I think it’s the guys.
I have a beautiful, size 2, 20-something who has a degree, highly fluent in a second language, very well read, internationally experienced, sensitive to the needs of others, creative, good cook, sews and crochets, artistic and talented in calligraphy, writes novels, loves and adores children, extremely nurturing, optimistic and joyful, and lifts the people around her and deeply loyal.
And cannot find a husband.
She’s the kind of girl a guy needs to marry, and they want the high maintenance ones that they should only date. She gets thrown under the bus because she’s “too good” or she won’t get serious after 3 or 4 dates. It takes her a little to open up and that seems to be unacceptable. Gotta be a sex kitten.
Your daughyer needs to come to Texas. We value women like your daughter.
Maybe your wonderful daughter will meet someone at work. They will have a long time to get acquainted and know each other as colleagues. Or maybe she will find a shy guy, like my dear husband, who really only started dating in his late 20s. She may need introductions from friends who really know who would be a good fit for her.
That has been the experience of many of the single women that I know who have the positive attributes that most here are expounding. Guys just seem to “enjoy” and/or be more attracted to the needy, money-spending, pamper-demanding, over-emotional cry-at-the-drop-of-a-hat type -— perhaps because they are a challenge? If anyone can explain this to me, I would enjoy hearing the reasoning for this phenomenon.
Tell her to check a different pond.
This latest generation isn’t too impressive, and frankly I think they have to be a lot pickier if they are going to locate a fellow adult.
I have one like your daughter but not a size 2. Men love her as a friend, but to ask for more? They want sex, even if it goes against their religious beliefs.