Hoda Kotb says she has no doubt she will find the man of her dreams after splitting from fiancé Joel Schiffman two years ago.
Appearing in The Jamie Kern Lina ShowThe Today show co-host, 60, spoke candidly about her split from financier Joel after eight years together.
“Joel is one of the best people I know and he’s a truly great human being,” she explained.
“And I feel like I’m a great human being, but sometimes two great human beings together aren’t enough to make it work.”
He added cryptically: “I think when people grow at two different rates it’s hard to stay in sync.”
Hoda Kotb says she has no doubt she will find the man of her dreams after splitting from fiancé Joel Schiffman two years ago.
The Today show host said she split from the financier because they weren’t “in sync”
Despite some setbacks in her love life, Hoda expressed that she is more than confident that she will soon find her special someone.
“When I close my eyes and imagine the romantic part of my life, I can see it very clearly,” she shared.
“Because for the first time in my life, I’m me. Someone’s getting to know me. It’s not the version that you might want, or it’s not the version that I’m going to tweak a little bit to fit your needs or what you find attractive,” she continued.
“This is who I am and I feel like once you get there, your heart rests. You think, ‘Oh, this is what it feels like.’ So when I close my eyes and I see it, I see it.”
Hoda stressed that she has no idea what her partner looks like physically and doesn’t particularly care.
“I don’t see their face. It’s not like I say, ‘I want XYZ.’ I don’t even care about XYZ, tall, short, bald, not bald. I don’t care. But I know the essence and I can feel the soul of that person.”
She added: “I know what my life is like and what is to come. Many things have taken a long time to appear in my life and it doesn’t bother me in the least.”
Despite some setbacks in her love life, Hoda expressed that she is more than confident that she will soon find her special someone.
Hoda began her relationship with Joel, now 66, in 2013 and in November 2019, she announced live on Today that they were engaged before splitting for good in 2022.
Hoda was previously in an eight-year relationship with New York financier Joel, but the couple decided to split in early 2022.
Hoda began her relationship with Joel, now 66, in 2013 and in November 2019, she announced live on Today that they were engaged.
But on January 31, 2022, Hoda revealed on Today with Hoda & Jenna that she and Joel had decided to end their engagement and would focus on co-parenting as friends.
Hoda shares two adopted daughters with Joel, Haley Joy, seven, and Hope Catherine, who turns five next month, and when she announced their split, she insisted there was no bad blood between them and said they were “better as friends and parents”.
“Joel and I have had a lot of prayers and meaningful conversations over the holidays and decided we are better as friends and parents than as an engaged couple,” the talk show host said.
‘So we decided that we are going to start this new year on our new path as loving parents to our adorable and lovely children and as friends.
“It’s not like anything happened. They say sometimes relationships are meant to last for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, and this one was meant to last for a season.”
