<p>how much of a heads up do you need to give to a girl you are asking to prom? for homecoming dances i've generally done like 3 to 4 weeks notice but i was wondering if more time was needed for prom since girls have to get a dress etc. for your information, my prom is in the early-middle of may.</p>
<p>At my school people usually ask around when tickets are announced to be going on sale, so about 1-2 months before. Personally I (as a girl) think that's plenty of time, but some may want more, some might not care if it were less.</p>
<p>I'd give more than three weeks, the time range that lilyrobin suggests is pretty good. You'd be amazed how long it takes to get a good dress- also nail appointments and hair appointments for some (and dinner reservations?).</p>
<p>Wow that's weird. Nobody at my school asks until a week before. Two at the most.</p>
<p>^if I didn't have a date until two weeks before, I'd be a mess. It takes me forever to find a dress that fits right since I'm so short and I might need to get it altered or whatever if there's one I like but is too long/loose, etc. And how would you arrange plans for afterwards and stuff? All the limo companies are booked a week before for homecoming....I can't imagine what prom's going to be like haha</p>
<p>I'd say somewhere between 3-6 weeks is good?</p>
<p>^^ Well most girls get their dresses and stuff ahead of time. Not all of us take limos, in fact most people drive because there is not a lot of money to go around these parts. </p>
<p>And for those who aren't asked, they go in groups and hook up with guys there. </p>
<p>Prom just isn't a HUGE deal around here.</p>
<p>yeah nobody really cares about it in my school</p>
<p>I wouldn't buy a dress if I didn't have a date, mostly because prom is very much for couples and I wouldn't be going if I didn't have a date... AKA then I'd be wasting money. So if I was asked a week before I don't know what I'd do. All the dresses would be picked through.</p>
<p>Well that's why people go in groups too.</p>
<p>Our school tends to do groups for homecoming and then couples for prom. More people go to Post Prom than prom (no dressing up, and more fun)... that's probably what I'll do.</p>
<p>^yeah same about the homecoming/prom thing
People usually go with groups of friends to homecoming, unless you're in a relationship</p>
<p>But for prom, the vast majority of people go in couples. I know of only a couple of people that have gone even though they didn't have a date. Its awkward because it's a couples-oriented type event.</p>
<p>whoa...if you don't have a date you don't go to prom? in my school like 60% of the ppl at prom don't have a date. and EVERYONE goes</p>
<p>Most people couple up with friends/random people if they don't have a date, but going without one is still "socially acceptable."</p>
<p>My prom was early May, as well, and most people figured out dates in March! Actually, it annoyed me how everyone asked people out so early... but, if you didn't ask early, you would lose your chance.</p>
<p>yeah, most people don't go without a date, but for that reason a lot of the couples are just friends of the opposite sex, etc.---not actual "dates." but not very many people go alone.</p>
<p>Kids at my school usually start asking in March, our prom is in the first week of June.</p>
<p>yeah i'd say march is around a good time to start asking
but don't wait too long.. most people already have dates by early april-ish</p>
<p>Ours is in early April, so people try to have dates around early March.</p>
<p>I hope I'm not hijacking this thread too much...</p>
<p>Our prom is mid-late April, so it seems like I have to ask early March. If I'm not that close friends with the girl, would it be best to take the practical route and just ask if she has plans --- then just ask her with a rose or something? I'm afraid if I pull some kind of big stunt and she is already asked...</p>
<p>Also, do you think going with a close friend would be better than some girl that you like, but not sure if the feelings are necessarily reciprocated to the same degree? I don't want to ruin my first prom.</p>
<p>Our prom is in early June, and people started asking in December. How crazy is that? By early February I'd say a good 70-80% of people going have dates already.</p>