Saskia

Don't run away.

Let me help you.

He showed up for her.

She'd never had that before.

From then on out, Mike was Team Saskia.

A teammate, a partner, someone that was on her side.

He helped me to feel like my life was going to go on and that I could have a positive future, despite what happened with my ex.

As friends and family got to know Mike, they saw just how much he had to offer.

Here's her friend, Megan.

He was like a knight in shining armor.

At the time, Megan was actually married to one of Saskia's older brothers.

And her brothers didn't really get Mike.

The nerdy corporate type stuck out in this crowd.

Saskia needed different.

Slowly, Mike was integrating into her world, and she liked that.

He was everything that I thought would be good for me, good for my kids, and I did fall in love with him.

It wasn't like the boom, you get hit with this love from the beginning, right?

It grew at a pace that I felt like was a healthy pace.

As their love grew, so did Saskia's comfort level.

She could let her guard down.