Stella J. McKenna is a 30-something-year-old living in New England. By day, she lives and works in the world of academia, supporting scientific research to help discover how this world works. (She's a bit of an idealist.) By night, she writes about her life, romance, and dating, among other things. She runs Navigating the Sea of Singledom and is one of four editors running The Writing Cooperative. Follow her on Twitter and read her work on Medium.