Saskia

Immediately, one thing was clear.

He was not the type of person that I usually go for at all.

He was a little bit nerdy.

He had a glass of wine and he was like stirring his wine, which I thought was weird.

He talked a lot about his job and things like that.

Just wasn't as jokey as I'm used to.

Saskia was used to guys who would crush a few beers in the first hour.

Guys who would have one eye on the game the whole date.

Mike in his button-down shirt and skinny jeans, swirling his wine, was anything but.

I just kind of wanted to get through the date.

And I remember afterwards telling my sister, like, he was nice.

He's successful.

Everything on paper sounds good, but I'm not sure if it was there.

And I remember my sister saying, if he's not your usual type, that could be a good thing.

I actually encouraged her to go on a second date with him.

I said, some guys are more second date material.

Maybe him being timid on the first date means he's a regular guy.

You know, not everybody has to be a huge personality off the gate.

Saskia gave him another shot.

And in round two, Mike started to grow on her.