Dating by city / New Zealand / Nelson Region / Stoke
Members from Stoke and towns within 50 km who make their profile public will appear here.
In a town like Stoke, an evening walk and a coffee are plenty for a first meeting. Pick a place you both know and tell a friend where you are going.
Within 50 km of Stoke there are 4 towns and cities — Nelson, Richmond and Motueka among them — with more than 100,000 residents in all. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 10 km to 500 km, or “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Stoke and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. Daily caps exist only to stop spam: up to 40 new conversations a day, for example.
YADate never creates fake profiles or writes on behalf of people who don't exist. A moderator checks every photo before it appears, every member confirms an email address, and any profile can be reported. If someone asks for money or rushes you onto another app, report them — a moderator will look into it.
Yes. Pick any other city in the filters, at home or abroad, and YADate shows the people there.
Profile & photos
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First messages
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First dates
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