Rest assured, Hermann is hardly sitting at home knitting.

She has joined hiking and biking meetup groups (free or low-cost groups that are organized online and designed for people with similar interests to get together) and can often be found in the stands at Nationals games.

“I met a lot of nice people, but a man my age [who is] as active as I am wants someone much younger,” she says, speaking from experience. They know what they're doing, and they do everything for you.