Maria Shriver Says She's ‘Interested in Any Great Love Experience' After Spending Her 60s Single
Maria Shriver opened up to Jenna Bush Hager about her attitude toward dating in her 70s
Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex-wife discussed spending her 60s "happily single"
Shriver finalized her divorce from Schwarzenegger in 2021 — a decade after their splitMaria Shriver is open to love in her 70s.
As the philanthropist prepares to turn 70 in November, she opened up about the past decade of her life while guest co-hosting Today with Jenna & Friends on Friday, June 27.
'Your 60s are fantastic, and I was single in my 60s,' Shriver said. 'I have been single my whole 60s. And now I'm ending my 60s. I loved being single, but other people had a big problem with it.'
The mother of four noted that while she'd describe herself as 'happily single,' she's found that other people seem to want to pair her up with a partner.
'I think other people are like, 'You don't have a boyfriend yet? What do you think that's about?' or 'What's wrong? What do you think you're doing? Are you not open?' ' Shriver shared. 'I also think people want you to be happy and they want you to have love and they want you to be in a couple.'
When co-host Jenna Bush Hager asked Shriver if she was 'interested in dating' these days, she replied, 'I'm interested in any great love experience.'
Bush Hager further pressed, saying she thought that meant 'yes.'
'That's a yes. I'm kind of trying to be open and yes to life in all its forms,' Shriver said. 'How about that? I just made that all up.'
She also noted, 'I think if a great man comes along, that's great, at any age, by the way.'
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Shriver's most famous relationship was with ex-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom she married in 1986. The former couple is parents to Katherine Schwarzenegger, 35, Christina Schwarzenegger, 33, Patrick Schwarzenegger, 31, and Christopher Schwarzenegger, 27.
Shriver served as the First Lady of California when Arnold was governor from 2003 to 2011.
In 2011, Shriver and Arnold announced they were separating after 25 years of marriage after news broke that the Terminator star had fathered a child with the family's housekeeper during a secret affair.
They didn't finalize their divorce until 2021, and in the years since, Shriver has not publicly dated.
'I'm a frustrated matchmaker myself, and I'm a big believer in relationships and love,' Shriver shared on the Jamie Kern Lima Show earlier this month. 'I've just kind of gotten to the place now where I'm thinking, I don't know, maybe, but my life is really full. I'm not looking, but I'm open to whatever God sends my way.'
Shriver said that her kids have urged her to search for love the modern way.
'My kids have kidded around going, 'We should make you a dating app [profile],' " she added. 'I'm like 'Absolutely not!' "
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