on how to optimize your dating profile and how to send the perfect first message. Damona dishes on this week's headlines: Learn from Halle Barry's drunken relationship history reveal and how dating app AI is influencing your attraction. This week's listener questions: what to do when the sex is bad but you can't stop thinking about him and how to quickly filter out the matches that aren't serious...