Understand that I am even ignored by the opposite sex on the internet.

Understandably she had a lot of suitors, just like any other girls in China with two arms and legs.

Having a date with someone other than your ex-wife after being a married man for more than twenty five years was an important occasion alright, but wearing a tie she bought with such strong emotional value attached to it was a form of cowardice, a subconscious reluctance to let go.

Partying and dancing have never been my thing, but drinking I could do with reasonable familiarity and skills. I decided to begin there.