Girls asking guys to prom?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>Acceptable? Or socially taboo? Sadly, I have no date and might have to resort to this… oh, the glories of high school prom.</p>

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<p>it’s fine for a girl to ask a guy, or if you prefer, you could drop really obvious hints to a guy that you want to be asked.</p>

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<p>why not? it’s the 21st century, hun :)</p>

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<p>i’m a guy and i wouldn’t be offended, or anything like that, if a girl asked me to prom. its totally acceptable.</p>

<p>in fact its rather cool actually, because us guys are generally lazy beings. so if a girl asks me, thats one less thing i have to worry about. haha</p>

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<p>I’d say go ahead and ask, you never know what might happen.</p>

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<p>It’s called a Sadie Hawkins dance at most schools. I don’t know WHY they call it that.</p>

<p>Never mind:</p>

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<p>Of course a girl can ask. Then, if he accepts, it is very appropriate to negotiate who pays for what, because proms can get very expensive. A girl shouldn’t ask a guy and then expect the guy to pick up the tab for a limo, tickets, etc. all by himself. That would be tacky!</p>

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<p>Holy CRAP thats scary. </p>

<p>I think the OP is referring to prom though, which traditionally is NOT a sadie hawkins dance (I dunno how everyone else does it…but at my school we have 3 annual dances: homecoming, sweetheart [which is the sadie hawkins], and prom)…thus her question about whether or not it is “acceptable” for a girl to ask a guy to a non-sadie hawkins dance.</p>

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<p>Yeah. If a woman caught a man, he had to marry her? Or else, what? A shotgun to the back? (Homage to Married w/ Children)</p>

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<p>Thanks for your responses, everyone. Especially JimmyEatWorld711, this was particularly reassuring - “in fact its rather cool actually, because us guys are generally lazy beings. so if a girl asks me, thats one less thing i have to worry about.”</p>

<p>I guess I am (and my school is, in general) a bit old-fashioned socially. I mean, girls do ask guys from time to time, but there tends to be a bigger deal made about it amongst the gossipers. Not like I care - 47 days to graduation, anyway - but, you know, yeah…</p>

<p>JimmyEatWorld, my school’s big dances are Homecoming, MORP (prom backwards – generally considered the “slutty dance”), Sadie Hawkins, and prom. But even for Sadie Hawkins, girls don’t really ask guys… <em>shrugs</em></p>

<p>Thanks :slight_smile: Have a good evening!</p>

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<p>i mean, just the thought of ugly girls with shotguns chasing me through a village trying to get me to marry them…</p>

<p><em>shudder</em></p>

<p>edit #1: gracilisae, good luck with prom, and i hope you have a great time </p>

<p>edit #2: tlaktan, lol…</p>

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<p>Hey, that sounds fun, except… the ugly girl and shotgun and the village part.</p>

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<p>Acceptable, the guy will love you for it</p>

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<p>i agree… the girl is doing the work? perfect. the guy will love it. and i also do agree that if a girl asks, she should at least offer to pay part… not as a money issue but as a respect issue. otherwise its more like shes asking, “hey, want to spend a buttload of money on me?” or maybe something like “hey, so and so doesnt want to pay for me, do you?”</p>

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<p>It’s definitely “socially acceptable.” However, I would make sure that I know the guy (as in, we’re good friends) before asking. Otherwise, it could get awkward because he may have wanted to ask someone else.</p>

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<p>it’s not awkward at all… i mean how many times do girls reject guys ? it’s the same thing if a girl asks a guy…</p>

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<p>Or you could be unlucky enough to run into someone with the same mindset as me, and that is refuse to ask anyone come heaven, hell, or high water.</p>

<p>So ask.</p>