From online dating and Tinder to meeting through friends, there's no shortage of ways to find your perfect partner. But as London athlete Mary Russell, 44, revealed during an appearance on ITV's This Morning, things are a little more difficult when you're different. Ms Russell, who was born with achondroplasia, the commonest form of dwarfism, told hosts Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley that she's yet to experience true love. Scroll down for video On the sofa: Mary and her son Reece, 16, appeared on This Morning to discuss her quest for true love Although she has a 16-year-old son, Reece, she revealed that her first marriage came about after she decided she wanted to emulate friends who were settling down and having children.
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Mary Russell, 44, says she is yet to experience true love
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Mother-of-one told of her search during an appearance on This Morning
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She also appears, with son Reece, 16, on Channel 4 show, The Undateables
Sadly, that has proved difficult to find to date, with Ms. Russell left blinking back tears as she told @placeholder of the challenges of finding love when you're different.