“She’s doing important things for other people, and I’m all about that,” he said. Instead, he told her how strong and brave she was. I was like, ‘He’s not going to want to date me anymore.’ It could be really embarrassing you’re showing your boobs to the world.” “They look down on a reconstructed breast. “I’d been so interconnected with women going through reconstruction and oftentimes their spouses and partners weren’t supportive,” she said. She wrote an article about the tattoo parlor, chronicled by a film crew, that was published on the Well blog of The Times. Kaplan’s first and second dates, she had traveled to Virginia for the final phase of her treatment: nipple tattoos. “She just lit up the room.”īut there was a hitch, as there so often is.ĭuring this time, she was still completing her cancer treatments. Chemotherapy pushed her into early menopause.Īfter the night, he walked her to her car, gave her a quick peck on the cheek and asked for a second date. He also had two children, Carly, now 14, and Jonah, 11, which appealed to her, since giving birth was one of the casualties of her cancer. Kiernan grew up in an Irish Catholic household in Middletown and Stone Ridge, N.Y., she had been connected to Judaism and had seriously considered converting long before she met him. “I am pretty laid back so I liked that she had that kind of assertiveness that people from here have, but as we dug in and started chatting there was a playful side to her, she’s very open,” he said. She was very put together and stylish, whereas he often looked like he just popped out of a 1990s mosh pit. Kaplan, 46, know the show, he had the toy characters in his office. As they skimmed topics, they discovered a shared appreciation for “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.” Their first date was at a wine bar on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. “He can seem standoffish at first, but it doesn’t take long to be able to peel back that layer to find he’s fun, confident and can talk about any subject.” “He’s always supportive and there in a nonjudgmental way,” he continued. “He’s got a spiritual side to him and he would do anything for a friend or family member.” Masor, 47, who is a founder of the real estate firm Home Applause in Montclair, N.J. “Kenny is a very thoughtful person, very introspective,” said Mr. Kiernan would pass an enjoyable evening together. Kaplan for years and felt that, if nothing else, at least Mr. The brother-in-law in question, David Masor, had known Mr.

I didn’t know Kenny that well, but we took a chance on us loving these two people and saying, what’s the worst that can happen?” It was more like, here’s someone I just love so much, and Dave had this incredible relationship with Kenny. “She’s a unicorn and has this amazing spirit and energy. “Caitlin is a one-of-a-kind human being,” said Ms.

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