#thought I wouldn`t write a post today but this topic is interesting

[hanna-water]

hey hey! I am doing some research on Sascha's story and I was wondering if you maybe know how old he was when his parents got divorced?

This is a very interesting question but as far as I remember that was never mentioned on the show. Still so many things we don`t know about Sascha. I have 2 theories though: Theory 1: His parents seperated (we don`t know for sure if they had been married) a long time ago, probably when he was a child. Why? I simply base that idea on his apartment situation. He and Isi are childhood friends and even his mum is close friends with the Incis, otherwise they would not have been invited to the christmas dinner. Because of that I would conclude that Sascha and his mum have moved into their apartment close to the Incis several years ago. Berlin is a very expensive city when it comes to renting/buying an apartment (also difficult to find one). It would be a logical thing to move into a smaller place after you seperated from your partner because there is one person less in the household as well as one income less. Judging from the size and furniture of Saschas room I think that his mum has an average income and their financial situation is very different from the Incis (who have a more spacious and stylish apartment). I am not saying the Belins are poor but maybe lower middle class. So it would have made no sense if they already lived in that apartment when his parents where still together and then just continued staying there after the break up, even though they needed less space and his mum had to shoulder the rent alone. Another thing that speaks for this theory is that Sascha visiting his dad seems very established. It does not feel as if it`s something new or unusual and Sascha also never mentioned his parents arguing or something like that (except to Lou at the car party but we don`t know if he was talking about the past or present). To me that felt like he and his mum are very used to the situation. Theory 2: His parents separated when he was in 9th or 10th grade and that was one of the reasons why he left school after 10th grade and started an apprenticeship instead of doing the A-level. I am not saying that there is anything bad about doing an apprenticeship or that there has to be a special reason for leaving school earlier but I feel like Sascha is very smart and could have easily gotten his A-level and afterwards done an apprenticeship but would have kept a few more options for the future. In germany about 50% of students get the A-level and many do it even though they don`t plan to study but want to improve their chances for better future jobs and job trainings (because they`ll be already 18/19 when they finish and that makes some things easier). Thats why I wondered why Sascha made a different choice, even though I love that about him ❤. Maybe things were getting tough at home :( while he was close to finishing middle school and the pressure of his parents fighting all the time and then their financial situation changing, lead him to leave school earlier to support his mum and become more independent. Very possible that I am totally off track here and Sascha simply loves handcrafting and his choice has nothing to do with his parents, but we can only guess. :) It`s really sad that we did not learn more about Sascha in season 7 and have to fill so many gaps ourselfes. The only chance for a little bit more insight into his character I see in a possible Ava season. Because she is the only one except Isi who is close to him and they actually planned to work on music together. For all other Mains I don`t really see a way of getting much Sascha-screentime. But we`ll see. I pass the question on to the tag: Has anyone found any hints during the show about when Saschas parents split?