Andrea Gunning

He made food that was healthy.

He drank, but it didn't seem like he drank to excess.

He was solid.

Saskia's friend Heather thought so, too.

Mike just seemed calm, put together, just chill.

And at the time, I thought that was so good and what Sask really needed.

From day one, Saskia's friends and family made it known that they liked Mike.

The encouragement went a long way.

They thought he was great and stable and good for me.

He really cared about me.

I finally met someone who I was in a healthy relationship with.

It didn't take long for Mike to become her confidant.

He showed a genuine interest in getting to know the real her, even the fragile parts.

Early on, Saskia opened up about her dad's mental illness and how it impacted her childhood.

She talked about her own struggles with anxiety and depression and how after her first marriage, she felt broken.

He found me at a very vulnerable place and I really needed somebody to help me.

Someone to show me real love and affection and time and all the things that I didn't get from my childhood or from my first marriage.

Mike gave me all those things.

Mike was there for her through it all.

If you can remember, Mike was her rock in the divorce.