Dd is nearly 15, Year 10. She's had a lot of ups and downs with friends over the years. The main issue seems to be - although no-one is being nasty or bullying her as such, she says she feels invisible. The other girls don't dislike her but they don't actively like her as much as she would like.
She is very sensitive, takes things to heart and often over-analyses situations. I'm sure this isn't helping her to be popular. She says she doesn't feel included in conversations, and the other girls don't seem to wait for her between lessons like some of the others do, or want to sit with her in lessons.
She's made a few new friends this year which started off well but things are going downhill again. One girl in particular seems lovely and she and dd hit it off (although this other girl is popular and has lots of other friends). Dd has made a point of telling this girl when she's been upset about something or has felt slighted in some way. I suspect dd is starting to come across as a bit annoying and needy.
I have tried to drop hints to dd about this but she blows up and I get 'that's not the point', 'you don't understand' etc etc. Lately I've been trying just to listen and not dole out any advice, not that she listens anyway.
What should I do, if anything? I think that popular people are happy people, and dd just seems miserable at the moment and full of self-pity.