Don’t ever despair of finding a loving partner in older age (Letters, 23 February). I was widowed at 73. Guardian Soulmates helped me find two really nice blokes when I had recovered from my loss. Sex, fun and friendship followed, but I wasn’t quite right for them. Searching again, I found somebody who eventually realised I was his ideal woman. Our relationship is the best it could be – he is loving, kind and an equal partner.
Jude McGowan
London
• In a documentary, John Prescott interviewed a young woman about her circumstances, concluding: “I would say you are working-class.” A look of despair crossed his face as she replied: “But I don’t work” (Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?, 21 November).
Peter Johnson
Leicester
