It seems that no longer is it just a question of who asked whom to homecoming but in recent years it's all about HOW the asking was done. When I was in high school a guy simply approached a girl and asked her if she'd like to go to the dance. Not anymore. It has to be a production, done in a unique and creative way, preferably with gifts (flowers, balloons, candy, shoes, jewelry) and often with an audience.
I get that it is fun and exciting for the girls, but I can't help but feel bad for those boys (assuming it is the boy doing the asking, which around here 90% of the time that is the case). Not only do they have to drum up the courage to ask a girl, but now they have to come up with a brilliant idea of how to go about it, plan and execute the whole thing, often risking rejection in front of their classmates. YIKES! Although I imagine they often know in advance that the girl will accept, I can't help thinking that they find the whole ordeal to be a huge PITA. I don't know, though, as I have all girls and they just LOVE it.
Is this a common thing elsewhere?
I get that it is fun and exciting for the girls, but I can't help but feel bad for those boys (assuming it is the boy doing the asking, which around here 90% of the time that is the case). Not only do they have to drum up the courage to ask a girl, but now they have to come up with a brilliant idea of how to go about it, plan and execute the whole thing, often risking rejection in front of their classmates. YIKES! Although I imagine they often know in advance that the girl will accept, I can't help thinking that they find the whole ordeal to be a huge PITA. I don't know, though, as I have all girls and they just LOVE it.
Is this a common thing elsewhere?
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