Saskia

When Saskia first moved out, she stayed with Marisa.

Marisa saw her sister cope with the separation.

She was fragile, you know, definitely wanted it to work and did not want to be moving on and becoming a single parent to two little kids.

I remember her crying a lot.

But at the same time, she was strong.

She went out and got herself an apartment.

She networked with her friends.

She found her resilience.

I was really proud of her.

Here's Saskia again.

I didn't wait very long after splitting up, getting my own apartment before I started looking for somebody.

I definitely wish that I would have healed from my first marriage, but I think that there was just so much work to do that I had no idea I had to do that I felt like I would find the answers in another person.

Marisa could see how important it was to her sister to find a partner.

Companionship is part of what gives us solace through hard times.

You know what I mean?

That social interaction and being loved by somebody, it's like soothing.

So I feel like she's always wanted that in her life.

But Saskia knew if she wanted a real partner, she might have to go for something different, to look beyond her usual bad boys.

So my sister helped me make a profile, a match.

Marisa pushed her to look for someone driven, established in their career.