Prom

[ks]

I know this is a strange question, but to any of you who've ever been to a prom or any dance for that matter-have you gone alone or with a lot of girl or guy friends? I know there's some 'technical' term for that...but I thought I'd just ask.





ks

[Plata]

I've been to school dances at my old school in a town I used to live in. I went alone, but hung out with my friends. I danced with one guy when I was in the eighth grade. Dances at city schools, well I just hear that alot of people show up drunk at the dances, so I just don't go to any.

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by ks
I know this is a strange question, but to any of you who've ever been to a prom or any dance for that matter-have you gone alone or with a lot of girl or guy friends? I know there's some 'technical' term for that...but I thought I'd just ask.





ks

It's called going "stag" when you go alone. Is that the word you were looking for?

[Chocoholic]

I had that stupid belief that you had to have a date to go to your high school prom. As a result, I didn't go. It's something I really regret now. I could have gone and hung out with my friends and had a great time.

My college has semi-formal dances every Spring. I always got to those, whether I have a date or not.

[ks]

Originally posted by Eric Matthews


It's called going "stag" when you go alone. Is that the word you were looking for?


Yes, that's the term I was looking for. Thank you, Eric, I mean Chris;)




ks

[Bootsy Whoosh]

I went to the prom with a date, but many people went with just groups of friends. Prom was the only dance I went to in high school, but in 7th and 8th grade I went to a few and I always went with my best friend.

[dawsongirl]

I went to my senior prom with 6 other girls and it was probably more fun than if I'd have gone with a guy. This guy that wanted to ask me never did (go figure).

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

We have an 8th grade dance coming up and I'm going to end up going alone and all my friends have dates and BLAH!

[InspectorExstead]

i went to the 8th grade dance and just hung out with my friends...i doubt i'll have a date for the prom...not with my mom...

[Panda Bear]

For those of you who have gone to or held a prom help. You see I'm currently a sophomore, and next year we have to host the prom. The problem is we need at least $2,500 for deposits and only have $300-500. So I need to know if you know of any ways to earn over $2,000 by this time next year, and if you have any ideas on how to throw a great prom for less(just in case we don't earn the money in time).

Thanks,
Panda Bear

[Mossopp]

I never went to any of my school dances.
You weren't always expected to go with someone, but if you did go alone you were kinda expected to leave with someone (or at least get together with someone while you were there). Therefore, since I had noone to go with and noone was likely to wanna leave with me either I always stayed home.
Never going to any of the school dances is not something I regret. I'd have just sat in the corner by myself all night anyway so I was better off not bothering to go at all!

[Liza]

Hmmm... Prom.... Oh yeah, there's a story there. I made the mistake of letting one of my friends set me up with a guy that I barely knew. As a result we only danced together twice - I didn't really like him very much - and he ended up hooking up with another girl in our group. Her date and I had known each other since 6th grade and we totally hooked up too, so we kinda had a date-swap thing going on. lol, hey, it worked. We all had a ton of fun - so go with a group of friends, you never know what can happen! :happyface :wave: :happyface

[Mossopp]

It always annoys me that people seem to think that you can't have a good time at social functions unless you "hook up" with someone. And if you don't get together with someone everyone thinks you're a loser........or even worse, they try to console you about it "oh don't worry - you'll find someone next time". I can't stand that! Why should you have to get with someone or else the night is deemed a total waste of time? Is that all that matters in life????????

Ok, I'm done ranting now. :crazy:

[Bootsy Whoosh]

Originally posted by Mossopp
It always annoys me that people seem to think that you can't have a good time at social functions unless you "hook up" with someone. And if you don't get together with someone everyone thinks you're a loser........or even worse, they try to console you about it "oh don't worry - you'll find someone next time". I can't stand that! Why should you have to get with someone or else the night is deemed a total waste of time? Is that all that matters in life????????


Well, may I gently point out to you that you yourself said in your previous post that you didn't attend school dances because you would end up sitting in a corner the whole time? You yourself said you were better off not bothering to go at all.

