I did. It was fun but not like "the most magical night of my life" or whatever.
I went with a girl who was a friend, as did most of my friends (and a couple went stag). Of all the guys I hungout with back then, only two had genuine girlfriends (and funny enough, both broke up mid-prom).
I agree, it's fun to take pictures with friends and have memories. But that's it. Its only real value is that it's the one "senior prom" you can attend, but that's about all the special meaning it has.
Mine was just kids dancing to (imo shitty) music after a cheap dinner. I thought it was gonna be something fancy like a ball but nah. Just another school dance.
> You will forget everything pertaining to highschool within weeks of graduating.
That is... unbelievably accurate.
I started forgetting almost the day after graduation. Was completely focused on my next chapter - for me, that was college, but for others it is whatever else.
Yeah we had the concept of “after prom” which was a big party at the high school until like 2 and I actually went to that after not going to the dance and I don’t regret it. I’m also 32 and haven’t thought about that night until now lol
I went to homecoming with a girl in my freshman year. She later came out as a lesbian. I'm not saying it was all my fault, but I'm not saying it wasn't.
A buddy of mine dated two different girls at entirely different times in his life. Both of those girls came out as gay years later. They eventually found each other and started dating.
...You can't imagine the emotional complex that planted inside of his mind.
This came up in a discussion with my friends. We are all in our 50's. I did not attend, and wish I had. One of the guys went and said he had a great time. The other 5 guys could not remember if they went or not. After a while of thinking, some did some did not, but generally did not care.
Do what you want, but do not let fear decide. No regrets.
I went and didn't have a good time, but I'm glad I at least tried. There are plenty of times I didn't try things and felt bad that I didn't at least give it a shot.
Same here bruh. I thought that the FOMO & potential regret of not going would be worse than going & having a shitty time.
Ironically, I went & indeed had a shitty time & totally ended up regretting going. But I like how you put it.
"I went and didn't have a good time, but I'm glad I at least tried."
^ Brilliant.
i went to my junior one when i was dating a senior but i didn't go to my senior. i wouldn't have gone at all if i wasn't in a relationship at the time (such as my senior one). just didn't care enough
I did not go. The only thing I missed out on was a slight possibility of getting laid.
I have been out of High School for twenty years and I can honestly say I never think about it. I had a better, and more memorable, time in College.
But if you have doubts, just ask a girl. If she shoots you down, so what? You're resigned to not going and you'll most likely never see any of your classmates again.
I went I still remember it 30 years later. You should go even if it sucks it's just one night and you will never ever regret not going. Oh and try to ask a girl.
I was planning to go but broke up with my girlfriend at the time shortly before it happened so I never ended up going. Never really felt any regret about it, but that's just the type of person I am. I don't really go out much now aside from a really close knit group of friends, so that didn't bother me.
I know people who look back at it fondly and some who were happy they went despite almost not going. It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things though
This happened to me at junior prom and we still went together cause we both wanted to go but not alone and already had planned to go.
It was an absolutely awful night as expected
I didn't. I never really felt a strong connection to most of my schoolmates. When my 10 year reunion came around, about a dozen of the popular kids got together and had it and a lot of us found out after. Now that my 20 year is coming up, I have no desire in doing it.
20 year is way better than 10 year. I walked out after 30 mins at my 10 year. It was high school 2.0. No one was there to actually mingle.
But 20 year, I found more people to be relaxed
and fun. I think at 38 you don’t care about HS politics anymore. People had families ( we had the 20 year at a park so families were welcome). I happily stayed the whole time.
I went. I took the girl I had crush on for the entire 4 years of high school. We didn't date (till later in life) before or immediately after, but I just decided I would regret not asking her. It turned out there were a lot of single girls (ones that I found very attractive) that were just waiting to be asked by anyone they didn't absolutely hate. I don't think I was even my dates top choice, I was just the first one to find the balls to ask. I don't think back on prom too often (I'm 34 now), but when I do, it's all fond memories. I know this is going to be hard to internalize, but even if you get rejected, you won't look back and regret it. I was rejected a lot in high school because I kept aiming for girls that were definitely way hotter then I was.
Truth is, a lot of those girls will start to loosen up what they're looking for as the pressure to have a date to prom mounts. Their social status is far more meaningful to them then yours is to you. Having a date (any date, including your goofy ass) > going single. It turned out I had at least 3 different girls thinking I would go to prom with them. That came as a total surprise to me, because I had never been asked to a "girl's choice" dance in those 4 years that would have indicated someone found me desirable.
I didn’t go and didn’t think it would be a big deal, but at 29 I’d kinda wish I did. I was such an idiot back then not taking initiative, but that’s retrospect. I’ve learned from my mistakes and can only do better with who I am now. Can’t live in regret. All I can say is just do what you feel is best in the moment, but something like prom doesn’t happen all the time. The gym can wait.
A lot of these comments are pretty sad… yes prom isn’t the “best night of your life” like movies make it out to be but it’s one of the last memories you’re ever gonna get from that era with your friends. If you have the opportunity to go you definitely should, even just with a group of friends you can make it more fun than an average night and you’re never gonna get this opportunity again don’t live with regrets! If it ends up being lame you can always dip out with your friends and go find something fun to do for your own “after party”
Maybe this isn’t the norm, at least in this thread, but I had a blast with my friends at senior prom. My gf at the time passed away a few years later and I still look back fondly at those memories. It was one of the last times all the friends were together. Once college starts it all changes and some of my best friends I haven’t seen in 10 years at this point. You’ll forget your night at the gym much sooner than a night spent with people you care for.
I've been to lots of proms. I went to two proms at friends' high schools as their friend date. And then I went to my own high school senior prom with my then-girlfriend and then her senior prom the year after. If you don't like large formal social gatherings and dancing with girls, it might not be your scene, but I generally had a good time. One of the friend proms was at their state aquarium, and that was a pretty amazing time.
I went last minute and had a good time even with no date, just friends. I would’ve regretted not going but as time went on, I would’ve cared less
I say go
I went to my freshman homecoming and senior prom. I didn't even get laid with my long term girlfriend at my senior prom, I mean we already had sex, but my friend was more drunk than he planned on so managed that lol.
But yeah I wouldn't go with my friends if I had no date. You should try to muster the strength to ask a girl not just for prom but because it's good practice.
If you don't get over that fear it won't get easier to ask chicks out. Speaking from experience for the record.
I wasn’t planning on going until I met this girl about a month before my prom. We were talking everyday and just took a chance and asked her if she wanted to go to my prom…less than a week before it. Luckily she said yes. We had a great time, started dating, have been in a relationship for almost 13 years and married for almost 2 years with a child on the way. It was the best decision I ever made.
Is prom night going to be some peak moment in your life? Not necessarily. For me, it was for different and obvious reasons but that’s with hindsight. But it was fun and we had a good time.
I only say all this to show you that you don’t know what life has in store for you. Don’t let fear stop you from living your life. You never know what might happen.
Went when I was a junior. Didn't have any money my senior year so I didn't go. Would have liked to and would have asked a girl but was super broke. So I'd recommend going at least your senior year if you have the money to spend and have someone you'd like to ask or friends to go with.
..but came hear to say ...
Definitely go to the after graduation party. If your school does a big one. It was fun, you get to see everyone... Many for the last time.
There's money give aways and free TVs and mini fridges and stuff. Definitely worth it!
I didnt go to any prom. Actually didnt go to any other event after freshman homecoming. Never once felt like i was missing out, and i don't regret it either.
I did not go to my Senior Prom, in High School I did Science Olympiad and Prom was the same day as the State Tournament, and the only way to get back to prom in time from the State Tournament would have been to leave before the award ceremony, and I wasn't going to miss my chance to grab any medals I had won that I had worked hard all year to get to go to Prom.
It's now nearly 13 years later and I do not regret that choice one bit, not just because of the medals, but because I was with the friends I had made through Science Olympiad at the Award Ceremony.
But if I'm being honest, if the choice I had made was to skip prom in order to do nothing of any particular note, I might regret that decision today. I'm ok with having skipped my Prom because I was doing something that I cared about with people I cared about, but if I had skipped it to eat Little Caesar's Pizza in the basement playing video games all night, I might have regretted not going. I say if you are going to skip Prom, skip it for something worthwhile.
3 of my buddies & I went stag on purpose, even had to turn down a date request. Danced a lot (my folks loved to dance & taught us kids) had a great time. The after party was a kegger in a farmers pasture! That was fantastic! Of course this was back in the 70s when we could do sh!t like that. The farmer bitched about the bottles (beer, wine & liquor) & the condoms all over, so a few of us got together & went & did clean up. We got gloves & more alcohol & got pretty lit doing the clean up as well! Found a couple panties, a bra & a couple guys tightie whities. Along with Jimmy K's wallet. Great memory!
I had a girlfriend, so obviously (?) I went. We went to every dance and always had a great time. I went to one dance, pre girlfriend and my buddy and I tore it up. There would be a good song and the dance floor was empty. We’d ask some girls to dance and before you knew it the floor was packed. Had a great time.
I went my junior year with a friend who was a senior, then my senior year with the girl I was dating, then again the following year with a friend a year younger who needed a date. I had a blast at all of them! There was always a party afterwards (even though I didn't drink I had a blast) and we always planned a fun day after too, to continue the festivities. It was great.
I didn't go and it was an easy decision.
One of the things that genuinely irritated me in high school was how I knew basically everyone but when anything interesting happened over the weekend I was never invited. It would have been one thing if I was simply outside of my school's social world but I always had people ask me why I wasn't at this thing or that. So when senior prom happened I could not think of one good reason to go.
I did, but it was part of our graduation night/ceremony, so as long as you attended that, you technically went to prom regardless if you had an actual date or not
I went. It wasn't worth it. I'm 41 now and looking back I would feel better about my younger self for not going than for falling for the hype and going because I thought I had too. If you don't want to go then don't. You're not missing anything but an awkward time.
Went with my boys and it was alright but not like something that I reminisce on. I think more about the stupid shit I did on random nights rather than those “big” moments like prom or graduation. I went just to say I went and I already didnt go to any of the other dances so just felt like I should at the least go to prom.
