Meredith Goldstein is an associate editor, advice columnist, and features writer for The Boston Globe. Her column, Love Letters, is a daily dispatch of wisdom for the lovelorn that has been running since 2009. She also hosts the Love Letters podcast. Her books include the young adult novels “Chemistry Lessons” and “Things That Grow,” and “Can’t Help Myself,” a memoir. Meredith lives in Boston with many romance novels and a cotton candy machine.