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Prom Thread!

Firestorm said:
Heh, do you live around where I do too? I don't know if it's the entertainment we see, but prom seems to be such a big deal in the States compared to Canada. For us, it's just one large last social event to dance and talk with our friends/teachers in our last year of high school. I just went with a bunch of friends. Asked the dj to play Numa Numa but they didn't ;_; We got YMCA though XD
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Yeah, watching all those US movies overblowing prom's importance always seemed strange to me. Prom itself wasn't that big of a deal; the after-party was more interesting. Nevertheless, even that wasn't some important rite of passage--just a party. And yeah, I do remember catching up with teachers during prom, even dancing with a few. Hehe.

I'm from Toronto, btw.
 
Fortunately, I have a boyfriend of two years.

For everyone out there looking for a date, it's pretty late to use this tactic, but it is effective. I call it Systematic Reach/Wait.

Here's how it goes. The problem is that you really have to start about two months before prom for it to work. You ask your prospective "reach" dates at a rate of one prospective date/week so as to not incite comments on your desperation. Of course, you start with the most outrageous reaches and filter down into your more realistic picks. Key to this strategy are some points that I usually take for granted, but must be included:

1) Make yourself presentable. When you ask someone on a date, he/she has to be able to envision himself/herself actually at prom with you. Therefore, wear nice clothes. Some cologne wouldn't hurt, either.

2) Don't act as desperate as you are. I'm not advocating a total character change, but people can sense desperation. Hence you must keep a calm demeanor. If you get turned down, you must keep this facade, as it will due double damage due to the severe burn which has been inflicted on your person. /cymbals

3) Don't be discouraged. There are plenty of fish in the sea. While you might not be able to snag a Milotic, at least you probably won't be going with a Feebas.
 
I'm going to prom in fifteen days, and I'm pretty psyched for it. She's a senior and I'm a junior, but who cares - it's going to be a blast and I hope to give her a good senior prom/year as she's had a rough last couple of months.

It's very expensive, though :(.
 
Also, what KnightoftheWind said - education is more important than social life and the pressures of each one mean that I can't have both.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA. Oh, that's hilarious. Being sociable, charming, and being able to make a good impression towards others is far more important than whatever education you have -I've learned that the hard way.

I'll admit that I did not attend my high school prom, as I had gone to the winter dance and hated every minute of it (the fact that the cops thought I was drunk for some reason didn't help things either.) I do know quite a few people who did have a good time with it.
 
Kay said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA. Oh, that's hilarious. Being sociable, charming, and being able to make a good impression towards others is far more important than whatever education you have -I've learned that the hard way.

I'll admit that I did not attend my high school prom, as I had gone to the winter dance and hated every minute of it (the fact that the cops thought I was drunk for some reason didn't help things either.) I do know quite a few people who did have a good time with it.
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Both the statement you just made and the statement you quoted are extremely ignorant.

It's more than possible to have both and a combination of both will get you much further in life than either one exclusively.
 
Firestorm said:
Both the statement you just made and the statement you quoted are extremely ignorant.

It's more than possible to have both and a combination of both will get you much further in life than either one exclusively.
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You sure it's possible to have both? With the pressure that teachers are putting us all under, everyone has next to no time to have a social life. If we try to have social lives, we fall behind on our work and the teachers spend the next three weeks bitching at us because of it. It's got to be one or the other.
 
Firestorm said:
Both the statement you just made and the statement you quoted are extremely ignorant.

It's more than possible to have both and a combination of both will get you much further in life than either one exclusively.
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Oh sure, it's possible, of course. But what Objection said originally is something I've seen quite a bit - you get students in high school who say "I need to get ready for college, I need to study a lot" - and then they neglect their social life and make plans for having a good one in college. Then when they get to college, they're all "I need to study and do really well" there - and then their social life gets neglected in college. The result is that when they get out into the real world, they have a nice degree, but no social skills and they suffer greatly for it. So while having an education is important, students in general really do a bad job at maintaining social skills in general, which is something which you will regret.
 
Kay said:
The result is that when they get out into the real world, they have a nice degree, but no social skills and they suffer greatly for it.
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In isolation, at least the degree gets you to interviews. Further, social skills diminish in importance with more technical careers, where a strong academic record is paramount i.e. high level entry engineering, academic research, back office investment banking, quants and derivatives trading etc.
 
