^^I concur. It's quite a story. When you grow older, close friends with the opposite sex are becoming less likely. I also befriended a Welsh girl who happens to be happily married. But I'm not that close with her.
Perhaps the first question the ECO may ask is, "Are you gay?"
We are a close knit Chinese family. No, I don't have any relatives in the UK. So far, I have been only in key cities in China and HK. If I made it, UK would be the first non-Asian country for me to visit.