Well over forty, my biological clock has almost stopped.

My ideal man is handsome, plays sports, drives a Porsche, and holidays in Mauritius.

My next “date” sits opposite me now.

“I’m Cecil,” he lisps. “I like bird watching and stamp collecting and I live with Mummy.”

Close enough, I think!

Denise Jones is 65. She lives in England and has dabbled in creative writing for over 10 years, mainly short stories, reader’s letters, and poems published spasmodically in a variety of publications.