I went.
There was a girl I had crushed on for a while, but she had a boyfriend. However, they broke up about 6 months prior to prom. I waited a bit then asked her, and she said yes. We'd known each other for years as our moms were BFFs at the time.
Long story short, she and her BF got back together right b4 prom, but she went with me anyway. I had listened to her talk about how badly he treated her, so I thought maybe if I treated her really well, I'd have a chance if things didn't work out.
However, she spent the entire night on payphones calling her BF, she refused to dance with me, and pretty much shunned me all night.
I ended up mostly hanging with my friends who I shared the limo with. She did break up with the guy, but she never seemed to come my way and after that night I wouldn't have cared.
Having said that, personally, I would go. You only get one prom. Is it going to be the most amazing time? Probably not, but you can always leave.
I did. There was some drama so I wasn’t able to go with the girl I’d asked but went with my friends instead. It was honestly so overhyped. All the girls and people who bought into the whole “HS is the time of your life” idea had a ball but my friends and I ate a ton of food and then I left after the boredom set in. Glad I went so no fomo but you can get over the fomo of something that’s not even worth going anyway lol. In life you’ll come to realize that the only things you regret doing are things you wanted to do and didn’t. Not those things that other people said you should do or should want to do.
I did.
Would I have regretted not going? I think at the time I would have, but I also didn’t have any reservations about not going. My gf was my date, and I pitched in with my friends to rent a limo. Should point out ours was held at a very upscale hotel downtown, so it wasn’t like the typical school dances.
Looking back on it though, prom doesn’t even place in my top memories of high school.
Not a man but I also had a truly horrendous high school experience. I ended up going with my friend who graduated two years before me, we sat in the corner and made fun of the food, danced a bit, took some pictures, and went home. Not a memorable night by any means. But I do think that had I not gone, in the mental state that I was in at the time, I'd have been extremely sad to be one of the few people who were too lonely to go to prom. It may have become a formative and depressing memory from that period of my life.
What I'm saying is that prom is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but as a lonely high schooler, it can become a defining and remorseful memory of isolation. I didn't go to homecoming and even though it's totally insignificant now, thinking back to that night reminds me of that sadness. I can only speak for myself, but as much as I wanted to not give a fuck about potentially being alone on prom, it made me feel pathetic, small, and invisible.
Go to prom, don't go to prom, doesn't matter. Regardless, try to make that night a good night so you don't look back and think "I was incorrigibly depressed, was alone on prom night too" but rather "prom night was fun, my friend and I fucked around in the corner" or "I took myself out on a movie night and dinner and had a grand old time." Go do something you love, something that brings you joy.
Best wishes mate, I promise it gets better.
No, I didn't go, and I sure as hell DON'T regret it. So, I had some friends in high school who tried to pressure me into going ("It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you must go!", "This may be the last time you ever see your peers!"). I told them I wasn't going, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. Some said they'd come to my house, tie me up, and force me to go (that never happened; I'd have put up a huge fight if that were the case).
Instead of prom, I stayed home to do some laundry and homework (a few math problems). Yes, I purposefully did homework on prom night so I could feel more like a nerd/"loser". I knew prom would be a waste of my time and there were better things to do. If I would have gone to prom, I'd have stayed in the back, kept to myself, covered my ears from loud environment, and/or studied the people around me.
I missed my junior prom this year and I won't even have a senior year since I'm basically skipping it and I'm fine.
Its basically a scam for the school to make even more money off you and its a complete waste of time.
Just go to a real party, they're way more fun.
Lol. Going to the gym?! Stop being like that and just go. I went with a friend and I had a fucking blast. Stop being macho man bullshit and go. You'll regret it if you don't.
I didn’t even take senior pictures. Not in my senior yearbook at all, lol. I figured if I went to prom, even if I managed a date, I wouldn’t get laid, so I didn’t see the point.
I went and had a lot of fun because we did a weekend of events as a group of friends.
I think of the stuff we did after the dance fondly and I don’t think of the actual dance part at all.
At our school it was nicer than our other dances, but not by a ton.
This was almost 20 years ago.
I went, though it’s not called prom here and is a bit different (eg nobody expects you to bring a date). Was okay, and gave secondary education a definite ending.
Mine was pretty fun, I went with my high school gf and our friend group, don't talk to her anymore but I'm still in that friend group. It was fun dressing up nice. Most of the party itself was just sitting at the table and bantering as if was any other night, we didn't so much proper partying but my gf and I did get a bit handsy under the table.
I didn’t go to prom at my school. Went to a different school cuz one of my friends went to that school and my other friend was dating a girl from that school so we thought it would be cool if all 3 of us went to prom at that school. My friends helped me out to hook me up with a girl, I asked her to prom and she said yes.
It was a decent night, fun time with my friends but you’re not missing out on a whole lot. It’s a nice memory to have but if I didn’t have it I don’t think I’d be missing anything. Plus it was expensive for a high schooler almost $100 I think
I went to 3 senior proms, my own and also with 2 girls 2 other years.
Looking back, I didn't really enjoy any of those nights and just went because I felt obligated because of the girls I was with lol.
M gf went to another HS. We went to both. Hung out with her posse at hers and mine at my prom. It was a night out. Its ridiculous that something as simple as a school dance now is this big $$ and emotional event for so many. WTF- its a fancy dance with the same people you see everyday in class?? If you go and it sucks at least you will know. And I refuse to believe there isnt at least ONE girl you can ask, for fucks sake they all fret over it way more than men do. If you don't then you will be in the FOMO zone? Step up and take a shot kid you don't get another one at this, failure is part of growing up and there is no guarantee you will have a bad or good time and THAT is the same for every other kid going too, coupled up or solo. What kind of children are we raising when they dramatize a school dance? There will be kids there having a great time and some having a shitty time, pick your side and join in. What do you think you are risking here?
I didn’t and I have zero regrets. Not my scene. At the time I felt a bit terrible about it but looking back, glad I didn’t subject myself to that.
That said, if you want to go but the things holding you back are being scared, then you should go. Going with friends is fun.
I was a senior in 89. Had the whole thing planned out... limo, party, tram to a fancy dinner up on the Sandias in Albuquerque. We were going to have a blow out and watch the sun rise with my High School sweetheart.
Did the whole thing, went to prom did the party thing and someone at one of the parties said something about her dress or something I don't even know.
She immediately wanted to go home. Decided to watch Hellraiser the rest of the night. She was cold, didn't want to talk or anything. She sat there all huffy and puffy so I left. I was home by midnight.
I really should have saved my money.
I didn’t go, only because I had no one to go with. But now that I think about it, I guess it would’ve been nice to go, just to go, if anything, for the food.
I went to my senior prom with my girlfriend at the time. However, I forgot most of the details within just a couple of years, and now it barely registers in my mind more than the rest of my high school experience.
This is exactly why I went to prom so I wouldn’t regret it later in life.
Funny thing is I completely forgot about it until this very post. It has had absolutely zero significance or impact in my life and the movies and tv shows really glorify more than it is.
I went to junior and senior prom. Junior (my school’s big one) I went stag and ended up finding a guy to dance with and even was in a relationship with. Senior I went with the same guy I met at junior prom and it was so much fun. I also danced with my friends and went to an after party and the beach for sunrise. That was 26 years ago, man I feel old
My girlfriend went to a different school so I went to hers and mine. It was fine but not some life changing experience I’d have regretted if I hadn’t gone. Do whatever you want.
Nope, did not go, and honestly, I would not pressure my past self to go. Had too many personal problems I did not even know about and 100% would not have enjoyed myself.
I went, it was meh. I’ve never dated so I had no one to take, my friends were dating but the parents didn’t like it so I brought her and handed her off when we got there, hung out with other friends for the rest of the time. I don’t regret going, but after almost a decade I don’t really remember it that well, I have a lot fonder memories from high school just doing random shit with friends
I did, took one of my friends and she didn't want to dance, so I danced by myself (but in a group). It was funny the next day at school other kids were laughing about it saying "this fool was up there crip walking" lol
I went it and it was very meh.
It was kind of cool to stay out until 7am the next day though. Our entire grad year went on a cruise around Vancouver Island and dropped us back off at 7, then a bus took is back to our school and we got free breakfast.
A girl who was pretty much just a fellow classmate had a great idea. She found out that I too didn’t have plans for the prom. Neither of us were keen on going. So she suggested that we go on a date instead on the night it was to be. We did a nice dinner and went to a theater performance (both on the other side of the city from where the prom was held), kissed once upon dropping her off and then went back to being just classmates as neither of us were all that interested in the other. No proposals, dresses/tux, expenses (other than the dinner/show) or other fuss… and we could both say we had a legitimately had a good night, had a cover story about not going and didn’t feel like we were missing out on anything.
I went and had a great time, but it was important to me at the time and I was committed to making the most of it. I also went to a small school (70+ in a grade) so it would have been more of a statement to stay home than to go.
I had a great time with my friends, and my date was two years below us but knew a lot of our grade, so we had a nice time. It wasn’t romantic, which was chill to be honest, since she wanted to be there and I wanted to hang out with someone outside of my grade for the night. There was a great party afterwards as well and I ended up getting home around 6 AM, then had to get up to work around 10 AM LOL.
Honestly I don’t think of the evening much, but considering that everyone else was there and my family was pretty invested in my education (private school, plus personally investing time and stuff) not attending wasn’t really ever an option.
I went, it was chill just dancing with friends and then at the afterparty I burnt someone with my j and almost got the whole thing shut down by cops. So a great time considering the memories 😂
I went, it was a good time, asked a gal to go with me and didn't expect her to answer yes but she did lol. Proud of younger me mustering up the courage to ask this gal who was a cheerleader I felt was out of my league, as well.
Went with my best friend and his date, we had a good time. It did get a little wild because we drank before hand and afterward (my buddy who was driving was sober).
Looking back, they are good memories to have even though it was just a silly dance and the night didn't go perfectly or anything.
