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  1. Andrew99

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    Well if you don't know already I go to online school which means I do everything from home. Well believe it or not they're having a prom. $20 for couples and $15 for singles. (I'm single btw) well I decided I'm not going to go because I don't really know anyone really. So I was just wondering if any of you guys have gone to prom or not? And if you have gone what was it like?
     
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    I didn't go. I didn't finish high school conventionally.
     
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    I haven't gone but mines in June and I can't wait!!! :grin:
     
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    I didn't go to my Senior Prom, but I did go to pretty much every school dance, from the 7th grade till my Sr. Year...and in the first 4 years, had a girlfriend. But mainly, I went because it was a way to get out of the house, and socialize...I lived in a very rural area, so even though I wasn't big on dancing, it was a great way to just sit around and talk, get to know people, hang out with friends, laugh, have a good time. I think we may have had an average of 6-8 dances a year. And it never seemed to matter if you were popular, or plain, or geeky, I never felt any weird pressures; it was like the normal social order of school had somehow been altered, subtly, perhaps by the dark...

    I say go, just for the experience. From the sounds of it, there's going to be others who also don't know anyone, so it sounds like a fun opportunity to mix and mingle, or even just sit back and observe.

    (Huh, now I wonder...is the song, 'Rock Lobster' by the B-52's still played at every school dance?)
     
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    I'm home-schooled, so I doubt I'll be going to any prom, but if I did somehow get an opportunity (one of my friends in school might ask me, who knows), I'd probably seize it because this seems like the kind of thing a person could really regret, even if it doesn't seem like it that's important.
     
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    I went to mine, I was alone and the food was the only highlight.
     
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    It doesn't exist where I live.
     
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    $20 is actually pretty cheap :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

    I went to mine, and while the night itself was fun, there was a lot of drama leading up to it. If I could do it again, I might of still gone, but I would've bitched at the people pushing me around LOL :lol:
     
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    Mine's in the Summer. I don't like the whole concept really, but I'm going to be open-minded and try to enjoy myself.
     
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    At the time we never had prom in England which I'm glad about

    They have them now
     
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    I went with a group of other single friends, in spite of my reservations about such events (parents thought it would be a good idea for me to be more sociable for a change). As expected though I absolutely hated the whole affair, the noisiness and rambunctiousness of the whole thing was not at all to my liking (though that's typical of me since I am extremely buttoned-up so to speak and have a strong dislike of most any "fun" behavior). So I am sure some people enjoy it but it was not at all for me. If the thing sounds like something you would enjoy though I would recommend you go for it since you don't want to miss out on something that could be quite memorable.
     
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    Why go to prom when you can go home instead?
     
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    I still say go. It's fun to be able to borrow the car or go with somebody who has one, stay out late, maybe even go out someplace afterwards like a 24 hour-diner, hang out, talk, get out of the parental nest.

    I was never Mr. popular, but I still managed to have a good time at these sorts of things, and looking back, would certainly do it all over again. Only with a boyfriend, if I could! Well, maybe not, 'cause things haven't changed so much as to make that where I wouldn't be scared, but any chance to escape for a bit was more than welcome for me :slight_smile:
     
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    Didn't go to ours. Really not my scene. If I remember correctly I went to a friend's house and got a little (maybe a lot) drunk.

    Not sure when proms even appeared here, but retailers and the like won't miss out on any opportunity to make money, even if it involves importing foreign holidays and events.
     
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    I went to mine many years ago now. I wore a suit and a bow tie at the time and looking back, I looked like a right twat. I do remember it being quite fun though but no way near the best night of my life.
     
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    Ah, that's why I skipped Prom, but went to all the other dances: I HATE dressing up in formal clothes! I had my own kinda look, and it wasn't a tux!

    One thing, you can always sneak off someplace, the woods even...and though I didn't get into 'trouble' at such things, the idea was indeed tempting. Instead, it would take me becoming an adult to get into 'trouble'. :slight_smile:
     
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    it was 300 for the entire senior package stuff at my high school, as far as i remember......i didn't go. i never felt like a i had a connection to that school really nor the people in it, so why bother. i don't regret it one bit haha, the whole "high school gimmick" didn't work out for me
     
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    Prom was...interesting. I went with my boyfriend at the time, but spent a lot of the actual dance consoling a friend outside (he'd come with a girl who he was in love with, who he found out didn't really like him back). I'm not a dancer, so I was actually fine with that. I heavily debated even going, but eventually figured that I'd probably feel like I'd missed out if I didn't.

    Afterwards, my closest friends and I (and our dates) went bowling in our prom clothes, which was a lot of fun. My parents stayed with a neighbor so we could have the house for the night. We spent the evening getting slightly drunk and just hanging out in my living room. I also spent a good chunk of time making out with one (or 2?) of my female friends.
     
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    I went to my senior prom and it was honestly lame. High school was never like I thought it would be and it pretty much killed the excitement of all the high school traditions.. but I did have a good time in band and drama club lol.