Who did/didn't go to their high school proms?

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I did attend my prom and I done my best to have a good time despite having some setbacks.

My senior class recently had their prom, but I didn't go. I couldn't afford to go, and I could not handle all that loud music, close quarters, and I would definitely facepalm at seeing my classmates "grinding."

I went and had some fun.

I didn't go to the Prom. I didn't want to waste my time with a bunch of people who treated me like garbage since I came to the school in third grade (it was a central school). I have no regrets about skipping it.

Too much money for one night.

Nope. never went to any school events of any sort...
1. No desire to socialize
2. Nobody would have gone with me.

Whoa! There are more of you!
Prior to seeing this thread, I have never heard of anyone (save my brother and I) that didn't go the infamous prom.
I was treated horribly in high school... to the point that I tried several times to "off" myself. It was a very dark time. I didn't see what the point was in devoting my evening (my "me-time") to participating in mental warfare with the horrible people that I went to school with. It seemed pointless to me. I went for milkshakes that evening instead.

I was invited to mine, and boy, I regret it. The girl I liked, I made her feel uncomfortable the day before so the last dance went out the window. I almost landed in a brawl, and my main friends never even made an appearance. Thus started the worst year ever.

I had to work. Besides, my parents being the strict Arminians that they were (arminius was a Dutch theologian of the 16th century, that influenced the Anabaptists, as well as John and Samuel Wesley), dancing was thought to be the Devil's work.

I didn't go to my Junior prom, but I went to my Senior Prom
I wasn't going to go, but my Creative Writing/English teacher pretty much talked me into it. Actually, come to think about it, I think she may have devoted part of our Creative Writing class to talking me into it. I remember feeling kind of embarrassed at the time, but it's kind of a neat story thinking back on it!
We ended up going and having a pretty great time! She was dating a friend of mine (who had asked out another girl prior to starting to date the girl I took), so it was kind of weird, but very no-pressure.
Prom (at least for us seniors) was pretty surreal... Everyone got along really well and all of the little social barriers seemed to vanish. No one bullied/picked on me and I was able to talk to a bunch of new/different people without feeling ostracized.. It was pretty great!

^^^

I didn't go. I've regretted not going ever since... even six years later now.

Got ditched at the last minute by the girl I was supposed to go with. Didn't feel like showing up solo, so I didn't.

My school was a private Baptist school and we had banquets, not proms - no dancing allowed. However I did go to the prom at another school with the guy I was dating. I wore a lime green chiffon floor length antebellum dress with a bustle. My date wore a darker lime green tux. The kind that was made out of thick polyester and had a ruffled shirt. I spent hours getting ready at one of my best friend's houses and his grandmother helped me with my hair and she even gave me a necklace and my friend gave me some perfume. I'll have to see if I can dig up a photo and put it on here. It was 1981, so don't laugh too hard at the bad fashion.

He drove a motorcycle so we took my car and I drove. That looked sort of funny, me driving us, but I did it anyway.

I think we danced one dance, a slow dance. Freebird, I think. Then we left and went to the bar his mother was a waitress at. The drinking age was 19 then but because it was prom season, lots of places would let you in and serve you a little. We drank champagne there.

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I didn't go, and neither did my girlfriend.

Neither did I. I had to work, and the church I grew up in strongly deterred any kind of dance, stating that dancing was akin to Satan's hellfire.