i thought, this is great for her. this gets her out of her shell and it gives her somebody to do some really fun things with. >> reporter: harold was a widower, and told the bertolets he had waited a long time for another chance at love >> his first wife died in a car accident >> my heart went out to him. i was like, wow, he deserves his happiness, you know. and if it's with toni, then that's awesome >> you know, he said he had been lonely >> reporter: harold's friend, kim laferriere, had been best friends with harold's first wife, lynn what did harold tell you about this new woman in his life, toni >> he didn't tell me a lot but he did tell me that he really liked her >> reporter: after lynn died, kim and harold remained close. now he wanted kim to meet the new woman in his life. >> i felt like i couldn't talk about lynn anymore which i understood that. but i was happy that he moved on and i felt like it was time and that he was starting a new life.