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6. Yes, I went with my high school girlfriend

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Sat Jan 31, 2026, 03:34 PM

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We'd been together 2 years at that point. We are still close friends 56 years later.

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Did you ever go to a Prom in High School. I didn't. Wasn't asked. How about you? I finally got to go to two when I [View all] debm55 Jan 31 OP

When to both my junior and senior proms with two different guys. sinkingfeeling Jan 31 #1

Thank you for sharing, sinkingfeeling. debm55 Jan 31 #2

Yes. First year as a waiter. Then the Junior and Senior Proms. OLDMDDEM Jan 31 #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us, OLDMDDEM debm55 Jan 31 #4

Nope... regnaD kciN Jan 31 #5

Thank you. very much, regnaD kciN. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 31 #16

Yes, I went with my high school girlfriend CanonRay Jan 31 #6

Thank you very much, CanonRay for sharing. debm55 Jan 31 #17

Nope Wicked Blue Jan 31 #7

Thank you for sharing my friend. Wicked Blue. debm55 Jan 31 #18

Nope. Wasn't asked. As I recall I didn't care because it was more fun going out partying with my friends. Vinca Jan 31 #8

HAHAHHAHHAAHAHA. Thank you Vinca. There were so many groups at my high school---jocks, geeks, nerds, freaks. I was a debm55 Jan 31 #20

Nope. I am a survivor of evangelical parents..no dancing, no "jungle" music. Just waiting for the rapture Deuxcents Jan 31 #9

OH MY, What a bummer. We should both wite a book. debm55 Jan 31 #21

Yeah! My birth father was a fun loving man, played his guitar and loved life..nothing like the man my mother Deuxcents Jan 31 #23

Thank you , dear Deuxcents. debm55 Jan 31 #40

I know, right? wendyb-NC Sunday #131

Thank you wendyb-NC. debm55 Sunday #132

Went to junior prom in PA then moved to CA where I was too poor to afford a LoisB Jan 31 #10

Thank you for sharing, LoisB. I felt sad at the time. Very sad. My Senior Center is planning a Prom/Valentines Dance. debm55 Jan 31 #41

I hope you have a fabulous time. LoisB Sunday #88

Thank you, LoisB. debm55 Sunday #123

Didn't go to... 2naSalit Jan 31 #11

Thank you, my friend, for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 31 #42

Didn't miss anything since... 2naSalit Jan 31 #48

Thank you, 2naSalit. debm55 Jan 31 #70

Didn't want to be bothered with it. lpbk2713 Jan 31 #12

Thank you , Ipbk2713, No Prom or reunion. I had my group of friends I talk to occasionally. Don't need to fake it and debm55 Jan 31 #43

Nope....no regrets. anciano Jan 31 #13

Thank you, anciano for sharing with us. I have to admit at the time, taking those pictures for my cousin , that my debm55 Jan 31 #44

Went with a skeevy guy oberle Jan 31 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Dear_Prudence Jan 31 #38

Similar experience. Dear_Prudence Jan 31 #39

That is gross. debm55 Jan 31 #45

ours was cancelled AllaN01Bear Jan 31 #15

May I ask why? debm55 Jan 31 #46

somebody did somethingg bad. AllaN01Bear Jan 31 #76

Thank you Bear. debm55 Jan 31 #78

No. surrealAmerican Jan 31 #19

Thank you surrealAmerican. I was on the Honor Roll, Student Council, Diving and Basketball teams. but I had always debm55 Jan 31 #47

I went. Didn't enjoy it. Wore a hideous tuxedo. I still cringe whenever I think about it. Borogove Jan 31 #22

Thank you Borogove, my friend. Didn't they take pictures of the happy couple? debm55 Jan 31 #49

I went to two senior proms, Deb. LuckyCharms Jan 31 #24

Oh Lucky, that is funny, Thank you for making me smile. debm55 Jan 31 #50

I had a rather embarrassing time when it came to high school dances. Aristus Jan 31 #25

High school is difficult even for some of the so-called popular kids biophile Jan 31 #32

Hugs to you, Aristus. Great post. PS I was going to put "Did you go to the Prom?" on your ask me anything thread. debm55 Jan 31 #72

Asked and answered! Aristus Jan 31 #79

Thank you very much. Aristus debm55 Sunday #103

I did not. I was a nerd and a social leper who never got asked to anything. Ocelot II Jan 31 #26

Thank you Ocelot II, I agree with you. I liked my subjects and activities at HS and the real but few friends. I had, The debm55 Jan 31 #77

Not me.I loathed everything about high school and every minute I spent there. Ocelot II Jan 31 #80

Sorry, my dear Ocelot II debm55 Sunday #104

Went to my Junior prom. Missed my Senior prom livetohike Jan 31 #27

That's a bummer about the job. Thank you for sharing with us, livetohike. debm55 Sunday #102

I did...with my "steady girlfriend" ...in hindsight that was so dumb (steady girl friend). walkingman Jan 31 #28

Thank you very much, walkingman. I remember girls wearing their steady boyfriends big HS rings. I though it was odd. debm55 Sunday #107

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jan 31 #29

HAHAHHAHAAHHAH. Thank you wcmagumba for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #108

I Did ProfessorGAC Jan 31 #30

Thank you very much for sharing with us. ProfessorGAC. Sounds like you all had a great time. debm55 Sunday #109

It Didn't Suck ProfessorGAC Sunday #119

Thank you ProfessorGAC for your words of wisdom. debm55 Sunday #121

You bet. Went to his Junior prom and my Junior prom and his Senior prom and my Senior prom. hedda_foil Jan 31 #31

Thank you very much, hedda_foil for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #110

