Maria Shriver is "open" to finding love again

Maria said on the 'Jamie Kern Lima Show': "I'm a frustrated matchmaker myself, and I'm a big believer in relationships and love.

"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."

Maria has "never been on a dating app" in her life. And although her kids are keen to create an online profile for her, Maria has so far resisted the idea of joining a dating app.

The author - who has Katherine, 35, Christina, 33, Patrick, 31, and Christopher, 27, with her ex-husband - shared: "My kids have kidded around going, 'We should make you a dating app [profile].' I'm like 'Absolutely not!'"

Maria's perception of love has actually changed over recent years, acknowledging that no single person can "give you everything you're looking for".

She said: "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. And I've now realised 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."

Maria thinks her next relationship is likely to be healthier, because of everything she's learned and experienced in recent years.

The author - who split from her former husband after he confessed to having had an affair - said: "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."