Some dating app users can cash in on swiping right.
An Upper East Side man — who recently offered a $10,000 reward to whoever can find his mother a match — is teaming up with the founder of Jewish dating app JSwipe to help her find the perfect mate.
“It will be like super matchmaking on steroids,” says Marc Guss, whose Facebook posts about the search were exclusively reported by The Post in April. “Nobody, no matchmaker, has access to that kind of network.”
In two weeks, the 32-year-old dating app creator, David Yarus, plans to blast out the bid to over a million JSwipe and JDate users through pop-up notifications, banners and emails about Guss’ proposal.
“The goal is for users to help surface either family members, colleagues and friends for ideas for dates,” says Yarus.
The entrepreneur, who is also JDate’s global ambassador, will also filter through the database of users himself to scout potential matches.
“Ideally, then we’ll have a short, curated list of wonderful humans to show her,” says Yarus.
Guss’ mother Esther, who will only say she is in her 70s, is looking for a Jewish man in his 70s or 80s who is a “respectable, down-to-Earth guy,” says Guss, the co-founder of voice-over talent agency ACM.
The Manhattan Beach widow’s husband, George, died in 1986, and her second partner passed away three years ago.
Only when a matchmaker is able to hook the septuagenarian up with a “committed relationship,” will they be able to claim the prize, the son says.
If Yarus happens to find her the right mate, he plans to donate the cash to charity.
The dynamic duo initially joined forces after Yarus reached out when he heard about Guss’ quest for love.
“I just thought it was the most beautiful, unique and awesome story,” says Yarus. “We have such a wide connection to the Jewish world. Her perfect partner is either in the network, or separated by one degree.”
Esther is “beyond excited” to have Yarus’ help, according to Guss, because she “hasn’t met anyone who’s sparked her interest.”
“There’s been a lot of responses, but its mostly just people who are saying they’ll look,” he says.
Yarus and Guss hope that the effort will inspire younger dating app users to think about matchmaking for their own elderly family and friends.
“Most people think that [the elderly] have checked out of love, but there are a ton of people out there who are just getting started,” Guss says.