;D You know how I am.

If she's expecting you to buy her stuff, dump her right at the moment.
If you just feel like being a nice guy, don't buy her everything she wants. Just one thing every now and then will actually optimize the pleasure she gains from it.

We're going in a group where the estimated cost of a limo will be $10-$20 per person.

Tell her you support gender equality and don't pay shit for her shit.

Buy her ticket, it's socially expected.

Because America.

Glad to her that you got something started with this girl. The general rule of thumb is that since you asked her and are a stand-up guy (Okay, I'll admit I honestly have no idea if you are a stand-up guy, but you are now!), you should be paying for things unless she offers to. And yeah, you're getting the corsage specifically and it would be weird if she offered to pay for that.

Do you guys have any ideas for the after-party? Our group has yet to decide. Lazer tag has been suggested by two other girls that are attending, but my date isn't very interested in that activity.

What does your date want to do instead?

Bone.

I return simply to acknowledge this.

rofl rofl rofl rofl


She's going through the trouble of going out with you, the least you can do is pay for her instead of apologize!

But seriously....pay for her share of dinner...her share of the limo fee...and a corsage.

-Get a wrist corsage, the pinned ones will rip the dress she's wearing (they're heeeavy for a few flowers)
-Ask her what color her dress is and buy a corsage that matches, and if you wear a suit instead of a tux I usually see guys color coordinate their tie/shirt to the color of the dress. I mean, I always kinda thought it was creepy (unless the dress is like dark blue, then the tie isn't such an eyesore). Just don't clash. Don't wear bright yellow if she's wearing neon orange. Because she might.

-I've only ridden to prom in a limo once. Usually we car pooled...and once our parents drove us omg so taboo! :X get over it. There are logistics here, too...like paying hourly or more if you go over. The year parents drove us it was out of the way, so its good they did. It would have been a loooong drive, and on semi-mountain roads. And everyone ditched the limo and went to after prom by their own car, because you usually change before you go to after prom.

-We saved money on dinner one year by simply not meeting up for dinner before hand, and then on another time one of the parents 'hosted' us, made lasagna, salad and sparkling apple cider for all of us. All the kids sat at a big table and hung out and the adults all sat in another room and went WAII OUR KIDS ARE GROWING UP. But they were respectful and let us be. This way your parents (if they even care) don't freak out about what you're doing, your date's parents don't freak out, and they get to take their pictures and bestow last minute condoms and such. If you're doing more of a casual thing have the guys meet up before hand and bbq. My guy friends did that one year for their dates while I was down the street (literally) getting ready with the other girls. We walked over, had dinner and left. Anywas what I'm saying is that it was really rare for us to go out and spend money on dinner.

-It was an unspoken custom at my school that the girl pays for after prom/after the prom activities like bowling or whatever. If you are able to present it to your parents as "let my group use the basement for after prom or else we'll go to a motel and have hot passionate unprotected sex" your parents may oblige and step out of the way, though this would be because it'd be the middle of the night and they're tired. Whatever. just make sure you have activities and snacks and you should be fine. Like, when I hosted get together we seriously played cranium, scrabble, Scene It...people brought CDs or music and DVDs, and people left when they got tired. It was fun.

Wait.. I don't think I'm doing it right.

Yeah, I don't know if he was kidding or not.


Don't wear bright yellow no matter what Darker shades are better anyways.


Fuck what they care about. This is your night.

Or to put it a different way, decent parents will forgive anything you do in the name of prom, and less decent parents won't be your problem pretty soon since you should be planning to move out soon anyways.


And alcohol It's a perfect setting to break open a drink and relax. Not suggesting getting hammered.


Or when they woke up? Unless you stayed up all night long I guess. But even then!

Anything I didn't comment on was accurate and should be listened to (regarding Kame's post).

A number of your concerns will be easy to answer for yourself when you're in the situation. Play it by ear, do what everyone else is doing, and you'll be fine.

This has always amused me, because nothing screams high school prom more than a bunch of couples where all of the guys are wearing ties or (more commonly) vests which match their dates' dresses. It's not bad looking, but it's just so.. prom.

Also, Kame, how many times have you gone to prom?

Oh, and just so you guys know things go both ways, I was asked to a prom the year after my high school prom. She covered all of the costs except my tuxedo and the corsage. Probably should have mentioned that earlier.

Dump her. Laser tag is awesome.