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dystar [2012-04-17 03:48:02 +0000 UTC]

I think we all feel the same way about prom. It's a dance--which rarely end well anyway--with the more promise and expectation than any other dance--doomed to failure--and is viewed as the most climactic, traditional event in the K-12 experience. So lessee:
10% will have to wear something embarrassing
10% will be going with someone out of obligation
10% will have tragic sex
10% will break up over a trivial comment someone half-heard over the music
10% will be disappointed waiting for the antagonist to finally gets theirs
10% will be in a lynch mob for some ignorant cause
10% will be mortified by some biological event
10% will take the opportunity to make an embarrassing declaration
10% will get thrown out for possession (alcohol, weed, drugs, weapon, etc.)
...leaving 10% who actually have at least an above-decent time at prom, most of which go without pretense or expectation, who simply want to "dance and have a good time." Of course, there's always that one delusional type who says prom is the most magical night ever. They'll eventually be that one parent overseeing their child's prom, desperately trying to get EVERYBODY involved in the prom... yikes.

I didn't go to mine, and they say you'll always regret it, but I enjoyed spending the evening with close friends, watching movies and avoiding the drama. (Actually, we found ourselves being called in to the after-prom drama, but by and large, successful avoidance.)

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