[`LANE]

what are some really good reasons to go to prom ?

when i don't like dressing up girly, neither do i dance. when i'm someone like this, i really find no good reasons to go to prom because it would just be all a waste of money for me.. other than to be with friends, but i could be with them any other day.

my junior prom is this friday and everyone keeps asking me why i don't want to go, i flat out tell them because i don't want to. but then i began thinking, will i even go to my senior prom ?

share your reasons, stories, etc.

p.s. if needed, close/delete/move this topic.

[heartdrops]

My junior prom was last week and I didn't go. None of my friends went (though they want to go to the senior prom which is soon .__.)
For me.. I don't like to go because I don't want to waste so much money with dress and everything just for that night. And I don't dance neither ;x
I haven't decided if I'll go to senior prom yet.. maybe if my friends all decide to go ALONE so we can hang out together.

[xvi3txl0v1ngx]

I'm not going to prom because its taking place on the 23rd of june(i know, VERY late) and i'm leaving for vietnam, on the 21st. even with an excuse like that, people are still nagging me to not go to vietnam and go to prom instead. Usually i would be mad but i just moved and i only spent one year with this people and i unno, i don't really feel a need to go to this prom. i'm going back to my old school for my friend's prom though.

[cyberfruit]

Waste of time, waste of money, I hate dancing, I'm social but not that social, and damnit, I just don't want to go.

[`LANE]

Waste of time, waste of money, I hate dancing, I'm social but not that social, and damnit, I just don't want to go.

i know! exactly how i feel; i mean definitely with that money for senior prom i could save it for something else more worthwhile. don't wanna go to prom but i don't mind a post-prom party haha.

[viedeluxe]

I don't have a date or a dress. If I find the dress first and end up not having a date, then that's a waste of a dress. If I have a date at the last minute, then I can't find a good dress at the last minute. Besides, if I go, I'm gonna be spending A LOT on limo and the tickets.

[cyberfruit]

^ Why do you feel that you need to have a date? Just go with your friends if you really want to go to prom that badly.

Honestly, it's really sad to see girls running around like chickens with their heads cut off because they can't find a date for prom. I'm not saying that you'll do that; I'm just saying that having a date is not that important.

[miss sweetie]

There's junior and senior prom.
People are going to be the same -- except older, and I know the same people are going to go.


IMO, junior prom is not as SPECIAL as senior prom. It doesn't have a special meaning to it.
Senior prom is more worth is-- cause it's your last year,
but as for junior prom ...

[cyberfruit]

I don't see the need for a junior prom, sorry Juniors. Senior prom is supposed to be the last dance ever and everyone gets sentimental, etc, etc, so what's so special about a dance when you'll see those people again next year? I feel the same way about freshmen and sophomores being let in also; wait your turn, your time will come little ones.

[miss sweetie]

^ That's exactly how I feel. except I couldn't pinpoint the exact words.


Most of the people in my grade are going to junior prom and I feel like I'm the only one who isn't.

[supa'Wanki]

IT COSTS SO MUCH!!!! damn.... I'd rather use that money for something more useful. I'm a senior too.. tell me why Prom is such a big deal.

[eliteninja]

at first i was thinking about not going because i didn't want to spend money on a dress
but then my cousin let me borrow a dress from her, so... BAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

personally, i think all seniors should at least try to go. i mean, it's our last year!

[erure]

Well, I'm a college student, and I know it's awkward for me to talk about prom at a pre-college forum, but I kind of regret not going to prom when I was in high school. I had the same reasons as many of you - I'm fat, no one asked me out, and I'm really not a very social person. I just felt like I didn't belong there and it was all a big waste of money - I couldn't understand people who'd spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on that one night. But, now that I think about it, I kind of wish I had gone with a group of friends because it really is one of those "once in a lifetime" events. I mean we have semi-formals and formals at colleges too but it's just not the same. If you don't want to go, I'm sure you have good reasons, but just don't make a decision that you might regret in the future

[akenon]

1. I'm stingy. lol
2. I don't like dressing up.
3. I don't like dancing.
4. I'm not that close with my senior class.
5. It's like an HOUR minimum driving distance (also contributes to gas cost lol).
6. I would only wear the stuff I buy for it like once :/
7. Music played at school functions/dances annoys me a lot o.x;
8. Wearing nice shoes for a long time would make my feet really sore the next day lol

[chinese tears <3]

Honestly, I really wanted to go because there was someone I really wanted to ask and I completely fell in love with this one dress I saw online, but my friends have decided that they don't want to go so I'm not going anymore and I don't want to push it. But I only wanted to go really because I've never been to any school event and it's already my senior year... but our ball really doesn't seem worth it. It's at a real club and feels messy, plus I don't dance so I don't want to waste a lot of money just to talk to people.

[x teehee]

because I have no one to go with D:

I did go to my junior prom...does that count? lol. I really do want to go to my senior prom though T__T

[mzweirdo]

I'm not going to prom because its taking place on the 23rd of june(i know, VERY late) and i'm leaving for vietnam, on the 21st.

wow that is extremely late.
when do you guys get off for vacation?

well at the moment i'm really hesistant about going because..
- i have no date.
- i think it's a waste of money.
- i have no ride, and i don't want to ask my mom to take me
- i already know the music is going to be crappy.
- i know a lot of people aren't going..

but since my friend offered to pay for me..i might go. but im not so sure.
i kind of just want to stay home or maybe just go out with some friends. idk.
to me i think if you go to prom by yourself..it's pretty pointless.
and going with just friends isn't all that great either beacause come on...everyone says prom is a "one in a lifetime" kind of thing..then why go with JUST friends when you can do that ANY time? yeah so what if you'll all be dressed up?

[ypark]

because i dont have a date. i dont even REALLY want to go either.

[takashi]

well these are the reasons WHY i'm not going to prom:

-1st of all, a lot of $$ for a suit.
-2nd, like someone had mentioned earlier: I don't have a ride and i don't feel like asking my mom to drive me.
-3rd, everyone's going to skip 1/2 of it and go straight to the clubs.
-4th, since i'm wearing a suit it would restrict me from getting it down on the dance floor (even though i don't dance at all)
-5th and most REASONABLE one of all: since i'm wearing a suit, it means i can't be careless because if i do, i'll end up with a nasty stain on my blazer/shirt, which will by far be a pain in the ass to wash off until i get home; hence you'll look like a total idiot for the rest of the night.

sure, my friends are all going but it's just going to be the same, only we'll be wearing something formal. Plus, i am confidant that I will have other opportunities to wear a suit. ^^

[viedeluxe]

^ Why do you feel that you need to have a date? Just go with your friends if you really want to go to prom that badly.

Honestly, it's really sad to see girls running around like chickens with their heads cut off because they can't find a date for prom. I'm not saying that you'll do that; I'm just saying that having a date is not that important.

I've never seen a girl/heard of a girl go to prom without a date. Everyone would be dancing with their partners. If I go without, not only is it embarrassing, it's lonely. I could get a date by asking one of my male friends, but I also said other factors such as limo, after party, and tickets make me not want to go.
Prom for us is a whole package: date, dress, tickets, limo, and after party. It's important for us to leave school with a nice memory instead of the four years of complete hell we went through studying, preparing, and sucking up to teachers for college.