Jess Downey is a freelance writer, blogger and online columnist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She’s a former ChicagoNow.com blogger who has also written articles for Examiner.com, Bad Online Dates, The eFlirt expert and Get2Know.Me.

In 2011, Jess launched her own blog called Not What I Ordered. She’s also been a guest writer for various other dating blogs.

Jess has been interviewed by various websites including Single Edition and City's Best. Her blog (formerly called All The Single Ladies) was cited as one of the 10 Great Single Girl Blogs For Your Amusement. While in Chicago, Jess was a guest on several radio shows for WGN and Vocalo and was listed as one of Your Tango's Top 10 to follow on Twitter for dating advice.