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Because of the shift, Kotb explains, her future partner will “meet the real her” and “not the version that (she) might want, or not the version that I will twist a little to meet (their) needs or what is attractive to (them)”.
She said: “This is who I am, and I feel like once you get there, your heart rests. You say, ‘Oh, this is what it feels like.’ So when I close my eyes and see it, I see it.”
Speaking of physical preferences, Kotb emphasized The Jamie Kern Lima Show they have a low priority.
Kotb said: “I don’t see his face. It’s not like I’m saying, “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.