It’s Prom Season
by Julie Prestsater
It’s the end of the school year, and
for some, prom has already come and gone, and for others, it’s
right around the corner. Either way, I’ve been cracking up at the
things some guys, and even girls, go through to ask their dates to
prom.
When I was in high school, it was
simple. If you had a boyfriend, it went something like this:
boyfriend grunts out, “So, we gonna go to prom or what?” Or the
girl would take control and say, “We’re going to prom, right?”
But what if you didn’t have a
boyfriend or a girlfriend? Well, then you were screwed. No, just
kidding. For my friends who weren’t coupled up, we worked it for
them. “Hey, you two go together, and you go with him, he can take
you,” and we were all set. One big happy prom full of tight
dresses, the strong scent of hairspray, and itchy corsages.
Those were the good ole days. Now,
things have gotten way more complicated. Gone are the days when you
could just walk up to a girl and say, “Will you go to prom with
me?” In the last month, leading up to prom, I’ve seen a lot of
different proposals.