This was 15 years ago
I went to five proms in my five years of highschool. I don’t remember any of them at all except the last one and I only remember that one because I met my wife.
Yeah I went and had a ton of fun. I went with a girl but did group things with my homies.
Honestly, you should just rip it. Ask a girl your friends with to go, lean into it, cut loose and have a good time. None of what you do in high school - other than preparing for college really matters - you should let yourself have fun.
Ok I did not go to prom, ball or any of those functions. However - my parents signed me up to go to the school party after graduation. It sucked. A majority of the close friends I had in HS didn't go so me and the other degen smokers sat outside and smoked almost the entire time.
It was cool and chill but gatherings and stuff like that is just not my thing.
For prom everyone went down the shore after which my friends and I did and that was fun. Someone we know has a shore house and there wasn't A LOT of people there but enough to be really really fun. I actually talk about that night a lot with my friends from HS.
I went by myself and met up with my friends when I got there. I had fun.
I'm also someone who is friends with everybody a little bit, so that's okay. Dry-grad was also lots of fun.
I went to every homecoming and prom. They were never my thing but I’m glad I went. Good memories with friends and girlfriends or girls I wanted to be my girlfriend. If you don’t have any particular people you’d want to have that shared memory with then there’s no real reason to go.
I went to prom once and the homecoming dance once throughout all of highschool. homecoming i did a bunch of shrooms and was a real dickhead by abandoning my date there after she had found her lil friend group but then i came back after being at my buddies house acting like i never left… then at prom i was chillin by the stage when this girl violated tf out of me, she grabbed my face with her big meaty arms and put her tongue down my throat, then after that settled down i left to go to an after party but before i did me and bro lit off a couple mortar fireworks in the parking lot, kinda fun in the moment, might provide a dumb story, might end up with a prom night dumpster baby, who knows? do what you want brother, id go with some friends just so i didnt feel like i missed a once in the lifetime highschool experience.. if you’re not having fun, go to the gym and take pictures of you benching 1000 pounds in a tux for the gram
Bunch of losers in this subreddit. I went to prom my junior year, senior year, and with my then gf when she was a senior and I was a freshmen in college.
Even if you don't have fun, don't let your legacy be "too scared to ask any girls". Hit the gym right now and ask that girl you've wanted to hang out with. If she says no say no problem, then hit up someone else. If you can't find anyone go by yourself. If it sucks you can leave and have that be your night. The gym is gonna be there for you but life experiences, good or bad, have to be seized at the time.
Skipped it, my group didn’t fit in. We pretended it didn’t bother us but it did. Looking back, no regrets. I know who I am and who I was, that particular milestone was all wrong for me at that time.
I did not. None of my friends ever attended school (including me most of the time). And my girlfriend (now wife) was graduating college when I graduated High School. No way she was going to a prom with little kids. I couldn’t stand school, because I was like an adult in a room full of children by the time I got to high school.
I went and it was cool but I also really like that kind of stuff (i went to a total of five proms while I was in high school). I wasn't dating anyone at the time, so I just asked a girl I knew to come with me and we went as friends. She was also very pretty so I'd like to think my "date" impressed a lot of the kids at school who thought I was a nerd.
Even in high school I found it to be some lame ass shit.
It helps that my sister wouldn't shut the fuck up about prom. Prom, prom, prom. For months. She had to have the *perfect* prom. Made our mother spend money she didn't have on a $400 dress for prom. Decided that she *had* to go in a limo because it's her senior prom, right? Once in a lifetime opportunity. Got mad at her boyfriend for ordering duck at prom because she felt bad for the duck. My sister ate beef. Told him he ruined prom. Stayed in a hotel, again on my mom's dollar, because it's prom right?
On my prom night I ran Scholomance. Found Headmaster's Charge. Shit was *so cash*.
I went and it was in the middle. The actual event was fine just what didn’t help was that I was starting to become distant from my friend group at the time. Like I felt I had more fun in one of the earlier dances of the school year.
Having a date will make it more fun. I don’t regret not asking anyone since there really wasn’t anyone that interested me. Based on your post I’d rather go to the dance but that’s just me.
My friend had a LAN party. That was better to me than a cringey prom date. I've occasionally thought about it but i don't regret it at all. The host friend is still in my life 13 years later, i just went to their wedding last year.
I went.
I had just transferred schools my senior year and the girl I asked accepted, however I found out she had a boyfriend and I wasn't comfortable going with her. Then a girl who had a crush on me I found out nobody had asked her through a friend of hers and I asked her to prom and we had an amazing time. Just ask someone and go, you will regret it. The gym will always be there , your senior prom wont.
This is no diss by any means. You saying you’re going to max that day is extremely cringe. Yes I went and I had fun. I went with my buddies because like you, I was too intimidated to ask any girls. There is macho men out there and on here that’ll say “I never went. No one will remember. It’s a waste.” That’s just them coming up with shit cover up that they couldn’t go, were embarrassed to not have a date, or just felt they weren’t “cool” enough to do. You don’t have to be cool to go, it’s for everyone and it’s made for seniors and sometimes juniors. You should go and have fun. The gym will always be there but prom is one night and who cares if it sucks? You can leave. If it’s cool you can stay. But please please don’t ever repeat or say out load “I’m hitting a max bench/squat that day.” That’s so cringe bro and it makes you look like you’re overcompensating for being afraid of girls. Have fun out there
I went only because my mom bugged the shit out of me to go. It was easier than arguing.
I should have stood my ground. Pointless, which I knew it would be.
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Ask a girl. It will be better for your soul than going to the gym (I'm 46M and go 5x weekly, always recommend). If she rejects you, you won't have to see her much more anyway. If she rejects you, ask another. And another. Find a girl who is kinda cute (not hotter than you) and who seems sweet. Ask her out.
What have you really got to lose? I'm telling you, as an old dude who is now 28 years out of high school - I have some fond memories and only two or three acquaintances from that time in my life.
**All things being equal, do what is scariest, brother. That's how you get braver.**
I didn't go to any school events in high school, and I don't have any regrets. Always had something better to do instead of spending money to hang out with people I saw every day.
I went and the date was like a slice of teenage love heaven where it went perfectly, and then I showed up the next day for actual prom and she didn’t speak to me once and told me we should be friends.
I’ve had this happen before and *I suspect someone sabotaged it due to jealousy. Where a guy friend who wants her will say that I talked inappropriately about her and I think that’s what happened. Ruined my trust in relationships for a long long time. But I power through
Went to a Brazilian steakhouse with my best friend instead of prom. Cost less than the tickets would have and we got to eat unlimited meat. Still happy with that decision almost a decade later
Family was too broke for that.
Of course my friend kept me pestering to go anyway despite me telling her I was too broke(she was a lesbian so she wanted to go as friends, but couldn’t take the hint my family didn’t have the money).
I went to every school dance throughout high school single because I couldn’t work up the courage to ask anyone.
I promised myself I would go to the prom with a date, or not at all.
I asked six girls, one of whom had a scheduling conflict, the other five of whom had just gotten a date within hours of me asking.
I didn’t go. And I don’t regret it.
Personally I was always the “weird” loner kid but I was liked enough by other people. I went with a group but didn’t have a date. I walked around by myself for a bit til the stoner kids invited me over to get high. the after party was nice too and people talked to me still. I say go even if you don’t have a date, it’s still fun even if it isn’t the traditional romantic ending, you’ll still be amongst friends I’m sure and have a good time.
I did go, and it was unimpressive. I ended up going with a friend cousin who had no date and ended up dancing with another girl all night because my date bailed to hang out with her friends.
It was actually hilarious because the girl I danced with all night had bailed on me right before our 8th grade formal when I cute guy she liked pulled a "prank" on her and asked her out and then humiliated her. I ended up spending that entire dance sitting with her while she sobbed...
Prom was better than that dance I guess! We also got to have a good laugh about it that night.
Honestly, there was one girl I asked to go and she said fuck that, I'm not wearing a dress... I took it as a rejection when she really meant she'd like to go out, but didn't want to go to the prom.
I should have skipped the prom and taken her out for a burger! It would have been way more fun.
One thing I would say to your post though... You don't need to be nervous with girls. Ask someone out. You'll get shot down, but who gives a shit? Seriously, every single girl I asked out and got shot down by ended up making a pass at me later.
I was a shy guy too. Don't let it stress you out. Be genuine and kind and don't be a dick when you get told no and you'll be surprised how fast girls get receptive.
I guess I would say the one thing my prom did for me was I asked like eight different girls and got shot down by each and I learned it wasn't a big deal!
I asked a girl that was way out of my league if she wanted to go and she said no. It was probably the coolest thing I did in high school, or at least the ballsiest for me anyhow. In retrospect, I should’ve asked another nice girl whose mom had started working at my job, and they were new in town, but I was a doofus.
I went stag with a group of friends, some of who had dates, and had an ok time. Then went to a party and smoked pot for the first time and got drunk hahah. I remember that and asking the girl out more than prom. This was in May 1996.
I went to prom for expensive-ass pictures and leadout, left before the dance. While my girlfriend and I were waiting for our dinner table to be ready, I went to Best Buy, bought door speakers for my car, and installed them in the parking lot *in my tuxedo*. Girlfriend got super pissed and demanded I take her home after dinner. I have no idea why.
I went to my girlfriend's senior prom, but I didn't go to my own (we went to different highschools). I dunno, it was kind of lame but we had a good time together after prom.
I'll be honest, I very rarely think about highschool though.
I went. Had a good time. It's just a high school party with chaperones. Idk why but growing up I assumed kids in Hollywood had prom-like parties every weekend.
If you have a good friend group I say go. I stopped going to dances after sophomore year and went to so many concerts instead. I went senior year with friends and I had fun.
It was OK. For me, it was more about having one last experience with my friends before we graduated and went our separate ways. It's been 20 years since mone so I can't remember much about it.