Prom makes me sad because I'm going but I don't have the guts to ask my crush out. And he won't ask me out, I know it. :(

I'm a girl btw and prom is more expensive for females. Also you have to spend all day getting "prettied up," which is not my cup of tea. But this will be my only HS dance i EVER go to, so oh well. :/

Oh and underclassman can go I think, only if your school has this form thing you can fill out for kids from other schools/underclassman who are going with an upperclassman.
 
Suicune I cannot express how nervous I was asking my crush out last year. I was trembling like craaazy. In all honesty it's just gonna be that way if you ask, cause it's scary not knowing what they'll say. So just suck it up and go for it. If you guys have a half way decent relationship I'm sure he'll say yes =].
 
King_leroy_xiv said:
Suicune I cannot express how nervous I was asking my crush out last year. I was trembling like craaazy. In all honesty it's just gonna be that way if you ask, cause it's scary not knowing what they'll say. So just suck it up and go for it. If you guys have a half way decent relationship I'm sure he'll say yes =].
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Aww thanks. I hope it went well for you when you asked your crush out! It's so horrible, everyone tells me to go for it, he's such a nice guy and all, but its SO SCARY. I psych myself up and then... nothing lol. I gotta do it soon too 'cuz prom is at the end of the month.
 
Suicunes_Secret said:
Aww thanks. I hope it went well for you when you asked your crush out! It's so horrible, everyone tells me to go for it, he's such a nice guy and all, but its SO SCARY. I psych myself up and then... nothing lol. I gotta do it soon too 'cuz prom is at the end of the month.
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Oh it was awesome. Up until Prom where she was a bitch the whole night, but it's all good lol. If everyone else thinks you can do it too, you must be able to do it. Prom's quickly approaching...if you dont act soon you might be out of luck! If I were you I'd do it Monday. =D =D =D
 
Suicunes_Secret said:
Prom makes me sad because I'm going but I don't have the guts to ask my crush out. And he won't ask me out, I know it. :(

I'm a girl btw and prom is more expensive for females. Also you have to spend all day getting "prettied up," which is not my cup of tea. But this will be my only HS dance i EVER go to, so oh well. :/

Oh and underclassman can go I think, only if your school has this form thing you can fill out for kids from other schools/underclassman who are going with an upperclassman.
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Go Suicune... Go to him...

Seriously, if you don't do it, you'll be wondering for a long while. If you do it and he says yes, good for you. If he does it and says no... shit, I didn't plan for that.

About girls getting prettied up for Prom, I hate that as well. Actually, I hate even more that girls need to spend hours putting on the warpaint to get guys to notice. I think it's... objectifying, or something like that.

Best of luck with your crush.
 
moot said:
anyone want to go with me next year x_x
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I'd go if I can lead...and if I lived near you!

I can't believe juniors get proms in the states, we just have graduation in grade 12 (or 13, in ontario, unless they finally got rid of that stupid 13th grade)
 
My prom is in a week.
I own two Tuxes so no need for a rental.
No date. I don't dance, so I see no need for one.
Just gonna chill and wait for the after-parties cause that is where the shit goes DOWN!!
 
[Wow this is what, my second post outside of Stark Mountain ever?]

My senior prom's on the 26th. Darkprophet, my bf, is going to be visiting for a week and a half from out of state so he can go with me.

I'm probably committing the worst girly-prom taboo and wearing the same dress as last year, but I look badass in it, so oh well (besides it was $360+ :X). Oh, and I'm the opposite of Suicunes_Secret. I love getting dolled up all day. Prom is really the only excuse I have to spend all day getting made up and looking fancy (and hawt).

I don't know if this has been asked, but can we post prom pics here too? :)
 
BAM_UR_DEAD said:
I'm going to prom in fifteen days, and I'm pretty psyched for it. She's a senior and I'm a junior, but who cares - it's going to be a blast and I hope to give her a good senior prom/year as she's had a rough last couple of months.

It's very expensive, though :(.
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Same here. older girls are better. =P
 
This thread is quite revealing about the members of smogon I must say...

