Desperate millennial hangs giant ‘I’m Single’ sign above LA highway

On the hunt for love, Eric Jonas first looked for a sign from above. 

But when none of the twinkling stars in the sky granted his wish, the resourceful singleton decided to take matters into his own hands. 

“I bought some poster-board, made a sign that says ‘I’M SINGLE’ and stood on overpass above Highway 101 in Los Angeles,” Jonas, 38, a fashion designer and brand marketing expert, told The Post.  

It’s a bold, slightly bizarre stunt the millennial pulled Saturday, hoping to catch the eyes of potential significant others as their cars zoomed by. However, the California Highway Patrol recently warned its residents against attaching signs and banners on overpass fences, according to a recent report from ABC.

But Jonas tells The Post he did a quick internet search to ensure that his signage wouldn’t cause any ruckus.

His sky-high hack for attracting a significant other was a move he made on a whim.

“I’ve been telling my friends that I’m ‘single and soon to be desperate,’” laughed Jonas, who’s been without a “plus one” since May 2023. “I’ve joked about putting my face on a billboard over the highway to see if I can get a date.” 

“Then, over the weekend, I woke up and said to myself, ‘I’m just gonna f- -king do it.”

It’s the same what-have-I-got-to-lose attitude that the unlucky in love are adopting, nationwide, owing to the dismal dating landscape. 

Swiping left and right on matchmaking sites, such as Tinder and Hinge, has lost its luster with guys and gals on the prowl. In fact, a large fraction of unattached folks would rather score a sweetheart at a protest or funeral than on an app, per recent research. 

But when all else has failed, desperate daters have taken drastically desperate measures to find “the one,” à la Jonas. 

Lisa Catalano, 42, rented advertisement space on a dozen digital billboards across Northern California in September, promoting her hand in marriage to high-quality candidates on the highway. 

Mohamed Ibrahim, 30, a native New Yorker who’s ready to say “I Do,” swore “I promise I’m not a f- -k boy,” in the billboard he purchased near Times Square last fall, hoping the cheeky, shameless (and likely expensive) plug would make the ladies of NYC swoon. 

Catalano and Ibrahim both chose not to disclose how much they each paid for the ads during their respective interviews with The Post. 

Jonas, however, happily revealed that his DIY bulletin cost him a mere $30 — and almost no shame. 

“It was rush hour. I was up on the overpass with my sign, and people were honking and cheering for me,” he tells The Post of his nearly 3-hour escapade. “I waved and danced around while people were sitting in traffic.”

It was a look-at-me experience worthy of a VIP. 

“I felt like a pop star — like the whole city was rooting for me,” gushed the hopeless romantic, bragging that he only received one jeer from an unimpressed driver. 

The grumbling grump, “leaned out of his car window and screamed ‘Get a life!,’” Jonas recalled.

But the sneer didn’t break his spirit.

“In my head, I was like, ‘Well, this is my life. I’m single and I’m sick of it.’”

But his sign has gone a long way toward changing his relationship status. 

Footage of his spectacle has gone viral online, garnering a deluge of direct messages from prospective paramours — mostly women ready to walk down the aisle. 

But Jonas, who identifies as gay, says Mr. Right — someone who’s “adventurous, creative, playing pickleball, hiking, biking and making signs” — has yet to send him a flirt. 

Until then, the heartthrob hopes that his exploit encourages others to keep their heads up. 

“I did this as a creative way to make a connection,” said Jonas. “I wanted to do something that helps people realize that they’re not the only one — they’re not alone.”