Hi Annie,
As none of the ladies have replied to you I thought I would share this with you.
I belong to a social writiers group - many of the members are females and have moved to Spain as widows or divorcees and they are having a wonderful time.
Remember many people out here are retired or semi retired and so have time to be social as they are no longer in the overpriced rat race in UK.
Lets hope you get some first hand experience replies!!