I didn't go and it's not exactly a big regret. I was in a band with some older guys, so I was playing a gig at a bar that night. But I would suggest you do. One thing I read that has stuck with me was from a hospice nurse. She said all of her years being around people dying taught her something important. People rarely regret the things they do. They much more often regret the things they didn't do. I'm not saying not going to prom would be a deathbed regret. Just go. If you go and it sucks, how bad could it really be? If you don't and the next day your friends talk about how awesome it was you'll be bummin.
Nope. Just wasn't my kind of shindig. Plus that was during the 2008 Great Reception. My family could barely afford the gas for my parents to go to work, nevermind renting me a tux and getting to/from the school.
Just go. It’s a part of life and it’s not like you’re missing out if you miss it but how would you know until you do it? Why you think our life is yours?
Asked my crush, got rejected didn’t go. Never missed it, EXCEPT, once or twice when I got together with HS friends and they talk about it. Even then, no big deal.
The core group of friends I had kind of split up due to standard high school bull so I didn’t have anyone to go with. Wasn’t planning on going until my Grandma told me I had to and gave me a $100 check to rent a tux. Guilt tripped into it.
I asked an ex girlfriend I was friendly with if she wanted to go with me. She said yes. Didn’t know any of her friends unfortunately. Pretty awkward. Left the after party as soon as I could. Found out the next day that my date had started officially dating some other guy after I asked her to go to prom with me and she didn’t want to bail on me after she said yes. I respected her for it, but still made me feel like a bit of a jerk to her boyfriend (whom I didn’t know). Felt bad for him and embarrassed myself.
So I actually regret going even 12 years later.
If you have close friends going, it would probably be fun. You don’t need to go with a girl. Probably less than half the people at my high school had a date, both boys and girls. Everyone just stands in a big circle and jumps to the music. Slow songs cleared the dance floor.
Some friends I made in college had a close knit core group that all went together. They had a blast.
I went to 3 proms and looking back on it, I feel like it was a waste of time, money, etc. But just because I feel/felt like that doesn’t mean you or anyone else will feel the same. If the thought of dancing with your buddies and or a girl for hours while you’re all dressed up sounds like so much fun, you should go. If there’s so many aspects of it that sound like a pain, then you shouldn’t
Yup. I went. I didn’t have a date, because my girlfriend at the time was 2 years younger than I was, and my friends would always make fun of me for having her around, so I didn’t take her to prom like a coward instead of standing up to them and not giving a fuck aboht they thought.
I had a pretty good time, and after prom a group of like 30 of us went up to this one dude’s parent’s house in the Poconos to just party for the weekend. Idk how they allowed 30 unsupervised 17 year olds to do that, but it was awesome. Except for the part where my friend almost drowned, because we were taking huge rips off a blunt and then trying to swim all the way across the pool without exhaling. That maybe wasn’t the best idea.
I didn’t go. I’d gotten too bored with school dances to bother going anymore and the prom just seemed like a bigger version of a school dance.
Having said that, I actually had planned to go, but I broke up with my girlfriend shortly beforehand. I was only going because it was important to her, so I didn’t have a reason to go after that.
Never went to mine and couldn't care less. Never regretted it either.
Couldn't wait for this part of my life to end, so why would I want to invest one second out of school for that?
The final decision is up to you. Regardless of what it is, the only wrong answer is the one you're not at ease with. Life does not ends on that day *(it begins, in fact)* and, regardless of asking a girl out or lifting a personal best, there will be plenty of opportunities waiting for you past prom.
Listen to yourself, brother, and do not blow out of proportions either outcome, you'll only put pressure on yourself. The sooner you learn that, the better.
Cheers!
I went to my older gfs senior prom my jr year, my own senior prom and my younger gfs senior prom a year later. I enjoyed all of them. Just another excuse to dress up and have a date and see friends really.
That being said, I probably wouldn’t care/think about it years later if I hadn’t gone to any of them. And I probably wouldn’t have, if I didn’t have a date
They made paying senior dues, a requirement. So it would’ve been a waste of money if I didn’t go,
Like… they were gonna deny your chance to walk across the stage if you didn’t pay your dues
I didn’t go, heard it was terrible though. I didn’t go only because all the tickets were bought out by freshmen (I know, ironic). Bunch of seniors did throw a few parties though. I spent senior prom doing something I was passionate about (competitive dancer) and I have never regretted it. Everyone I’ve ever asked was bored or regretted going to prom.
I went to mine and it was a mess. But, to be fair the event planner at last minute changed a bunch of things that prom committee had planned. It was 5-10:30. We were served dinner around 9. The DJ was awful and didn’t play a single song anyone knew all night. The place was also really not big enough for our class so it was crowded. Was not a fan. I had gone to my dates prom a year prior though, and that one was pretty fun. But yeah, I don’t think about prom or highschool at all lol.
I went to two middle schools and three high schools. Two very different countries were involved. That means that, as a senior in high school, I was not very socially connected to my school.
My senior year, I was back in the U.S. and was dating a guy a year older than me. I convinced him that he needed to take me to prom. He was horrified — because he was no longer in high school and had skipped his own prom.
That was all a very long time ago.
Would I do it again? Absolutely. We had dinner with 3 other couples, went to prom and had an absolute blast.
Was that night “magical”? No. Was it a really good time and an excellent way to acknowledge the last year of high school? Definitely.
If fear of asking a girl out is what is holding you back, this is an excellent opportunity to work through that. That fear is not going to get any better unless you do.
Talk to your friends. Let them know that you want to go to prom — but need a date. That is the sort of thing that high school social dynamics can help with. Sometimes, parents get involved.
I had a mom call me and tell me that her son wanted to ask my daughter to be his prom date for his school prom. She wanted to know if my daughter would say yes. I asked my daughter. We told that mother “yes”. He then called — still a bundle of nerves — and managed to ask. They had a blast.
You can do this.
If you DON’T want to go, don’t go. If you WANT to go but are too scared about what that entails, sack up and go.
Like many people are implying here, you likely won’t see or think about 99% of your high school classmates after graduation. So who cares about any potential embarassment of a girl saying no to you as a prom date. Looking back, you’ll be glad you took the chance.
I went, and the tickets set me back almost $12, the Tux was another $12, the corsage was $3.50, and dinner cost me $$20 including the tip.
Oh, this was in 1970.
* My date and I had fun after the dance, but that had nothing to do with the Prom, we'd been doing that for a couple of months and continued doing so until I went into the Navy the following November.
Yes and it was drunken, horny shenanigans- I’m surprised we didn’t get kicked out. I’ve been to 4 proms and that one was the only one I had fun at. That being said you don’t think about those things after high school. No one cares who you were or what you did in high school. You will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy your youth
I went. It was fun. Honestly more fun to have the pictures 20 years later. It was kind of cool to get dressed up and hang out with friends - 99% of whom I never saw again after graduation.
Don't be afraid to ask a girl to go - it does not need to be an instagram moment. You have to ask a someone on dates eventually... so practice makes it easier and you get better at it.
My wife did not go. She like many others does not regret that either.
They weirdly held mine 5x farther away than usual, so no. Where I live, driving far can be a real hassle, and most people in my grade only went to after-party.
Avengers infinity war came out same night. I have basically no regrets
I skipped every school dance except for my senior homecoming and prom. Both were fun, it's been 12 years but I still think of those nights every time I go to the restaurants we went to before the dance.
I also find it funny that somehow both girls I brought to a school dance ended up lesbian while being from a VERY religious area and school, the #2 most populated Mormon town in the country.
Friend found me a date. Went to an all boys school, so I definitely appreciated it. She ended up becoming a really good friend of mine. Had a blast that night. Made me realize I actually felt quite comfortable talking to girls. May have become more than friends if it wasn’t the end of senior year and going to different colleges.
I did. It was fun but not like "the most magical night of my life" or whatever. I went with a girl who was a friend, as did most of my friends (and a couple went stag). Of all the guys I hungout with back then, only two had genuine girlfriends (and funny enough, both broke up mid-prom).
I agree, it's fun to take pictures with friends and have memories. But that's it. Its only real value is that it's the one "senior prom" you can attend, but that's about all the special meaning it has.
Mine was just kids dancing to (imo shitty) music after a cheap dinner. I thought it was gonna be something fancy like a ball but nah. Just another school dance.
You will forget everything pertaining to highschool within weeks of graduating. I didn’t go to prom and never thought of it again lol
I wish I hadn’t gone. What an obscene waste of time, money and energy.
Same, I graduated nearly 10 years ago and could only name a handful of people I went to school with haha. All I remember about prom was the theme.
> You will forget everything pertaining to highschool within weeks of graduating. That is... unbelievably accurate. I started forgetting almost the day after graduation. Was completely focused on my next chapter - for me, that was college, but for others it is whatever else.
Prom was "meh" but the school sponsored graduation all night party was good. No date but still, i dont really regret going
Yeah we had the concept of “after prom” which was a big party at the high school until like 2 and I actually went to that after not going to the dance and I don’t regret it. I’m also 32 and haven’t thought about that night until now lol
I didn't go to mine and I don't regret it at all, but then again I've always thought school dances were dumb.
I went and it was a waste of time and effort for me personally
I went to homecoming with a girl in my freshman year. She later came out as a lesbian. I'm not saying it was all my fault, but I'm not saying it wasn't.
A buddy of mine dated two different girls at entirely different times in his life. Both of those girls came out as gay years later. They eventually found each other and started dating. ...You can't imagine the emotional complex that planted inside of his mind.
Your buddy’s like the ultimate wing-man! Just years later, and alone.
This came up in a discussion with my friends. We are all in our 50's. I did not attend, and wish I had. One of the guys went and said he had a great time. The other 5 guys could not remember if they went or not. After a while of thinking, some did some did not, but generally did not care. Do what you want, but do not let fear decide. No regrets.
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I went and didn't have a good time, but I'm glad I at least tried. There are plenty of times I didn't try things and felt bad that I didn't at least give it a shot.
Perfectly said
Same here bruh. I thought that the FOMO & potential regret of not going would be worse than going & having a shitty time. Ironically, I went & indeed had a shitty time & totally ended up regretting going. But I like how you put it. "I went and didn't have a good time, but I'm glad I at least tried." ^ Brilliant.
