<em>~Mari, Opening up to the girls~</em><br/><br/><em>What was her advice?</em>Marisol looked at Mila with a tender smile, seeing one of her sisters in the young woman. Even in a big family, there was always one shy and quiet sibling. Speaking from the heart, Mari said honestly, "Be true to yourself. That is the best advice I can give you, Mila. You're sweet and shy and you're a breath of fresh air to men who probably have had their pick of women all their lives. Now I'm not saying they're well experienced but what I'm trying to say is..." Mari hesitated for a moment before she forged on, hoping that Nicci wouldn't take offense. "The guys<em>don't</em>want someone just like me or Nicci. How boring would it get if all three of us were alike?" She flashed her a wide smile, hoping that Nicci understood that she wasn't trying to put her down.<br/><br/>"We have been picked by Mrs. Taylor because of who we are. I don't think they would have picked you if she felt like you weren't going to fit in the dynamic of the group." Shaking her head, Mari uncrossed her legs and brought her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them. "We're not a dynamic. We're a family; and coming from a big family I can guarantee you that we're going to have ups and downs. What happened at dinner? That would have happened in my house. The point of this 'family' is that we're here because we all want it to happen, right? Then we're going to give our 100%."<br/><br/>Pursing her lips, she looked at Nicci with a smile and then out the window. She was glad that she was getting to speak with the women about how she felt. She was going to leave it for her alone time in the Video Diary but she was quickly coming to find out that sharing her thoughts with the girls meant they could give her feedback too. Something that couldn't be done if she had bottled up her emotions. Taking a deep breath, she said quietly, a bit of shame in her tone, "I feel like I'm the weakest link of the group." She finally turned and looked at Nicci and Mila, her smile a bit sad. "I get the...feeling...that the men are just more attracted to the two of you than to me. And I know that I feel...strongly for all three of them but...it could be one-sided."<br/><br/>Forcing a smile to cross her lips, she gave Mila a wink and shrugged her shoulders, "So you see...I think, as women, we're going to be insecure. It's only natural. We put so much into our looks and how we present ourselves that<em>any</em>comment can hurt us. Don't take it personally, Mila. And if you do...talk to them. Talk to Bo and make sure you are okay with him. I know it's a lot to ask and I know it's...nerve-rattling to go up to him and ask him to tell you honestly how he feels but if we don't...then we will never be able to move forward. At least...that's how I see it."