Sorry you couldnt find a date.
If you consider a prom a waste of time then you must consider every dance or social entertainment a waste of time.
Because that all a prom is , its a social occasion that should be meant to have fun at. You meet with friends for enjoyment , Not all of us meet people we eish to date a the supermarket frozen food section.
True: some people have to ask their cousin to go with them, but thats not all bad.I am sure you must have had a cousin that would have gone with you LOL.
Prom WAS a waste of time, even if it was mildly amusing while it lasted. Most of the people at my prom were so drunk that they probably don't remember much, anyway. What is prom? A piece of spongy chicken with white sauce and vegetables, a crowded dance floor full of drunk people, and for the worldly a chance to get laid? All the fun parts of "prom" are the extra things that people tack-on, not the actual school prom things.
Before you ask, yes, I could "get a date." I was asked by three guys to the prom, and I turned them all down. They were fine, but they were into me and I wasn't into them and didn't feel like pretending for a night while they wasted money on something I wouldn't enjoy anyway. I ended up going anyway, with friends, at the last minute. I only went because my friends REALLY wanted to go, and you have to buy tickets in pairs, and there would have been an odd number in the group if I didn't go, and they begged me to go. I went to the store two days before prom and picked out any old dress that was cheap, and I looked fine. I am glad I went because it made my friends happy, but that is all. Apart from doing a favor for a friend, it was a waste of my time and money.
I don't consider all social occassions a waste of time...just most of the formal ones. All the pomp is completely lost on me. I would have had a better time going on a small road trip or something...which we did, shortly after prom, and had a fantastic time, sans disgusting catered prom-food.
Some people like that kind of stuff, and some people don't. There's no need to imply that everyone who doesn't agree with you is just sour grapes.
The girl in this article is probably going to have a dissappointing time, since she seems to have built it up so much in her head. I think she is also the sort to have put Diamonique in her dress but is telling everyone it's a fancy brand of diamond.
Didn't try to find a date. Didn't dance. Still don't. Played a lot of baseball. Went to a few street fights. All my cousins my age or older were either guys, or were married. Didn't ask any of 'em. Thought proms were stupid. Still do.