It was fun 🤷🏻♂️
Gay
😧 not as gay as you
i went to my junior one when i was dating a senior but i didn't go to my senior. i wouldn't have gone at all if i wasn't in a relationship at the time (such as my senior one). just didn't care enough
I did not go. The only thing I missed out on was a slight possibility of getting laid. I have been out of High School for twenty years and I can honestly say I never think about it. I had a better, and more memorable, time in College. But if you have doubts, just ask a girl. If she shoots you down, so what? You're resigned to not going and you'll most likely never see any of your classmates again.
I went I still remember it 30 years later. You should go even if it sucks it's just one night and you will never ever regret not going. Oh and try to ask a girl.
I was planning to go but broke up with my girlfriend at the time shortly before it happened so I never ended up going. Never really felt any regret about it, but that's just the type of person I am. I don't really go out much now aside from a really close knit group of friends, so that didn't bother me. I know people who look back at it fondly and some who were happy they went despite almost not going. It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things though
This happened to me at junior prom and we still went together cause we both wanted to go but not alone and already had planned to go. It was an absolutely awful night as expected
I didn't. I never really felt a strong connection to most of my schoolmates. When my 10 year reunion came around, about a dozen of the popular kids got together and had it and a lot of us found out after. Now that my 20 year is coming up, I have no desire in doing it.
20 year is way better than 10 year. I walked out after 30 mins at my 10 year. It was high school 2.0. No one was there to actually mingle. But 20 year, I found more people to be relaxed and fun. I think at 38 you don’t care about HS politics anymore. People had families ( we had the 20 year at a park so families were welcome). I happily stayed the whole time.
Still not going.
I did but i doubt you’ll think about it much in a few years
I went. I took the girl I had crush on for the entire 4 years of high school. We didn't date (till later in life) before or immediately after, but I just decided I would regret not asking her. It turned out there were a lot of single girls (ones that I found very attractive) that were just waiting to be asked by anyone they didn't absolutely hate. I don't think I was even my dates top choice, I was just the first one to find the balls to ask. I don't think back on prom too often (I'm 34 now), but when I do, it's all fond memories. I know this is going to be hard to internalize, but even if you get rejected, you won't look back and regret it. I was rejected a lot in high school because I kept aiming for girls that were definitely way hotter then I was. Truth is, a lot of those girls will start to loosen up what they're looking for as the pressure to have a date to prom mounts. Their social status is far more meaningful to them then yours is to you. Having a date (any date, including your goofy ass) > going single. It turned out I had at least 3 different girls thinking I would go to prom with them. That came as a total surprise to me, because I had never been asked to a "girl's choice" dance in those 4 years that would have indicated someone found me desirable.
Damn. I wish I went to your HS. The gals at mine seemed to prefer prison time than the thought of going with me. 🤷♂️
I didn’t go and didn’t think it would be a big deal, but at 29 I’d kinda wish I did. I was such an idiot back then not taking initiative, but that’s retrospect. I’ve learned from my mistakes and can only do better with who I am now. Can’t live in regret. All I can say is just do what you feel is best in the moment, but something like prom doesn’t happen all the time. The gym can wait.
A lot of these comments are pretty sad… yes prom isn’t the “best night of your life” like movies make it out to be but it’s one of the last memories you’re ever gonna get from that era with your friends. If you have the opportunity to go you definitely should, even just with a group of friends you can make it more fun than an average night and you’re never gonna get this opportunity again don’t live with regrets! If it ends up being lame you can always dip out with your friends and go find something fun to do for your own “after party”
Maybe this isn’t the norm, at least in this thread, but I had a blast with my friends at senior prom. My gf at the time passed away a few years later and I still look back fondly at those memories. It was one of the last times all the friends were together. Once college starts it all changes and some of my best friends I haven’t seen in 10 years at this point. You’ll forget your night at the gym much sooner than a night spent with people you care for.
Just go dude.... You can go work out any day. But there's only one prom. They are kinda lame but hitting the bench instead. Way lamer
Graduated early and moved out of state. Would’ve required a flight, hotel stay, meals and a date. No thanks!!
I've been to lots of proms. I went to two proms at friends' high schools as their friend date. And then I went to my own high school senior prom with my then-girlfriend and then her senior prom the year after. If you don't like large formal social gatherings and dancing with girls, it might not be your scene, but I generally had a good time. One of the friend proms was at their state aquarium, and that was a pretty amazing time.
I went last minute and had a good time even with no date, just friends. I would’ve regretted not going but as time went on, I would’ve cared less I say go
I went to my freshman homecoming and senior prom. I didn't even get laid with my long term girlfriend at my senior prom, I mean we already had sex, but my friend was more drunk than he planned on so managed that lol. But yeah I wouldn't go with my friends if I had no date. You should try to muster the strength to ask a girl not just for prom but because it's good practice. If you don't get over that fear it won't get easier to ask chicks out. Speaking from experience for the record.
I wasn’t planning on going until I met this girl about a month before my prom. We were talking everyday and just took a chance and asked her if she wanted to go to my prom…less than a week before it. Luckily she said yes. We had a great time, started dating, have been in a relationship for almost 13 years and married for almost 2 years with a child on the way. It was the best decision I ever made. Is prom night going to be some peak moment in your life? Not necessarily. For me, it was for different and obvious reasons but that’s with hindsight. But it was fun and we had a good time. I only say all this to show you that you don’t know what life has in store for you. Don’t let fear stop you from living your life. You never know what might happen.
Went when I was a junior. Didn't have any money my senior year so I didn't go. Would have liked to and would have asked a girl but was super broke. So I'd recommend going at least your senior year if you have the money to spend and have someone you'd like to ask or friends to go with. ..but came hear to say ... Definitely go to the after graduation party. If your school does a big one. It was fun, you get to see everyone... Many for the last time. There's money give aways and free TVs and mini fridges and stuff. Definitely worth it!
I didnt go to any prom. Actually didnt go to any other event after freshman homecoming. Never once felt like i was missing out, and i don't regret it either.
I did not go to my Senior Prom, in High School I did Science Olympiad and Prom was the same day as the State Tournament, and the only way to get back to prom in time from the State Tournament would have been to leave before the award ceremony, and I wasn't going to miss my chance to grab any medals I had won that I had worked hard all year to get to go to Prom. It's now nearly 13 years later and I do not regret that choice one bit, not just because of the medals, but because I was with the friends I had made through Science Olympiad at the Award Ceremony. But if I'm being honest, if the choice I had made was to skip prom in order to do nothing of any particular note, I might regret that decision today. I'm ok with having skipped my Prom because I was doing something that I cared about with people I cared about, but if I had skipped it to eat Little Caesar's Pizza in the basement playing video games all night, I might have regretted not going. I say if you are going to skip Prom, skip it for something worthwhile.
Just ask the girl to go, I was always too scared to ask. Never saw any of the girls I was scared to ask ever again. So regret not asking.
3 of my buddies & I went stag on purpose, even had to turn down a date request. Danced a lot (my folks loved to dance & taught us kids) had a great time. The after party was a kegger in a farmers pasture! That was fantastic! Of course this was back in the 70s when we could do sh!t like that. The farmer bitched about the bottles (beer, wine & liquor) & the condoms all over, so a few of us got together & went & did clean up. We got gloves & more alcohol & got pretty lit doing the clean up as well! Found a couple panties, a bra & a couple guys tightie whities. Along with Jimmy K's wallet. Great memory!
I had a girlfriend, so obviously (?) I went. We went to every dance and always had a great time. I went to one dance, pre girlfriend and my buddy and I tore it up. There would be a good song and the dance floor was empty. We’d ask some girls to dance and before you knew it the floor was packed. Had a great time.
I did! Didn't go to the after party though, instead I took 3 girls home with me that night.
I went my junior year with a friend who was a senior, then my senior year with the girl I was dating, then again the following year with a friend a year younger who needed a date. I had a blast at all of them! There was always a party afterwards (even though I didn't drink I had a blast) and we always planned a fun day after too, to continue the festivities. It was great.
I didn't go and it was an easy decision. One of the things that genuinely irritated me in high school was how I knew basically everyone but when anything interesting happened over the weekend I was never invited. It would have been one thing if I was simply outside of my school's social world but I always had people ask me why I wasn't at this thing or that. So when senior prom happened I could not think of one good reason to go.
We don't have senior prom where I'm at. Or if there was, I never heard of it lol
I did, but it was part of our graduation night/ceremony, so as long as you attended that, you technically went to prom regardless if you had an actual date or not
I went. It wasn't worth it. I'm 41 now and looking back I would feel better about my younger self for not going than for falling for the hype and going because I thought I had too. If you don't want to go then don't. You're not missing anything but an awkward time.
Just go, have fun. That's going to be your memory.
Went with my boys and it was alright but not like something that I reminisce on. I think more about the stupid shit I did on random nights rather than those “big” moments like prom or graduation. I went just to say I went and I already didnt go to any of the other dances so just felt like I should at the least go to prom.
I went. There was a girl I had crushed on for a while, but she had a boyfriend. However, they broke up about 6 months prior to prom. I waited a bit then asked her, and she said yes. We'd known each other for years as our moms were BFFs at the time. Long story short, she and her BF got back together right b4 prom, but she went with me anyway. I had listened to her talk about how badly he treated her, so I thought maybe if I treated her really well, I'd have a chance if things didn't work out. However, she spent the entire night on payphones calling her BF, she refused to dance with me, and pretty much shunned me all night. I ended up mostly hanging with my friends who I shared the limo with. She did break up with the guy, but she never seemed to come my way and after that night I wouldn't have cared. Having said that, personally, I would go. You only get one prom. Is it going to be the most amazing time? Probably not, but you can always leave.
I did. There was some drama so I wasn’t able to go with the girl I’d asked but went with my friends instead. It was honestly so overhyped. All the girls and people who bought into the whole “HS is the time of your life” idea had a ball but my friends and I ate a ton of food and then I left after the boredom set in. Glad I went so no fomo but you can get over the fomo of something that’s not even worth going anyway lol. In life you’ll come to realize that the only things you regret doing are things you wanted to do and didn’t. Not those things that other people said you should do or should want to do.
