Making the most of being a relationship virgin | Brief letters

Living independently | Deficit to match tax gap | Holding hands in Catalonia | Pumpkin curry | Mrs May at churchThis is the first time I heard the expression “relationship virgin” (Family, 28 October) and can say “ditto” to everything she wrote in the article. When the penny finally dropped that I was to remain independent, I made the most of it: I lived and worked abroad, travelled and got on with life. I am now 76, still independent and content. My friends say that