It’s never too late to look for love.
A brilliant, 96-year-old Manhattan man hired a matchmaker to help him find his “last love” — and has already been on a handful of lunch dates with women in their 70s and 80s.
But so far, none have struck his fancy.
“Well they didn’t spark any special feeling in me,” Sol Rosenblatt, a retired aerospace scientist and inventor from Battery Park City, told The Post.
“Let’s put it this way, I’m on a shopping expedition right now.”
The East New York native — a literal rocket scientist who worked for NASA on the Apollo Space Program — was widowed in 2023 after being blissfully married for 69 years.
He is now ready to meet his next soulmate, so he called upon NYC matchmaker Brigitte Weil.
“The story melted my heart a little bit as a human. But professionally, I thought, ‘This is almost the impossible,” added Weil.
But once she met Rosenblatt in person, she was invested in finding someone for him to grow old with, “because he’s not old yet,” she said, laughing.
Rosenblatt explained what he’s looking for in a woman.
“She should be easy to look at,” he said.
“And have a reasonable knowledge of science.”
The spry senior, who just penned an autobiography, invented products to assist with microsurgery and holds 14 patents — and continues to work on several more inventions.
His alma mater, City College of New York, will award him the prestigious President’s Medal this fall. Past recipients include Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton.
While finding an educated woman is a must, he believes other qualities are equally as important.
“Someone who is warm, empathetic, kind and generous in the same way that he is — and physical, because he’s warm and romantic,” said Weil.
One issue that has come up with some of the ladies he’s dated is that they’re looking for a friend, not a romantic partner.
“They’d like to have an accompaniment to a movie or to the museum . . . But they’re not interested in anything beyond that,” he explained.
Weil said it’s complicated.
“Nobody that I introduced Sol to said, ‘I don’t want to see him again.’ They wanted to, but on certain terms . . . they have their routine, and they’re very happy having someone to meet for dinner or take them out to the theater,” she said.
“But Sol didn’t hire me to find a female companion. He’s looking for a romantic relationship, which likely means cohabitating.”
Rosenblatt is currently living in a senior facility, but once he meets his next love, has his sights set on buying an apartment in Battery Park City, so they could live there together and take walks around the neighborhood.
The nonagenarian also still rides a three-wheeler e-bike, but said it’s not a dealbreaker if his partner doesn’t.
“The bike is easy to just tag along. It’s only for one person,” he said.
Rosenblatt married his late wife, Vicky, a native of Egypt, four months after meeting her.
“She was a concert pianist and spoke five languages. She really blended well with a lot of people. I’ll never replace her,” he said.
He has three children, but didn’t consult them before embarking on his journey to find a mate.
“But they support me in whatever I want. Of course, I left them a lot of money, so that helps.”
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