Senior Prom Bayard Jan 31 #33

Great post, Bayard. I was the same way. Did a lot of school activities. But was not so good making boyfriends. I had debm55 Sunday #112

I took my girlfriend to my senior prom. Americanme Jan 31 #34

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, Americanme. It sounds like you had a great time. debm55 Sunday #113

Yes, I went. I asked a guy friend in my art class TexasBushwhacker Jan 31 #35

Thank you TexasBushwhacker for sharing . That does sound like fun. At my school , the Prom was mostly for couples going debm55 Sunday #114

No one asked me for either one The Blue Flower Jan 31 #36

If you are , then I am too. Figure it this way, The Blue Flower, someone at our missed out on some interesting Prom debm55 Sunday #115

Nope sakabatou Jan 31 #37

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sakabatou. I understand. I take meds for it now. debm55 Jan 31 #69

I've tried taking meds sakabatou Jan 31 #75

Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Sunday #116

Not mine but lonely bird Jan 31 #51

Thank you very much, lonely bird for sharing with us. I felt the same. I tried but it seemed I had an "L" on my head. debm55 Jan 31 #67

Same here lonely bird Sunday #90

Thank you very much for sharing with us. lonely bird. debm55 Sunday #124

I did senior year sdfernando Jan 31 #52

Was that the after-Prom? Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 31 #56

It was the Prom sdfernando Jan 31 #66

Thank you very much, sdfernando. That sounds wonderful. debm55 Jan 31 #83

Went to my senior prom. Spent more of it Demobrat Jan 31 #53

Oh you. HAHAHAHA, Thank you very much for sharing, Demobrat. debm55 Jan 31 #54

No. gay texan Jan 31 #55

Thank you gay texan. I guess I felt bad because of my cousin. Volunteering me to take pictures of her and her date. I debm55 Jan 31 #59

Good for you , gay texan. debm55 Jan 31 #64

My boyfriend (now hubby) and I went to the Sr Ball & Banquet and the Prom. woodsprite Jan 31 #57

Thank you very much, woodsprite. What a great post. I feel the same about the friends I had too. I was sorry I paid for debm55 Jan 31 #63

I went to an all girls high school kimbutgar Jan 31 #58

Thank you very much, kimbutgar. I bet you did look great. Great post. debm55 Jan 31 #61

Went steady through high school.. Permanut Jan 31 #60

Oh Permanut. I am very sorry, At the time it must have hurt like heck. But it opened you up to find a real and lasting debm55 Jan 31 #62

My very first date, at age 15 when I was a freshman, was an upper classman's Jr Prom. 3catwoman3 Jan 31 #65

Hahahahahahaha. That's funny 3catwoman3. debm55 Jan 31 #68

I went to my senior prom with my high school sweetheart. Dulcinea Jan 31 #71

HAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. That is funny. Thank you for sharing with us. Dulcinea. debm55 Sunday #118

Yes, Jr. and Sr. Proms with my boyfriend now husband. Tikki Jan 31 #73

Thank you very much, Tikki for sharing you with us. debm55 Sunday #100

Never went to one fargone Jan 31 #74

That is wonderful, fargone . Thank you for your romantic post. I love it. debm55 Sunday #101

Never went to any. thucythucy Jan 31 #81

I sorry that happened to you. You know School Districts are obligated to send you a tutor.during that home time. debm55 Jan 31 #82

Yup, and the district in fact thucythucy Monday #135

Thank you , thucythucy for sharing with us. I enjoyed reading your post. debm55 Monday #136

Went to mine IbogaProject Sunday #84

Thank you very much for sharing with us. IbogaProject. I had 700 in my Senior Class. so it was hard not to miss the debm55 Sunday #99

Nope. Mme. Defarge Sunday #85

Great, Mme. Defarge. That sounds so much better than the Prom. Good for you. debm55 Sunday #98

Never did LogDog75 Sunday #86

Thank you for sharing with us. LogDog75. I had wished I could peacefully stay home at the time. debm55 Sunday #97

I never went to any high school events and otherwise did my best to be invisible. hunter Sunday #87

Thank you hunter for your wonderful post. I too had enough credits to graduate in 11th grade. and go to college. School debm55 Sunday #96

No I had a baby in high school maptap22 Sunday #89

Thank you my dear, maptap22. debm55 Sunday #95

Nope. I was an outcast; nobody asked me Mad_Dem_X Sunday #91

That is beautiful . Thank you you for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #94

No. I was too awkward to approach anyone of the opposite sex. retread Sunday #92

Thank you for sharing retread. debm55 Sunday #93

Went all out for senior prom Bluestocking Sunday #105

That sounds wonderful, Thank you very much for sharing with us, Bluestocking. debm55 Sunday #122

;-{) Don't remind me.... Goonch Sunday #106

How sweet. Thank you for sharing, Goonch. You look so young. debm55 Sunday #111

I went to two. malthaussen Sunday #117

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mal. You are a great person stepping in for both Proms. debm55 Sunday #120

I didn't go wendyb-NC Sunday #125

Thank you very much for sharing with us. wendyb-NC. debm55 Sunday #128

I got the measles and missed it. pfitz59 Sunday #126

Thank you very much, pfitz59, I would just be lucky that you are alive. debm55 Sunday #129

No prom for me. pandr32 Sunday #127

HAHHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you pandr32 for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #130

No, and I'm thankful I didn't. subterranean Sunday #133

I felt the same. My first date was at 18 and I would have had an imaginary date too. I see these stretch limos and debm55 Sunday #134

I went to both junior and senior prom. Same girl. flvegan Monday #137

Thank you very much, fivegan, for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #138

No but I was invited justaprogressive Monday #139

To backward in the Social skills to do that , debm55 Monday #140