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Malakai,
I don't want to burst your bubble, but Tau is probably NOT the best fit for your GF.
First, the list is still in development. That means there's a risk of falling in love with a particular unit/formation, only to find out that its going to change in stats/context to which it may be used. That can be frustrating for some.
Second, resin is a nightmare. I love the Tau, but I really prefer the plastic minis for the infantry. Broadsides, crisis, stealth, drones, fw, pf, etc... doesn't matter. The infantry are all very VERY brittle. One dice accident can really ruin a stand's day! (believe me - I speak from experience!) To play Tau, you really have to be a die hard fan of the list and not worry too much about the fragile nature or expense of the models.
Third - the price of the models. OK, many do not have an extra 1K lieing around to buy all the models its going to take to get a flexible 5K point Tau army. One Orca costs 30 USD. The Manta is about 90 USD. You pay about 14 USD for 3 HH and you are going to need a lot of them. The dollars add up quick. The Tau are definitely not the cheapest army you are going to get into. Especially not when many other armies can be purchased already painted off of Ebay.
Finally, Tau aren't done yet. Tau have some issues to be worked out such as BM Management. Not all units are 100% solidified yet either. Right now, there are some weaknesses that the enemy can exploit to really take advantage of the list.
This is probably not what you want to hear, but Eldar are about the best 'chick' army I can think of!!
They have all that decorative color, they are prestine and sing-songy voices (see recent Dawn Assault and Winter Assault games). They are very graceful and elegant race. They are also a completed list and a really strong list. Even if she doesn't play E:A as good as you, she'll definitely give you a run for your money with them - regardless of what you play. Also, the race has been around a long time and you can pick up many of the older versions of the models / armies off of ebay pretty cheap. Swordwind book is also available and easy to digest.
If I were you, I'd steer her away from Tau and toward Eldar. Well... if you want her to stay happy and not spend a bunch of money anyway.
Cheers,
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Rob
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Guess I'm very old school - not a good mix ! 
Generally, fragile and sometimes brittle, the models in an attempt to be "in scale" many of the parts, ankles, gun barrels, etc. are too/very thin. The Cost !?!!?! That being said, I have most of the F/W Epic models - Tau, IG, Orks, Eldar, 'Nid etc., but have yet to paint anything ! In retrospect, resin is too hard to work with and really probably won't hold up the Hard Corps gaming ... but where else would we get T&K ! 