I suspect most of the members here on smogon are not the "prom is about getting laid" type which in response to Firestorm is probably why its a big deal for some American guys. I'm being general here again but the girls like it because it's their night to be a princess, their night to be special. I'm somewhat agree with bearsfan092, but some girls look noticeably more stunning on prom night. People have more confidence in themselves when they know they look their best. They have to be careful to not be to enthusiastic and get so much makeup that they get to be gaudy

For me, prom and other dances were a fun time. I was blessed to not have to deal with many of the stresses that people have to deal with for school dances.

We saved money and had a large group of people eat a nice meal (steak hmmm) at one the parent houses that had a nice dining room. Guys it's okay to go in a nice suit, it doesn't have to be a tux. Don't go crazy on the cologne 2 sprays at most on you shirt is fine.

Asking someone in a younger grade is fine... nobody should care about that. Also be gutsy and make sure you don't go on with any regrets. I still regret not asking this one girl to come with me my junior year. It's better to have asked them and to have been turned down than to say "what if" later.

If you have someone you are dating make sure still you ask them and don't assume that you are going together... I had some friends that had to deal with that sticky situation...

As far as the social vs education you are a fool if you don't think you need some of both for almost everything. Some career paths require more of some than the other. As a vocal musician, I need charm and social skills for performing as a singer. However, also as an instrumentalist I don't need social skills as much for playing trumpet, french horn, piano or guitar; I need to be able to play my part.

My degree that I was going to originally get for Informatics requires a balance of both. This one or the other notion is complete bull, sorry.
 
Objection said:
You sure it's possible to have both? With the pressure that teachers are putting us all under, everyone has next to no time to have a social life. If we try to have social lives, we fall behind on our work and the teachers spend the next three weeks bitching at us because of it. It's got to be one or the other.
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Then you aren't going to be getting into a good college. Work smart, not hard. If you're spending all your time studying, you're not going to be able to do any extra-curricular activities. By having a social life, I don't mean going out and getting drunk every night. I mean doing something other than schoolwork with friends and meeting new people who maybe share an interest in the same things as you.

The smartest people I knew were also very active at school, in the community, and had friends they could depend on.

Other than the end of term bullshit teachers pull and whenever your standardized tests happen, high school should not be as tough as you make it sound.
 
Okay so I basically just read the first post and skipped the remaining 75, but to be completely honest I would just talk to whoever you want to ask and have casual conversation. Take hints from it like if she is on edge or happy and then ask her later that day or something. As far as having safeties (if they are like I am thinking) thats like a last chance "so that I can go to prom" thing and man that would suck to be the girl that's a safety. In any case, I brought girls from other schools and went to other schools proms just because I didnt really like the girls at my school and also I started dating my girlfriend at the end of sophomore year so I was also "roped" into it though it was definitely the best time I have ever had dancing.
 
King_leroy_xiv said:
Oh it was awesome. Up until Prom where she was a bitch the whole night, but it's all good lol. If everyone else thinks you can do it too, you must be able to do it. Prom's quickly approaching...if you dont act soon you might be out of luck! If I were you I'd do it Monday. =D =D =D
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Aww thanks! Never though I'd get so much encouragement from you Smogonites! And I'm sorry your date ended up being a betch face. That happens to some people, had a friend who likes this guy for years and he turned out to be a creepy drugee...

Well... I need to ask him soon. I have little to lose, really, I'll be gone to college shortly anyway, so if he says no oh well.

Xia said:
Same here. older girls are better. =P
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Thats encouraging... the guy i like is younger than me.

bearsfan092 said:
Go Suicune... Go to him...

Seriously, if you don't do it, you'll be wondering for a long while. If you do it and he says yes, good for you. If he does it and says no... shit, I didn't plan for that.

About girls getting prettied up for Prom, I hate that as well. Actually, I hate even more that girls need to spend hours putting on the warpaint to get guys to notice. I think it's... objectifying, or something like that.

Best of luck with your crush.
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Thanks. :) I'm doing my best.

I hate the makeup dance thing. I think we all should stop wearing it to even the playing field! Wouldn't that be nice... no one would care you didn't have any makeup because they wouldn't know what anyone looked like with it! We would just have what our genes alone gave us to show off (thats what matters anyway).
 
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