I've heard lots of people lie to themselves but they never fool anyone. - Steve Martin

She has learned that her body is precious and it mustn’t be offered carelessly ever again, as it holds a direct connection to her heart.

All this in no way discounts her attractiveness. Mirabelle is attractive; it's just that she is never the first or second girl chosen.

...it is not the big events that hurt the most but rather the smallest questionable shift in tone at the end of a spoken word that can plow most deeply into the heart.