‘GET MY MOM A DATE’
Son offers 10G to successful matchmaker
Who says you can’t buy love? Marc Guss is offering a $10,000 reward to whoever can find his mother a match.
“The [amount] could have been tenfold,” said the Upper East Sider, who posted his bid this past week on various local Facebook groups. “If I knew that she would meet someone and would be happy, there is no number too high.”
Almost immediately, he was inundated with hundreds of messages from people hoping to help his mom — and to applaud him. One woman even wrote: “If YOU are single send me a note!” (He’s happily married, ladies.)
Before a magic matchmaker can claim the prize, Marc explained, a “committed relationship” needs to develop between his mother, Esther (below), and the suitor.
“There’s no contract,” he said, calling it a good-faith agreement. “When they both say they are committed to each other and exclusive, the person will get the prize.”
Esther’s husband, George, died in 1986. After that, the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, widow was in a long-g-term relationship, but herher partner died three yearsears ago.
Since then,, Marc, the co-founder off voice-voiceover talent alent agency ACM, CM, has been spendnding up to three ree hours a day managing his mother’s online ne dating profiles es on sites such as Plenty of Fish and d JDate. “The guys on those sites are in their 70s and 80s, and they write: ‘My age range is 40s to 50s,’ ” said Marc. (Esther won’t reveal her exact age, but says she is in her 70s.) “They . . . are just sitting there hoping a jackpot hits.” He said he has also shelled out some $12,00012 on professionalsional matchmakers and glamour shots for hihis mom. Esther is looking for a Jewish man in his 70s or 8080s who is “caring, respectful, fun and energetic,” accocording to Marc. “SShe’s just lookining for a downtto-earth guy wwho is not snooty. “He should hhave at least a cacar,” added Esther, although she’ll settle for a guy with an Uber app.
Once a prospect gets Marc’s seal of approval, Esther will decide if she wants to move forward. Her ideal first date would be coffee or lunch. “But he can’t come to the house the first time. Absolutely not.”
She would also love a man who enjoys long walks with her chihuahua, PeeWee.
“If he doesn’t like [dogs], go back,” she said. “Absolutely not.”
Family means everything to Esther, who is from Poland and lost her parents and three siblings in the Holocaust. So she’s grateful for her son and his offer.
“Are you kidding me? No one in the United States will do for a mom like my son,” she said.