As countless movies, and TV shows remind society over the years, prom is a once in a lifetime event. It is the last senior year activity before graduation. It’s not just a celebration of senior year, but an opportunity to party with the only people that truly understand what high school was like.
More important than the right suit, or the right dress is sharing that moment with the right person. So, once you know who that is, how do you ask that person to go to prom with you?
Quite frankly, it’s not always an easy thing to do. Many people get stuck on what to say or how to ask, but there’s a few ideas:
Be Traditional
The first option is obviously the classic way—flowers. No one can resist flowers, maybe even a single rose; it’s traditional and romantic. Throw in a box of chocolates, and the sugar may sweeten their response.
The important thing is to smile, and have confidence. Tell your potential date how you feel, and ask them to share the prom experience with you.
Maybe you’re a little afraid of rejection. Maybe you get tongue tied, or nervous under pressure. If that’s the case, try writing down how you feel. Get a card, but don’t just leave the Hallmark message there, write down how you feel. Explain to the person all the things that you admire about them, and why you would like to attend the prom with them.
Get Creative
Yet if you want to make it a moment to remember, you must think outside the box, and create a unique promposal. It takes courage, but it definitely makes an impact.
Buy a big board, be creative with it, make it look nice. Write the question on the board, and see what they say in front of a large crowd. Google promposal or search the hashtag on Instagram or Twitter, and you’ll turn up thousands of photos and stories. The more elaborate, the more effective it is.
“I feel like it would be a very nice and sweet thing to do. Just because the answer is yes, doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want my boyfriend to ask me to prom,” says Taifa Larochelle, a student at Miami Lakes Educational Center.
Many people think that because they are in a relationship that they don’t have to ask out their significant other to the prom. However, it would be a really nice thing to do.
Go Simple
The next idea is much simpler, and less terrifying. With this one, you don’t necessarily need to buy anything for the other person, you just need yourself. Go to the person, and ask them—be honest, be real, be sincere.
At the end of the day, it’s about asking, and possibly hearing a “Yes,” or never asking, and forever living with the question of “What if….” Sure, confrontation is scary, but the worst that can possibly happen is being rejected; however, at least you had the guts, and the courage to do it.
So, whether you want to be creative, and have a large crowd involved in your promposal, or you want to be low-key, and simply ask someone to go with you, do it. Prom only happens once.
