I just don’t get it Why is that important, especially for kids now, that feel like they need to do a YouTube video asking for a date or doing some meme stuff. Some teens even hire the hottest celebrity or ask them to appear in their prom? This is so bizarre for me, all that just for a frivolous night.

In my country prom was a thing but nowhere near as theatrical, I didn’t went to either my prom trip or the party. Also skipped half of my middle school trips.

  • kevincox
    614 days ago
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    FWIW I think it is actually a valuable social skill to be encouraged to ask someone out to prom. A lot of people don’t have many similar experiences throughout their lives.

    • CYB3ROP
      414 days ago
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      I’ve never been with anyone in my life. I highly doubt it has to do with not going to a dumb party though.

      • protistEnglish
        1114 days ago
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        You might consider what’s driving you to put people down who are having fun

        • CYB3ROP
          -1114 days ago
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          I don’t put anyone down just because I think a party is lame dude. They can do whatever they want, I can’t stop them.

          • protistEnglish
            1014 days ago
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            When you call an event where kids get together to celebrate the end of high school “frivolous” and “dumb, it really comes across as putting other people down.

      • kevincox
        414 days ago
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        I don’t really mean literally to practice asking people out. But there are times in your life where you need to ask people for things. It is hard to get over the anxiety, risk of social embarrassment and practice showing confidence (even if you are not). These are valuable skills in all sort of social circumstances.

        • lolcatnipEnglish
          113 days ago
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          I asked sometime to the prom and got turned down. All I learned was that rejection hurts a lot more than I would have thought.

          • CYB3ROP
            -113 days ago
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            Yeah, being rejected can destroy someone’s confidence