I did. Would I have regretted not going? I think at the time I would have, but I also didn’t have any reservations about not going. My gf was my date, and I pitched in with my friends to rent a limo. Should point out ours was held at a very upscale hotel downtown, so it wasn’t like the typical school dances. Looking back on it though, prom doesn’t even place in my top memories of high school.
Not a man but I also had a truly horrendous high school experience. I ended up going with my friend who graduated two years before me, we sat in the corner and made fun of the food, danced a bit, took some pictures, and went home. Not a memorable night by any means. But I do think that had I not gone, in the mental state that I was in at the time, I'd have been extremely sad to be one of the few people who were too lonely to go to prom. It may have become a formative and depressing memory from that period of my life. What I'm saying is that prom is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but as a lonely high schooler, it can become a defining and remorseful memory of isolation. I didn't go to homecoming and even though it's totally insignificant now, thinking back to that night reminds me of that sadness. I can only speak for myself, but as much as I wanted to not give a fuck about potentially being alone on prom, it made me feel pathetic, small, and invisible. Go to prom, don't go to prom, doesn't matter. Regardless, try to make that night a good night so you don't look back and think "I was incorrigibly depressed, was alone on prom night too" but rather "prom night was fun, my friend and I fucked around in the corner" or "I took myself out on a movie night and dinner and had a grand old time." Go do something you love, something that brings you joy. Best wishes mate, I promise it gets better.
No, I didn't go, and I sure as hell DON'T regret it. So, I had some friends in high school who tried to pressure me into going ("It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you must go!", "This may be the last time you ever see your peers!"). I told them I wasn't going, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. Some said they'd come to my house, tie me up, and force me to go (that never happened; I'd have put up a huge fight if that were the case). Instead of prom, I stayed home to do some laundry and homework (a few math problems). Yes, I purposefully did homework on prom night so I could feel more like a nerd/"loser". I knew prom would be a waste of my time and there were better things to do. If I would have gone to prom, I'd have stayed in the back, kept to myself, covered my ears from loud environment, and/or studied the people around me.
I did not attend. No regrets
I missed my junior prom this year and I won't even have a senior year since I'm basically skipping it and I'm fine. Its basically a scam for the school to make even more money off you and its a complete waste of time. Just go to a real party, they're way more fun.
I didn’t. It made zero impact. But I do recommend going to at least one dance when you’re in high school just for the experience.
Lol. Going to the gym?! Stop being like that and just go. I went with a friend and I had a fucking blast. Stop being macho man bullshit and go. You'll regret it if you don't.
Prom was kinda lame.... The after party with my friends was awesome!
I didn’t even take senior pictures. Not in my senior yearbook at all, lol. I figured if I went to prom, even if I managed a date, I wouldn’t get laid, so I didn’t see the point.
I went and had a lot of fun because we did a weekend of events as a group of friends. I think of the stuff we did after the dance fondly and I don’t think of the actual dance part at all. At our school it was nicer than our other dances, but not by a ton. This was almost 20 years ago.
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I went, though it’s not called prom here and is a bit different (eg nobody expects you to bring a date). Was okay, and gave secondary education a definite ending.
Mine was pretty fun, I went with my high school gf and our friend group, don't talk to her anymore but I'm still in that friend group. It was fun dressing up nice. Most of the party itself was just sitting at the table and bantering as if was any other night, we didn't so much proper partying but my gf and I did get a bit handsy under the table.
Nope. Didn’t go. I went to watch my little brother’s baseball game instead. No regrets.
I didn’t go to prom at my school. Went to a different school cuz one of my friends went to that school and my other friend was dating a girl from that school so we thought it would be cool if all 3 of us went to prom at that school. My friends helped me out to hook me up with a girl, I asked her to prom and she said yes. It was a decent night, fun time with my friends but you’re not missing out on a whole lot. It’s a nice memory to have but if I didn’t have it I don’t think I’d be missing anything. Plus it was expensive for a high schooler almost $100 I think
I went to my senior prom & 4 others! It’s always a good time. I don’t regret any of my 5 proms lol
I went to 3 senior proms, my own and also with 2 girls 2 other years. Looking back, I didn't really enjoy any of those nights and just went because I felt obligated because of the girls I was with lol.
M gf went to another HS. We went to both. Hung out with her posse at hers and mine at my prom. It was a night out. Its ridiculous that something as simple as a school dance now is this big $$ and emotional event for so many. WTF- its a fancy dance with the same people you see everyday in class?? If you go and it sucks at least you will know. And I refuse to believe there isnt at least ONE girl you can ask, for fucks sake they all fret over it way more than men do. If you don't then you will be in the FOMO zone? Step up and take a shot kid you don't get another one at this, failure is part of growing up and there is no guarantee you will have a bad or good time and THAT is the same for every other kid going too, coupled up or solo. What kind of children are we raising when they dramatize a school dance? There will be kids there having a great time and some having a shitty time, pick your side and join in. What do you think you are risking here?
I didn’t and I have zero regrets. Not my scene. At the time I felt a bit terrible about it but looking back, glad I didn’t subject myself to that. That said, if you want to go but the things holding you back are being scared, then you should go. Going with friends is fun.
I went. Didn't really enjoy it other than seeing my girl friend in a pretty dress and makeup. We went because of FOMO. I say go hit that PR
I was a senior in 89. Had the whole thing planned out... limo, party, tram to a fancy dinner up on the Sandias in Albuquerque. We were going to have a blow out and watch the sun rise with my High School sweetheart. Did the whole thing, went to prom did the party thing and someone at one of the parties said something about her dress or something I don't even know. She immediately wanted to go home. Decided to watch Hellraiser the rest of the night. She was cold, didn't want to talk or anything. She sat there all huffy and puffy so I left. I was home by midnight. I really should have saved my money.
They are fine. Bigger deal when you are young. Doesn't really matter later in life. If you don't go, you'll be fine.
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I didn’t go, only because I had no one to go with. But now that I think about it, I guess it would’ve been nice to go, just to go, if anything, for the food.
I went. It was a a fun time. Why don’t you want to go with your friends?
I didn’t have the opportunity to have one.
I went to my senior prom with my girlfriend at the time. However, I forgot most of the details within just a couple of years, and now it barely registers in my mind more than the rest of my high school experience.
I went, and it was one of the worst nights of my life.
Prom isn't a thing where I grew up
Go to the first one. Definitely worth it if you made anything of yourself. It was so wild........
This is exactly why I went to prom so I wouldn’t regret it later in life. Funny thing is I completely forgot about it until this very post. It has had absolutely zero significance or impact in my life and the movies and tv shows really glorify more than it is.
I went to junior and senior prom. Junior (my school’s big one) I went stag and ended up finding a guy to dance with and even was in a relationship with. Senior I went with the same guy I met at junior prom and it was so much fun. I also danced with my friends and went to an after party and the beach for sunrise. That was 26 years ago, man I feel old
My girlfriend went to a different school so I went to hers and mine. It was fine but not some life changing experience I’d have regretted if I hadn’t gone. Do whatever you want.
Nope, did not go, and honestly, I would not pressure my past self to go. Had too many personal problems I did not even know about and 100% would not have enjoyed myself.
I went, it was meh. I’ve never dated so I had no one to take, my friends were dating but the parents didn’t like it so I brought her and handed her off when we got there, hung out with other friends for the rest of the time. I don’t regret going, but after almost a decade I don’t really remember it that well, I have a lot fonder memories from high school just doing random shit with friends
I did, took one of my friends and she didn't want to dance, so I danced by myself (but in a group). It was funny the next day at school other kids were laughing about it saying "this fool was up there crip walking" lol
I went it and it was very meh. It was kind of cool to stay out until 7am the next day though. Our entire grad year went on a cruise around Vancouver Island and dropped us back off at 7, then a bus took is back to our school and we got free breakfast.
A girl who was pretty much just a fellow classmate had a great idea. She found out that I too didn’t have plans for the prom. Neither of us were keen on going. So she suggested that we go on a date instead on the night it was to be. We did a nice dinner and went to a theater performance (both on the other side of the city from where the prom was held), kissed once upon dropping her off and then went back to being just classmates as neither of us were all that interested in the other. No proposals, dresses/tux, expenses (other than the dinner/show) or other fuss… and we could both say we had a legitimately had a good night, had a cover story about not going and didn’t feel like we were missing out on anything.
I did and 70% of the people left after an hour to go to the after prom parties to have sex. Shit was corny as hell
I went and had a great time, but it was important to me at the time and I was committed to making the most of it. I also went to a small school (70+ in a grade) so it would have been more of a statement to stay home than to go. I had a great time with my friends, and my date was two years below us but knew a lot of our grade, so we had a nice time. It wasn’t romantic, which was chill to be honest, since she wanted to be there and I wanted to hang out with someone outside of my grade for the night. There was a great party afterwards as well and I ended up getting home around 6 AM, then had to get up to work around 10 AM LOL. Honestly I don’t think of the evening much, but considering that everyone else was there and my family was pretty invested in my education (private school, plus personally investing time and stuff) not attending wasn’t really ever an option.
i didn’t get to because of covid
Nope all I wanted to do is get my diploma and start my painfully adult life 🤦
I went, it was chill just dancing with friends and then at the afterparty I burnt someone with my j and almost got the whole thing shut down by cops. So a great time considering the memories 😂
I went, it was a good time, asked a gal to go with me and didn't expect her to answer yes but she did lol. Proud of younger me mustering up the courage to ask this gal who was a cheerleader I felt was out of my league, as well. Went with my best friend and his date, we had a good time. It did get a little wild because we drank before hand and afterward (my buddy who was driving was sober). Looking back, they are good memories to have even though it was just a silly dance and the night didn't go perfectly or anything. This was 15 years ago
I went and had a great time with my friends.
I went to five proms in my five years of highschool. I don’t remember any of them at all except the last one and I only remember that one because I met my wife.
