Now you may be thinking that prom isn’t that important and shouldn’t
draw such great attention, but it has evolved into one of the most important
nights of someone’s high school career. The better the "Promposal" the more “popular”
you will become.
Now you may be thinking what is a "Promposal"? A "Promposal is the
way someone asks someone else to spend the night with on the expensive, elegant
night of prom. This establishes that this special someone is your date and can’t
be taken by anyone else.
In earlier years the way you asked someone to
prom was simple, all you said was “hey would like to go to prom with me? And then
they would answer yes or no. But now that would be looked at as lame, or heartless.
As years have passed the “Promposal” phenomenon has been correlated with many
extravagant ideas. Some involve huge teddy bears and balloons; others include
candy and big signs. This process not only allows for an abundance of
creativity but also the willingness to be confident in asking the person and
hoping they will accept. The biggest controversy about this new revolution is
why or how it became such a popular demand all across schools in the United
States.
There could be
many solutions to this issue. A huge part could come from the “chick flick”
genre that has become popular among this same group of people. Nicholas Sparks
and other romantic authors have created an image that guys need to sweep a girl
off her feet and make her feel as if she is the most perfect girl in the world.
In correlation to “promposals” now a guy feels that with any situation
involving gaining interest from a girl they need to be over the top and cheesy
in order to gain her approval. Another solution could also be that the level of
creativity of teenagers has risen and their drive to become the most popular
or known kid in school has also increased drastically. High school is all about
fitting in and staying friends with the “coolest” people, so why not “wow” the
school with the best “promposal” around?
After the duty is
done and the pair is ready to spend their time together on this one
spectacular night, it almost becomes as if it is a story. Each “promposal” is
like a chapter and as more and more pairs are confirmed it becomes a long,
intricate book. The best “promposals” are talked about for years and years in
which allows for each future generation to see what is in store at this specific
time of year for all high schoolers. The longer this phenomenon occurs, the more stories we will have
and the more interesting prom will become.
How would you want to be asked to prom?
This is such an appropriate post! Honestly, who doesn’t want to be asked to prom in a cute way? I especially liked how you tied in the idea of where this “promposal” came from in terms of things such as media and books. It’s true that the “chick flick” genre has created that ideal relationship and perfect romance. As far as high school prom goes, that “sweeping off of the feet moment” usually always takes place around prom. And I agree that it’ll also be interesting to see how kids in the future ask eachother to prom.
ReplyDeleteIt is so true how promposals have become so extravagant. I have heard of promposals making really awkward date situations, and I have seen really cute promposals. Honestly, at this point, I'll just take whatever British guy will ask me haha! Honestly though, I follow "Promposals" on twitter and Jesse did a cute one last year (he used a bookmark in the book we were using in the musical during the matinee), but there's no need to stress yourself out about a simple yes or no question. Sophomore year, I was in the chorus room and other people were talking about prom weekend and he asked if I was going and I said I'm not going to prom "Do you want to go to prom with me?" "Sure" "Yes!" "What just happened?!". Boom-- asked and answered. Haha promposals are cute but it's also the little things in life:) Cute post, nice Nicholas Sparks reference lol
ReplyDeleteI'd like to think I had a pretty crafty promposal haha but in a generation when chilvary is supposedly dead, the promposal is one of the few things left that forces men to actually be men.I agree, sometimes the promposals are over the top (mine was actually a little expensive) and it takes away from the meaning of a simple question. I feel like many girls want to be "asked in a cute way" for the attention, but in all honesty, the fifteen minutes of fame after an awesome promposal is almost as good as having an amazing date to prom.
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