Desperate Millennials Hang Giant ‘I’m Single’ Signs Over Los Angeles

In his search for love, the first thing Eric Jonas looked for was symbol from above.

But when none of the twinkling stars in the sky grant his wish, the resourceful bachelor decides to take matters into his own hands.

“I bought some poster board, made a sign that said ‘I’m single,’ and stood on an overpass above the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles,” Jonas, 38, a fashion designer and brand marketing expert, told The Washington Post.

It was a bold, somewhat bizarre move by a millennial on Saturday in hopes of catching the eye of a potentially significant other as cars whizzed by. However, the California Highway Patrol recently warned residents not to affix signs and banners to overpass fences, ABC reported recently.

But Jonas told The Washington Post that he did a quick search online to make sure his sign wouldn’t cause any commotion.

The sky-high hack he performs to attract his significant other is a spur-of-the-moment act.

“I’ve been telling my friends that I’m ‘single and hopeless soon,'” laughs Jonas, who hasn’t been “plus one” since May 2023. “I joked about putting my face on a billboard on the highway to see if I could get a date.”

“Then, on the weekend, I woke up and said to myself, ‘I’m going to fucking do this.'”

is the same what do i have to lose This attitude has been adopted by the unlucky in love across the country due to the bleak dating landscape.

Swiping left or right on dating sites like Tinder and Hinge has lost its luster for men and women looking for something. In fact, according to recent research, a large proportion of singles would rather find their sweetheart at a protest or funeral than through an app.

But when all else fails, desperate daters resort to extremely desperate measures to find “the one,” just like Jonas did.

Lisa Catalano, 42, rented advertising space on a dozen digital billboards in Northern California in September to promote her marriage to high-quality candidates on highways.

Mohamed Ibrahim, 30, a native New Yorker who’s ready to say “I do,” vowed “I promise I’m not a damn boy” on a billboard he purchased near Times Square last fall in hopes of enchanting New York’s ladies with this cheeky, shameless (and probably expensive) plug.

Catalano and Ibrahim both chose not to disclose how much they paid for the ads in interviews with The Washington Post.

However, Jonas happily reveals that his DIY announcement only cost him $30, and there’s very little to be ashamed of.

“It was rush hour. I was standing on the overpass holding a sign and people were honking their horns and cheering me,” he told The Washington Post about his nearly three-hour adventure. “I waved and danced while people were stuck in traffic.”

This is an experience worthy of a VIP.

“I felt like a pop star, like the whole city was behind me,” gushed the hopeless romantic, who boasted that he only received a laugh from one unimpressed driver.

The grumpy man “leaned out of the car window and screamed ‘Stay alive!'” Jonas recalled.

But the sneer did not break his spirit.

“In my head, I thought, ‘Okay, this is my life. I’m single and I’m tired of it.'”

But his zodiac sign has drastically changed his relationship status.

Video of his scene went viral, and he was flooded with direct messages from potential lovers – mostly women preparing to walk down the aisle.