I think you can still make a big difference in a girl’s life even if she’s not seriously maladjusted. Think of yourself at that age. Wouldn’t it have been great to have someone you trusted (NOT your parents) to ask all your questions about sex and dating and drugs and college and all of life’s big questions?

I have been matched for 6+ years, and even though my little sister does fine in school, I know that our friendship has made a difference in her life. I know she has learned alot from me that she wouldn’t dare ask her mother about. She’s got questions, which is normal and healthy-but her mom would freak out if she even brought up those subjects. And if it weren’t for me, who would she ask? Her friends-who don’t know anything but act like they do?