They rocked their powder blue tuxes, sure.
But I do not remember any prom "proposals" that looked like this.
The only thing 80s guys did in advance of prom night was buy a corsage, wash the car and harbor wild hopes.
The "proposal" usually took place at your locker between classes. Or was delivered through intermediaries bearing notebook paper folded into little squares.
Not that it wasn't perfect.
Today's Romeos are expected to produce a spectacle of choreography and multimedia finesse. They are, after all, trying to impress a generation of girls who still know all the words to the songs from High School Musical and never miss an episode of Glee.
At a bare minimum, there must be balloons or flowers. But 150 of your closest friends spelling it out with light sticks is a better way to go, according to my sources.
Part of me really wants to applaud the teenage girls who made this happen, even if the inspiration is borrowed from television and movie scripts. Part of me is thinking: Yes, it's a huge step forward for romance, but what is it going to cost me?
Note to Boy, Esq.: When I was in high school, the boys had real jobs and prom tickets were $3. Also, my hair looked like that on purpose.
from the romance archives: Top 5 Ways Middle School Boys will get it wrong on Valentine's Day, Match.com Junior High, Flush with Romance
There was no prom for me but I had that same hair......a little blonder maybe, but deliberate none the less.
Posted by: Jay Jay | April 13, 2012 at 05:46 AM
As one of the few boys at a dance studio, this time of year I had a card table set up in the lobby and the mothers would line up and sign sign in for me to take their ballet daughters to their respective proms b/c ballet girls spent most of their time in class and therefor didn't have time for boys. I was a machine! Note: NO daughters got pregnant during the making of this film. Ballet moms would have your hide.
Posted by: Audubon Ron | April 13, 2012 at 06:50 AM
That has Broadway musical written all over it. Like Billy Elliott meets Sweet Charity.
SK
Posted by: Suburban Kamikaze | April 13, 2012 at 07:25 AM
SK, you look like an extra in the movie Carrie ... and I love it. Love it!! It's killing me that I can't see your shoes .....
Posted by: Car Bomb Mom | April 14, 2012 at 01:37 PM
It's the Gunne Sax dress. They're sold on e-bay as "vintage" now. We all looked like hippie brides that year.
SK
Posted by: Suburban Kamikaze | April 14, 2012 at 02:55 PM