I mean I see what you're saying, and I agree with you, it is rubbish that people can't seem to have fun without hooking up... But it seems that very attitude you despise has rubbed off on you, at least a little bit, or else you would've gone and had a blast anyway, no matter what others thought about it.

[Mossopp]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh


Well, may I gently point out to you that you yourself said in your previous post that you didn't attend school dances because you would end up sitting in a corner the whole time? You yourself said you were better off not bothering to go at all.

I mean I see what you're saying, and I agree with you, it is rubbish that people can't seem to have fun without hooking up... But it seems that very attitude you despise has rubbed off on you, at least a little bit, or else you would've gone and had a blast anyway, no matter what others thought about it.

Ok, maybe I'm not making sense. :crazy:
Basically I didn't wanna go to any dances cos it'd just bum me out watching everyone get together with everyone else while I'm left sitting on my own in the corner. That's why I don't go to parties anymore either - cos my mates always dump me for some guy they just met, like, 2 minutes previously! I'm not upset cos I didn't end up with anyone - I'm annoyed that my friends don't think I'm important enough to even have the decency to tell me they're leaving with someone else - they just dump me!!!!!
Also, I can't put up with people saying stuff to me like "oh it doesn't matter that you didn't hook up with anyone, there's nothing wrong with you" when it's clear to me that they're lying and they actually find it quite funny that ol' Mossopp is left on her own again. It's just patronising!

[Bootsy Whoosh]

Originally posted by Mossopp
Ok, maybe I'm not making sense. :crazy:
Basically I didn't wanna go to any dances cos it'd just bum me out watching everyone get together with everyone else while I'm left sitting on my own in the corner. That's why I don't go to parties anymore either - cos my mates always dump me for some guy they just met, like, 2 minutes previously! I'm not upset cos I didn't end up with anyone - I'm annoyed that my friends don't think I'm important enough to even have the decency to tell me they're leaving with someone else - they just dump me!!!!!
Also, I can't put up with people saying stuff to me like "oh it doesn't matter that you didn't hook up with anyone, there's nothing wrong with you" when it's clear to me that they're lying and they actually find it quite funny that ol' Mossopp is left on her own again. It's just patronising!

Ok I understand better now. I kind of thought that's probably what you meant. Sounds like your friends aren't very nice though, just dumping you like that. :( I'm glad I was never boy crazy enough to treat a friend that way.

[FolFanatic151]

Sorry!

[Lynn]

I went to the prom with my boyfriend at the time but we went in a big group with 8 other people. It was so much fun because we were all really good friends. I would not have had as much fun if it was just me and my date. If I hadn't had a date, I think it would have been a lot of fun to go with a group of friends.

[JDS84]

Our Prom is May 11th. I am going to go with a date.

[sue z q]

I agree that dances are waaay more fun when you go in a big group with all your friends, that's what I've always done. We have a dance tomorrow night that I'm getting ready for...hehe, my date is 6'5, and I'm 5'2, should be interesting...LOL :p But we're going in a big group, it's gonna be a blast, hehe.

I used to not like school dances or not wanna go to em, cause I didn't know like if I would fit in and I wasn't sure exactly how to dance like them (I can dance like older type of dancing, ballroom, swing, walzes, fox trots, but not like the newer just making it up as ya go, LOL), but I found it was so much fun just being wild and crazy and dnacing how you dance, and people still accept you even if you're not doing their crazy, "getting jiggy with it" kinda dancing...LOL ;)

[DJM77]

I took a date to my senior prom but I went alone to all of the other dances that I attended when I was in school.

[FolFanatic151]

Well, I've never been to a prom, but my siblings have. I've been to school dances but not the kind where you take a date. Those can be fun or terrible. This last one was fun because only like 5 or 6 kids from my grade actually came - one boy... We just all hung out in the hallway with this teacher. LOL

[KerriBerri687]

ive never been to a prom cause well..im just a freshman..and i dont have a bf in 11th or 12th grade...so ya see i dont think i'll be goin to a prom until junior yr

[Ewan's My Man]

Well, my middle skool has dances and I neva miss one. I go alone but always hook up with a group of friends. If I see a guy I like, I may ask him to dance...but if not I just hang wit friends the whole time.