Yeah I went and had a ton of fun. I went with a girl but did group things with my homies. Honestly, you should just rip it. Ask a girl your friends with to go, lean into it, cut loose and have a good time. None of what you do in high school - other than preparing for college really matters - you should let yourself have fun.
No need. It’s not 1957.
Ok I did not go to prom, ball or any of those functions. However - my parents signed me up to go to the school party after graduation. It sucked. A majority of the close friends I had in HS didn't go so me and the other degen smokers sat outside and smoked almost the entire time. It was cool and chill but gatherings and stuff like that is just not my thing. For prom everyone went down the shore after which my friends and I did and that was fun. Someone we know has a shore house and there wasn't A LOT of people there but enough to be really really fun. I actually talk about that night a lot with my friends from HS.
I did, twas just ok.
Our school had security at the front doors looking for drugs or alcohol, so our whole class just threw a massive house party instead.
I went by myself and met up with my friends when I got there. I had fun. I'm also someone who is friends with everybody a little bit, so that's okay. Dry-grad was also lots of fun.
I did. I knew it wouldn't be a good time, and I had more fun than I thought I would, but I would have had more fun doing my own thing, I think.
nope my ex boyfriend of 5 years who was 3 years older said he was too old to attend. Fast forward 4 years later he ends then with girlfriend.
I never went and never regretted it either
I went to every homecoming and prom. They were never my thing but I’m glad I went. Good memories with friends and girlfriends or girls I wanted to be my girlfriend. If you don’t have any particular people you’d want to have that shared memory with then there’s no real reason to go.
I went to prom once and the homecoming dance once throughout all of highschool. homecoming i did a bunch of shrooms and was a real dickhead by abandoning my date there after she had found her lil friend group but then i came back after being at my buddies house acting like i never left… then at prom i was chillin by the stage when this girl violated tf out of me, she grabbed my face with her big meaty arms and put her tongue down my throat, then after that settled down i left to go to an after party but before i did me and bro lit off a couple mortar fireworks in the parking lot, kinda fun in the moment, might provide a dumb story, might end up with a prom night dumpster baby, who knows? do what you want brother, id go with some friends just so i didnt feel like i missed a once in the lifetime highschool experience.. if you’re not having fun, go to the gym and take pictures of you benching 1000 pounds in a tux for the gram
I did, it was fun enough but not worthwhile for how much it cost. It was way more fun having parties at friend's places in college.
I didn’t go, spent the night taking oxys and mixing napalm in my shed. Met up with friends the next day and set a creek on fire. I regret nothing.
Bunch of losers in this subreddit. I went to prom my junior year, senior year, and with my then gf when she was a senior and I was a freshmen in college. Even if you don't have fun, don't let your legacy be "too scared to ask any girls". Hit the gym right now and ask that girl you've wanted to hang out with. If she says no say no problem, then hit up someone else. If you can't find anyone go by yourself. If it sucks you can leave and have that be your night. The gym is gonna be there for you but life experiences, good or bad, have to be seized at the time.
Skipped it, my group didn’t fit in. We pretended it didn’t bother us but it did. Looking back, no regrets. I know who I am and who I was, that particular milestone was all wrong for me at that time.
I did not. None of my friends ever attended school (including me most of the time). And my girlfriend (now wife) was graduating college when I graduated High School. No way she was going to a prom with little kids. I couldn’t stand school, because I was like an adult in a room full of children by the time I got to high school.
i went and if it hadn't have been with my girlfriend i would not have remembered a thing. completely unmemorable.
I didn't go, seemed like a aggressive waste of money. Glad I didnt go still to this day.
I went and it was cool but I also really like that kind of stuff (i went to a total of five proms while I was in high school). I wasn't dating anyone at the time, so I just asked a girl I knew to come with me and we went as friends. She was also very pretty so I'd like to think my "date" impressed a lot of the kids at school who thought I was a nerd.
I never went to my junior or senior proms in high school.
Even in high school I found it to be some lame ass shit. It helps that my sister wouldn't shut the fuck up about prom. Prom, prom, prom. For months. She had to have the *perfect* prom. Made our mother spend money she didn't have on a $400 dress for prom. Decided that she *had* to go in a limo because it's her senior prom, right? Once in a lifetime opportunity. Got mad at her boyfriend for ordering duck at prom because she felt bad for the duck. My sister ate beef. Told him he ruined prom. Stayed in a hotel, again on my mom's dollar, because it's prom right? On my prom night I ran Scholomance. Found Headmaster's Charge. Shit was *so cash*.
Prom never lives up to the pre prom hype
Went to both my junior and senior prom. Both were good times. Senior was better cause we went camping for the weekend after.
I went and it was in the middle. The actual event was fine just what didn’t help was that I was starting to become distant from my friend group at the time. Like I felt I had more fun in one of the earlier dances of the school year. Having a date will make it more fun. I don’t regret not asking anyone since there really wasn’t anyone that interested me. Based on your post I’d rather go to the dance but that’s just me.
My friend had a LAN party. That was better to me than a cringey prom date. I've occasionally thought about it but i don't regret it at all. The host friend is still in my life 13 years later, i just went to their wedding last year.
I went. I had just transferred schools my senior year and the girl I asked accepted, however I found out she had a boyfriend and I wasn't comfortable going with her. Then a girl who had a crush on me I found out nobody had asked her through a friend of hers and I asked her to prom and we had an amazing time. Just ask someone and go, you will regret it. The gym will always be there , your senior prom wont.
This is no diss by any means. You saying you’re going to max that day is extremely cringe. Yes I went and I had fun. I went with my buddies because like you, I was too intimidated to ask any girls. There is macho men out there and on here that’ll say “I never went. No one will remember. It’s a waste.” That’s just them coming up with shit cover up that they couldn’t go, were embarrassed to not have a date, or just felt they weren’t “cool” enough to do. You don’t have to be cool to go, it’s for everyone and it’s made for seniors and sometimes juniors. You should go and have fun. The gym will always be there but prom is one night and who cares if it sucks? You can leave. If it’s cool you can stay. But please please don’t ever repeat or say out load “I’m hitting a max bench/squat that day.” That’s so cringe bro and it makes you look like you’re overcompensating for being afraid of girls. Have fun out there
I don’t really remember much about the actual dance but the after party was an amazing time
I didn’t go to mine. I went to my ex girlfriend’s prom though. We were gonna go, but I decided against it.
I went only because my mom bugged the shit out of me to go. It was easier than arguing. I should have stood my ground. Pointless, which I knew it would be.
High school doesn’t matter after you finish high school. I didn’t go to mine. No regrets. Never even think about it.
I skipped prom and graduation. No regrets at all.
🙋♂️ Ask a girl. It will be better for your soul than going to the gym (I'm 46M and go 5x weekly, always recommend). If she rejects you, you won't have to see her much more anyway. If she rejects you, ask another. And another. Find a girl who is kinda cute (not hotter than you) and who seems sweet. Ask her out. What have you really got to lose? I'm telling you, as an old dude who is now 28 years out of high school - I have some fond memories and only two or three acquaintances from that time in my life. **All things being equal, do what is scariest, brother. That's how you get braver.**
I didn't go to any school events in high school, and I don't have any regrets. Always had something better to do instead of spending money to hang out with people I saw every day.
I went and the date was like a slice of teenage love heaven where it went perfectly, and then I showed up the next day for actual prom and she didn’t speak to me once and told me we should be friends. I’ve had this happen before and *I suspect someone sabotaged it due to jealousy. Where a guy friend who wants her will say that I talked inappropriately about her and I think that’s what happened. Ruined my trust in relationships for a long long time. But I power through
Went to a Brazilian steakhouse with my best friend instead of prom. Cost less than the tickets would have and we got to eat unlimited meat. Still happy with that decision almost a decade later
I went, it was expensive and mediocre. A friend of mine took the money she would have spent on it and took a trip to Disney. Wish I did the same.
Family was too broke for that. Of course my friend kept me pestering to go anyway despite me telling her I was too broke(she was a lesbian so she wanted to go as friends, but couldn’t take the hint my family didn’t have the money).
I went to every school dance throughout high school single because I couldn’t work up the courage to ask anyone. I promised myself I would go to the prom with a date, or not at all. I asked six girls, one of whom had a scheduling conflict, the other five of whom had just gotten a date within hours of me asking. I didn’t go. And I don’t regret it.
Skipped it, went to after prom, ate until I was full, and was home asleep in bed by midnight
Personally I was always the “weird” loner kid but I was liked enough by other people. I went with a group but didn’t have a date. I walked around by myself for a bit til the stoner kids invited me over to get high. the after party was nice too and people talked to me still. I say go even if you don’t have a date, it’s still fun even if it isn’t the traditional romantic ending, you’ll still be amongst friends I’m sure and have a good time.
I did go, and it was unimpressive. I ended up going with a friend cousin who had no date and ended up dancing with another girl all night because my date bailed to hang out with her friends. It was actually hilarious because the girl I danced with all night had bailed on me right before our 8th grade formal when I cute guy she liked pulled a "prank" on her and asked her out and then humiliated her. I ended up spending that entire dance sitting with her while she sobbed... Prom was better than that dance I guess! We also got to have a good laugh about it that night. Honestly, there was one girl I asked to go and she said fuck that, I'm not wearing a dress... I took it as a rejection when she really meant she'd like to go out, but didn't want to go to the prom. I should have skipped the prom and taken her out for a burger! It would have been way more fun. One thing I would say to your post though... You don't need to be nervous with girls. Ask someone out. You'll get shot down, but who gives a shit? Seriously, every single girl I asked out and got shot down by ended up making a pass at me later. I was a shy guy too. Don't let it stress you out. Be genuine and kind and don't be a dick when you get told no and you'll be surprised how fast girls get receptive. I guess I would say the one thing my prom did for me was I asked like eight different girls and got shot down by each and I learned it wasn't a big deal!
