Am I the only one who went to their prom and had a good time?
Actually, if you never went to your prom, it's okay, not the end of the world.
My prom was almost to this day in 1986. Here's about all I remember:
Miami Vice was big that year, so every guy had a white tuxedo. I felt like a Good Humor man, down to my white patent-leather shoes. Girls- the big style that year, everybody's gown was backless, strapless, some loud neon color, cut low to show your cleavage, with flowered ruffles. That was the big fashion statement then, looks hideous now.
We shared our prom with another high school, so my best friend, his date, and my date and me were the only ones from our school sitting at our table. Despite sitting with a bunch of strangers, we still had a good time. Didn't sit much anyway, spent 99% of the prom on the dance floor.
Still had a nice time, despite rain, having to leave a little early (had college placement exams the next morning), and not being voted King and Queen (big popularity contest, plain and simple. Couldn't care less, though).
They've become more lax about rules since my prom. Back then, you couldn't go if you didn't have a date. Now, it doesn't seem to matter.
If you have a chance to go, great. If not, the world won't end. In some ways the prom is the most hyped event of the school year. They even took away the definite article "the", so now, "We're going to PROM!!!!!!"
My girlfriend and I still had a good time, but we would've been just as happy
going out for pizza.
For those of you ready for your prom, I hope you can go. If for some reason you can't, life will still go on.
After you graduate, reunions will come along before you know it.