I hate being so short

I AM only just 5ft tall and hate it; everyone seems to tower over me and I’m fed up with their jokes about being “small”.

One guy at work adopts a John Wayne accent and calls me “Li’l Lady” whenever we meet, and while some people think it’s funny, I don’t.

I feel I have to wear heels whenever I go out and so don’t do things I should — like going to the gym.

I’m sure there must be ways I can be made taller, through surgery or something? - DR

Fiona says: Whilst there may be some painful surgical ways for you to be made a bit taller, I think you face a bigger challenge, and that’s to grow emotionally.

Being tall isn’t an automatic passport to the good life and there are many tall people who would love to be your size. They’d have fewer back problems and wouldn’t always stand out in public!

Try not to let insensitive people get to you, but concentrate on the positive things in your life; your family, friends and future. These are the things that bring true happiness to life - not how tall you are!

SO much for Valentine’s Day!

I thought it would be a chance for my husband and I to have a romantic evening, but instead he told me he thought we should get a divorce!

We were so happy for our first few years together, but, somewhere along the line, over the last 18 months, we’ve drifted apart.

He says there isn’t anyone else, but that he just wants to get out of a loveless marriage and try again.

I told him I still love him and asked him not to leave, but he seems determined to go. -TT

Fiona says: It’s a shame that, although you both knew things weren’t right, you did nothing to try and mend them.

Things rarely sort themselves out - especially relationships.

Unfortunately, if your husband is determined to leave, there is very little you can do now to stop him.

You could try to keep a dialogue open and persuade him that you are serious about wanting to give your marriage a second chance. You could suggest counselling (relate.org.uk), but if he’s committed to leaving, he might not agree to try.