‘Absolutely not': Maria Shriver says no to dating apps after Schwarzenegger divorce
Maria Shriver isn't swiping right anytime soon.
In an interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show this week, the journalist and former first lady of California revealed that her four adult children have encouraged her to try online dating.
'My kids have kidded around going, 'We should make you a dating app,'' said Shriver, 69, referring to Katherine, 35, Christina, 33, Patrick, 31, and Christopher, 27. 'I mean, what do you call it, a dating profile? I'm like 'Absolutely not!''
Shriver, who finalized her divorce from actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2021, made it clear she's content with where she is.
'No, I'm good. I'm finally good on my own, and that's taken a tremendous amount,' she said. ' I have a beautiful life that I'm deeply grateful for.'
Since the end of her 25-year marriage, Shriver said she's spent time rethinking her understanding of love and connection.
'I used to think that love came only in an intimate, romantic package, and it made me miss out on all the love that was being offered to me through my friends and through other people,' she said. 'And I've now realized that there's so many different ways to access the love that is there for us, the love that exists for us, because we're so focused on 'dating,' right? Or your marriage, partner, and that nobody can give you everything you're looking for.'
She added: 'So I'm really focused on expanding my notion of love, expanding the amount of people that are in my open field so to speak, that bring me love. And so whomever I end up with, if I do end up with someone that way, they're going to be in a village.'
Shriver is currently promoting her new book, 'I Am Maria,' a candid exploration of identity, los and renewal. While she remains open to the future, she said she's at peace with the present.
'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,' she said. 'I'm not looking, but I'm open to whatever God sends my way.'
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