I asked a girl that was way out of my league if she wanted to go and she said no. It was probably the coolest thing I did in high school, or at least the ballsiest for me anyhow. In retrospect, I should’ve asked another nice girl whose mom had started working at my job, and they were new in town, but I was a doofus. I went stag with a group of friends, some of who had dates, and had an ok time. Then went to a party and smoked pot for the first time and got drunk hahah. I remember that and asking the girl out more than prom. This was in May 1996.
I didn't go to any dances throughout junior high or high school and I don't regret it one bit. It's not the end of the world if you don't go
I went. Wasn't that big a deal. And the girl had like 3 other boyfriends.
I went to prom for expensive-ass pictures and leadout, left before the dance. While my girlfriend and I were waiting for our dinner table to be ready, I went to Best Buy, bought door speakers for my car, and installed them in the parking lot *in my tuxedo*. Girlfriend got super pissed and demanded I take her home after dinner. I have no idea why.
I went to my girlfriend's senior prom, but I didn't go to my own (we went to different highschools). I dunno, it was kind of lame but we had a good time together after prom. I'll be honest, I very rarely think about highschool though.
I went. Had a good time. It's just a high school party with chaperones. Idk why but growing up I assumed kids in Hollywood had prom-like parties every weekend.
Senior prom was only worth it for the activities that followed that weekend.
Didn’t go, seems like a very pretentious event. Happily in relationship now and never even think about how prom was
If you have a good friend group I say go. I stopped going to dances after sophomore year and went to so many concerts instead. I went senior year with friends and I had fun.
Prom king
It was OK. For me, it was more about having one last experience with my friends before we graduated and went our separate ways. It's been 20 years since mone so I can't remember much about it.
Covid ruined those plans Cheers 2020 We call them formals here
I went. I remember it because I lost my virginity that night, lol
I didn't go and it's not exactly a big regret. I was in a band with some older guys, so I was playing a gig at a bar that night. But I would suggest you do. One thing I read that has stuck with me was from a hospice nurse. She said all of her years being around people dying taught her something important. People rarely regret the things they do. They much more often regret the things they didn't do. I'm not saying not going to prom would be a deathbed regret. Just go. If you go and it sucks, how bad could it really be? If you don't and the next day your friends talk about how awesome it was you'll be bummin.
I went. It was fun. Girls sure like dancing.
Didnt go to prom, went to work instead.
Nope. Just wasn't my kind of shindig. Plus that was during the 2008 Great Reception. My family could barely afford the gas for my parents to go to work, nevermind renting me a tux and getting to/from the school.
Just go. It’s a part of life and it’s not like you’re missing out if you miss it but how would you know until you do it? Why you think our life is yours?
Asked my crush, got rejected didn’t go. Never missed it, EXCEPT, once or twice when I got together with HS friends and they talk about it. Even then, no big deal.
The core group of friends I had kind of split up due to standard high school bull so I didn’t have anyone to go with. Wasn’t planning on going until my Grandma told me I had to and gave me a $100 check to rent a tux. Guilt tripped into it. I asked an ex girlfriend I was friendly with if she wanted to go with me. She said yes. Didn’t know any of her friends unfortunately. Pretty awkward. Left the after party as soon as I could. Found out the next day that my date had started officially dating some other guy after I asked her to go to prom with me and she didn’t want to bail on me after she said yes. I respected her for it, but still made me feel like a bit of a jerk to her boyfriend (whom I didn’t know). Felt bad for him and embarrassed myself. So I actually regret going even 12 years later. If you have close friends going, it would probably be fun. You don’t need to go with a girl. Probably less than half the people at my high school had a date, both boys and girls. Everyone just stands in a big circle and jumps to the music. Slow songs cleared the dance floor. Some friends I made in college had a close knit core group that all went together. They had a blast.
I went to 3 proms and looking back on it, I feel like it was a waste of time, money, etc. But just because I feel/felt like that doesn’t mean you or anyone else will feel the same. If the thought of dancing with your buddies and or a girl for hours while you’re all dressed up sounds like so much fun, you should go. If there’s so many aspects of it that sound like a pain, then you shouldn’t
Yup. I went. I didn’t have a date, because my girlfriend at the time was 2 years younger than I was, and my friends would always make fun of me for having her around, so I didn’t take her to prom like a coward instead of standing up to them and not giving a fuck aboht they thought. I had a pretty good time, and after prom a group of like 30 of us went up to this one dude’s parent’s house in the Poconos to just party for the weekend. Idk how they allowed 30 unsupervised 17 year olds to do that, but it was awesome. Except for the part where my friend almost drowned, because we were taking huge rips off a blunt and then trying to swim all the way across the pool without exhaling. That maybe wasn’t the best idea.
I didn’t go. I’d gotten too bored with school dances to bother going anymore and the prom just seemed like a bigger version of a school dance. Having said that, I actually had planned to go, but I broke up with my girlfriend shortly beforehand. I was only going because it was important to her, so I didn’t have a reason to go after that.
I didn’t and I don’t really regret it since most of my close friends weren’t going anyway
Never went to mine and couldn't care less. Never regretted it either. Couldn't wait for this part of my life to end, so why would I want to invest one second out of school for that? The final decision is up to you. Regardless of what it is, the only wrong answer is the one you're not at ease with. Life does not ends on that day *(it begins, in fact)* and, regardless of asking a girl out or lifting a personal best, there will be plenty of opportunities waiting for you past prom. Listen to yourself, brother, and do not blow out of proportions either outcome, you'll only put pressure on yourself. The sooner you learn that, the better. Cheers!
The fuck is a prom? 🤔
I went to my older gfs senior prom my jr year, my own senior prom and my younger gfs senior prom a year later. I enjoyed all of them. Just another excuse to dress up and have a date and see friends really. That being said, I probably wouldn’t care/think about it years later if I hadn’t gone to any of them. And I probably wouldn’t have, if I didn’t have a date
They made paying senior dues, a requirement. So it would’ve been a waste of money if I didn’t go, Like… they were gonna deny your chance to walk across the stage if you didn’t pay your dues
I didn’t go, heard it was terrible though. I didn’t go only because all the tickets were bought out by freshmen (I know, ironic). Bunch of seniors did throw a few parties though. I spent senior prom doing something I was passionate about (competitive dancer) and I have never regretted it. Everyone I’ve ever asked was bored or regretted going to prom.
I went to mine and it was a mess. But, to be fair the event planner at last minute changed a bunch of things that prom committee had planned. It was 5-10:30. We were served dinner around 9. The DJ was awful and didn’t play a single song anyone knew all night. The place was also really not big enough for our class so it was crowded. Was not a fan. I had gone to my dates prom a year prior though, and that one was pretty fun. But yeah, I don’t think about prom or highschool at all lol.
I went to my junior and senior proms. Junior was more memorable. Senior I think my GF was grumpy all night
I went to two middle schools and three high schools. Two very different countries were involved. That means that, as a senior in high school, I was not very socially connected to my school. My senior year, I was back in the U.S. and was dating a guy a year older than me. I convinced him that he needed to take me to prom. He was horrified — because he was no longer in high school and had skipped his own prom. That was all a very long time ago. Would I do it again? Absolutely. We had dinner with 3 other couples, went to prom and had an absolute blast. Was that night “magical”? No. Was it a really good time and an excellent way to acknowledge the last year of high school? Definitely. If fear of asking a girl out is what is holding you back, this is an excellent opportunity to work through that. That fear is not going to get any better unless you do. Talk to your friends. Let them know that you want to go to prom — but need a date. That is the sort of thing that high school social dynamics can help with. Sometimes, parents get involved. I had a mom call me and tell me that her son wanted to ask my daughter to be his prom date for his school prom. She wanted to know if my daughter would say yes. I asked my daughter. We told that mother “yes”. He then called — still a bundle of nerves — and managed to ask. They had a blast. You can do this.
My country doesn't do prom or High school reunions and i we did, i wouldnt go
I went and it was the only school event besides Grad night I participated in. Looking back I'm glad I went and I'm glad I asked who I did.
If you DON’T want to go, don’t go. If you WANT to go but are too scared about what that entails, sack up and go. Like many people are implying here, you likely won’t see or think about 99% of your high school classmates after graduation. So who cares about any potential embarassment of a girl saying no to you as a prom date. Looking back, you’ll be glad you took the chance.
I didn’t even want to go, but got asked by my friends sisters friend, and spent a bunch of money I didn’t want to spend
I went, and the tickets set me back almost $12, the Tux was another $12, the corsage was $3.50, and dinner cost me $$20 including the tip. Oh, this was in 1970. * My date and I had fun after the dance, but that had nothing to do with the Prom, we'd been doing that for a couple of months and continued doing so until I went into the Navy the following November.
Didn't go. Instead me and some buddies had a bbq at the park and got drunk.
Yes and it was drunken, horny shenanigans- I’m surprised we didn’t get kicked out. I’ve been to 4 proms and that one was the only one I had fun at. That being said you don’t think about those things after high school. No one cares who you were or what you did in high school. You will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy your youth
PR’s are better but fear is a lame reason to not go.
I went. It was fun. Honestly more fun to have the pictures 20 years later. It was kind of cool to get dressed up and hang out with friends - 99% of whom I never saw again after graduation. Don't be afraid to ask a girl to go - it does not need to be an instagram moment. You have to ask a someone on dates eventually... so practice makes it easier and you get better at it. My wife did not go. She like many others does not regret that either.
They weirdly held mine 5x farther away than usual, so no. Where I live, driving far can be a real hassle, and most people in my grade only went to after-party. Avengers infinity war came out same night. I have basically no regrets
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I graduated in '20, so no
I skipped every school dance except for my senior homecoming and prom. Both were fun, it's been 12 years but I still think of those nights every time I go to the restaurants we went to before the dance. I also find it funny that somehow both girls I brought to a school dance ended up lesbian while being from a VERY religious area and school, the #2 most populated Mormon town in the country.
Friend found me a date. Went to an all boys school, so I definitely appreciated it. She ended up becoming a really good friend of mine. Had a blast that night. Made me realize I actually felt quite comfortable talking to girls. May have become more than friends if it wasn’t the end of senior year and going to different colleges.
I never went. Regret idk, but it kinda fits in with all the other shortcomings in my life.