Exclusive | I went on a date with the world’s most eligible bachelor — here’s how it went

He might be the world’s most eligible bachelor, and I went on a date with him.

Artist Marcin Glod has been posting fliers around the Big Apple — and cities like Ibiza, Zurich and Vienna – that say he is “looking for the perfect woman.”

The poster features a black-and-white image of the 30-year-old painter’s handsome face – and has generated a mind-bending 5,000 responses from women all over the world, including 400 in NYC alone. 

“I’m genuinely seeking a girlfriend – this is no joke. I am tired of the single scene and eager to find the right partner,” the flier declares.

“I work and I travel a lot, so it’s not so easy to date; it’s not so easy to manage the girls,” Glod confessed to me over an orange, non-alcoholic cocktail at tapas bar Excuse My French on the Lower East Side. 

Despite his thousands of admirers, the Poland-born, Austria-based 6-foot-1 artist has only been on three dates in the nearly three months since his campaign began. 

“All the dates were very interesting and relaxed … I asked the girls to show me nice places in their cities and it was like a private tour. They were all very fun and cool,” he recalled in a thick German accent. 

A dinner date in Berlin tickled Glod’s fancy the most.

“I found [her] energy and vibe quite interesting and exciting — especially because we both work in the creative industry and are both self-employed,” he said, but noted sparks haven’t exactly flown between the two, who have no plans to see each other again. 

The fliers feature a QR code which, when scanned, takes admirers to a webpage that prompts them to “apply for a date.”

The application asks them their name, what city they live in, how old they are, what they do for work and what kind of first date they’d enjoy. 

Clad in neutral slacks, a casual floral button down, green heart-shaped sunglasses and a baseball hat – with the words “money, ego, fame” crossed out and the word “human” intact — Glod was nothing short of a perfect gentleman.

“Tell me your story,” he said with a grin and giggle as we sat down for a 7 p.m. reservation, for which he arrived six minutes early by walking from the Moxy Hotel, where he was staying for the weekend while he explored art galleries around the Big Apple. 

During our one-hour date, Glod sweetly inquired about my appetite, opened every door and insisted on grabbing the check.

He kept a respectful, if not overly cautious, amount of distance, mindful that I have a boyfriend.

He explained he’s been solo for a year since breaking off a two-year relationship with a green-eyed, brunette Austrian girl, in part because “it was too serious” for him at the time.

“We started living together and then we bought a dog, and it was like a family – and it was just too much family things, like, having to stay home and be with the dog every day,” he explained. 

But now he’s ready to settle down. 

“I thought [the fliers] would be a fun and funny way [to look for a girlfriend] … And this can also lead to friendships and new contacts from different cities,” he said.

Glod said he is looking forward to going on a date with a woman who responded to the fliers in Vienna as soon as this weekend. 

His Mrs. Right doesn’t have to look a certain way or be from any particular country, but American girls stand a good chance.

“In the USA, I find the cowgirl look very sexy.”

All in all, his “perfect woman” should be “smart, ambitious and funny. 

“Hopefully I will meet the perfect lady that’s so cool and we vibe, and then maybe in one year or something we will get married and have two children,” he said.

I wish Glod all the best on his search, but I’ll stick with my boyfriend.