Dating by city / United Kingdom / England / Leeds
No one from Leeds has a public profile here yet. Create yours and people nearby will be able to find you.
A weekday evening works well in Leeds: places are quieter, you can actually hear each other, and there is no pressure to make it a long night.
Within 30 miles of Leeds there are 105 towns and cities — Sheffield, Bradford and Oldham among them — with more than 4.2 million residents in all. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 5 miles to 300 miles, or “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Leeds and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. The only limits are daily caps against spam, such as 40 new conversations a day.
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. Anyone who asks for money or pushes you to move to another app straight away is worth reporting.
Yes. In the filters you can search around any other city, in the United Kingdom or abroad.
Profile & photos
Your profile is your first hello. How to write a few honest lines and choose photos that make people want to start a conversation.
First messages
“Hi, how are you?” rarely gets far. How to write a first message that is easy and pleasant to answer — with examples you can adapt.
First dates
The best first dates are short, public and relaxed. Ideas that leave room to talk — plus simple safety habits that let you enjoy the meeting.