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Prom to Adulthood: Avoid the nightmare

Remember prom? Limo arrangements, restaurant reservations, boutonnières, sex talks, hairstyle auditions, and those girls who only ate cabbage soup for the three months beforehand?

The Evolution of Man: Prom to college

Limousine: check. Overpriced tuxedo: check. Corsage: check. Somebody who actually said "yes": check. Sounds like somebody's ready for their senior prom. This pinnacle of American high school social life is often marketed as a surefire great time. However, looking back at my own experience, I have to say that it was hardly a night to remember. Spending upward of $400 on a now ex-girlfriend to be sweaty in an uncomfortable tuxedo for a few hours is hardly my idea of saying "goodbye" to my glorious days of high school. (I think the Mariners even lost that night.)

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