<p>You might regret it, but you might not. I didn’t regret not going to my prom, and I don’t think I ever will, but had I gone to prom, I probably would’ve regretted not going to meet my favorite band. Sure it’s a “once-in-a-lifetime high school experience” or whatever, but honestly… it’s just a formal school dance.</p>
<p>I’m not planning on going. I’m not big on school functions and it’s not worth the hundred dollar ticket and possibly 200+ dollar dress to me. I just don’t see the point and don’t think I’ll regret it at all.</p>
<p>i’m not going! I’m awkwardly shy and uncomfortable at school dances, which ruins whole night for me. rather to avoid that then go.</p>
<p>I never when to my junior or senior prom and I had a boyfriend at the time. Three years later and I do not regret it AT ALL. The experience, from what I’ve heard, it’s life changing and is more expensive then it’s worth. Really, why would you regret not buying a $400+ dress, dinner, $60+ ticket, and have sweaty acne-faced kids grind on you to horrible pop music?</p>
<p>Doesn’t sound like fun to me.</p>
<p>^lol, good post</p>
<p>Generally, people who didn’t want to go don’t regret not going.
People who did want to go but didn’t (i.e. no date, schedule conflict, etc) do regret it.</p>
<p>Hopefully I don’t have to go. I don’t want to but my parents are trying to make me :(</p>
<p>Im a senior and i’m not going…i wanted to go at first but I got a really good opp. for a college visit all paid for by the college…for the weekend in which prom falls…
I highly doubt I will regret…
Dude…if you dont think it’s the thing for you then dont go…hang out with ur ppl…lol
Have Fun :D</p>
<p>I don’t plan on going because of the costs. I already feel bad for my parents for going to have to pay for my college, especially if I go out of state which is an additional $22k+ than California’s in-state students. There’s going to be more opportunities and experiences in the future that are similar to this where you can just go out with friends, eat dinner, dance, have a good time, etc in my opinion, and they’ll be way cheaper.</p>
<p>“i wont have a date which to me, just defeats the purpose.”</p>
<p>^ Dont be a party pooper! Not having a date means nothing! Would you rather go with a classmate as a date or with your friends and actually have fun?</p>
<p>Obviously, people have different ideas of what is “fun” and what is “worth your time.” Some people might remember their prom forever while others couldn’t care less. People have tried to persuade me to go to social functions because “I’ll regret it otherwise,” but that has never been the case. This kind of stuff doesn’t interest me at all. To the OP, your decision shouldn’t be affected by other people’s opinions here because, to put it simply, they’re not you. They can’t tell you what you’ll regret if they don’t even know you. -_-</p>
<p>Prom is an interesting experience and pretty fun, if I do say so myself. You may not regret it later if you don’t go, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go.</p>
<p>You should go. You might regret it later. I know of one of my friends (who now goes to Tulane) didn’t go ,and she regretted it.</p>
<p>My “bff” wants me to go…but I don’t want to. I mean, I have a nice dress, nice shoes, and all that.</p>
<p>I don’t have a date though…and since I go to a small school, there aren’t many people going without dates to choose from. Almost none actually. I only know one other friend of mine who’s planning on going stag. And she’ll just hang out with my “bff”, who’ll be busy dancing with her boyfriend of 2 years. She probably won’t notice if I’m there or not.</p>
<p>I, on the hand, do not enjoy dances without a date. I end up sitting there and doing nothing for the entire dance, as has happened at the last three school dances I’ve been to. </p>
<p>It seems pointless to me. And I won’t regret it either. It’s just a dance. Whoop-dee-doo. It’ll just be another pointless function where I watch everyone from my school have fun while I do not. Like usual. Nothing special there.</p>
<p>Go to prom you might regret it. </p>
<p>Dont worry about it. I’m not going to mine, because i cant get a date. Mainly because i go to an all guys high school. I do feel a little sad that im not going, but thats completely over shadowed by my anger that i went to an all guys school.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’ll regret it. I’m not going to mine. The funny thing is that I’m really socialable and my parents aren’t strict or anything. I just don’t see myself having fun at prom this year. I think that it’ll be a waste of money and time. Especially since everything that I’ll be responsible for will come out of my pocket. </p>
<p>But really, you should do what feels best. Don’t just go because your friends want you to go, and don’t miss it because your parents don’t want you to go. Do what feels right for you.</p>
<p>You will have a number of “Once in a lifetime” opportunities; that doesn’t mean you have to take advantage of them all. If you truly do not think you will enjoy prom, then I advise not going. Think, if you go and regret going, that’s over $100 that you have wasted to be unhappy.</p>
<p>I didn’t go to my junior prom and have no regrets whatsoever about it. It’s just not my thing; my friends all had a great time, and I probably would have if I went with them, but I in no way regret not going.</p>
<p>(Nice necro, and on that note there are a lot of HSL threads like this)</p>
<p>I like certain others’ posts that basically said: Prom is what you make of it.</p>
<p>I’ve never really been to any of the past school dances (even though I had friends who went as a group that I could’ve gone with) and I don’t feel like I’ve missed much. I love hanging out with my friends, but I know others who feel the same way as I do (that prom would be okay if it weren’t overpriced and overhyped).</p>
<p>I’m sure I won’t regret not going, if I can get away with not going (I have a feeling my friends will try to get me). My plan is to find some-awesome-thing else to do and preferably do it with someone else who’s not going (my cousins or underclassmen friends, since I’m pretty sure most of my friends are going).</p>
<p>To OP, even though she asked a year ago - if you have to ask, just join a group and go.</p>
<p>To everyone who says you don’t need a date, just go with friends…that is bull****. When all of your friends have boyfriends, do you still suggest going as the one single person with five couples? Doubt it.</p>
<p>I’m super shy & didn’t have a date for prom, & I didn’t have many “bffs” that were going. I ended up going and hung out with a few friends that did go. Not really close friends, but friends either way. I was actually really worried about going to prom & looking stupid because I didn’t have a date or close friends to be with, but it was actually really fun. I’m personally glad that I went because it was great. </p>
<p>If you have friends that are going that you can talk to and hang out with, even if they’re not close friends or “bffs”, I think you should go.</p>