So I go to my first book signing, and these two girls came up and gave me a piece of paper: ’10 reasons you should date our dad. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He’s a lawyer.’ He didn’t know what was going on. He didn’t even know me. They called him, and he came down and asked me out that day. Now I’m dating their dad!

Kotb recounts a meet-cute that hinges on the unexpected agency of children: two girls effectively “pitch” their father to a stranger with a humorous résumé, turning a routine public event (a book signing) into a personal turning point. The story highlights how modern romance can arise from community and family mediation rather than deliberate searching, and it frames vulnerability and openness as prerequisites for serendipity. The punchline—“Now I’m dating their dad!”—underscores the speed with which chance encounters can become real relationships, while the details (Kilimanjaro, lawyer) parody the idea of dating credentials, suggesting that warmth and initiative matter more than a perfect profile.