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[quote=Anonymous]I would just be encouraging that she'll be in college next year and there will be so many more opportunities to meet boys in a more natural setting where they can get to know her.  One of my big reservations about girls school is that they only interact with boys in sort of artificial settings like parties.  That can work well for a certain type of girl who presents in a certain type of way, but it's harder for girls who are maybe not as flirty and more genuine.  Those girls will find their way when they start having more genuine interactions with boys, which will likely happen on a co-ed campus.  I'd just stress to her that she shouldn't get discouraged and try to change herself or anything else.  It's not her -- it's just the situation.

My son has a girlfriend that sounds a lot like your daughter.  She's very sweet and I like her a lot, but she's not at all flashy.  He had a few classes with her, and they were in a club together for a little while, plus I think one of his friends knew her a bit.  I think there are lots of guys out there that like a girl like this, but they probably aren't chatting up girls at the mixers.

If she involved in any outside activities with guys (which might also open a door to meeting their friends)?  Maybe she can get a job at a camp next summer?  The most I might do is encourage her to think along these lines, or maybe if there's a guy she meets someplace that she sort of liked, to ask him if he wants to go out for ice cream or something low stress.  There's a lot of boys that have less "game" with the girls, and she might find a better love connection with one of those guys, since it sounds like she's not a player herself.  Those are the boys that might need a little encouragement.[/quote]

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