Before we start, I know what you’re gonna say. I can hear the girls screaming at me through this paper, “of course It’s worth it!” or, “everyone has to experience prom!” Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for partying with friends and having fun walking down the red carpet or busting it down on the dance floor with your closest buds.

What I wish to explain is the time, work and effort that goes into prom planning, (amongst many other things). Students will stress months in advance finding a date, making sure their colors match their date and all of the romantic nerves that come with the appeal of beauty. Even after you get all these details set straight, the part that kills is the waiting period. People get antsy and almost blow up from excitement for prom, with that, anticipation rules and patience dwindles away from the beginning. Unless you’re a senior when next year comes around, people should ask themselves a simple question, “Is all of this trouble really worth it?” Prom is built up through the mind, marinates with fashion and is executed in one night. What is stopping students from dressing up real fancy, putting on their confidence trousers and going out to a restaurant or a fun location? I believe that fun is labeled by how you interpret it – you yourself can change what constitutes “fun”.

Now that that point is over with… Let’s get on with something more spicy. Is prom decided equally by both genders? Do guys enjoy prom as much as the girls do? Are high school students that are in romantic relationships always completely honest with each other? I’d venture to say that prom is mainly pushed along by the gals. Some guys seem to agree to do it just because they feel pressured or to appease their girlfriends. Do what you desire! Speak your mind! Now hear me out, there are some excited and eager boyfriends but how often does that come around? Most guys (people in general in this generation) end up stuffing their true emotions deep down into the dark and starry depths of their stomach where it’ll never see the light of day again.

If I could ask all of the high school dudes that are going to prom with their girlfriends a question that the girls wouldn’t know I’d be asking them, how many of them would be completely honest? I’m getting off topic. Prom isn’t all that spectacular that students and teachers hype it up to be. How much can one single night mean to a person? For me, every day is seen as an opportunity to have some fun. Even school that students dread going to every day can be turned into something to look forward to.

Now that I think about it, prom actually removes the ability to be unique. The standard is set early on, everyone’s in fancy suits or long dresses already. You would have to get really creative on prom night to properly stand out from the crowd. What I’m getting at is the importance of differences. The reason humans are drawn to other people is because of how we are all different in our own intricate ways. Every person is an art piece that they individually crafted and created. Without that, you have a gray-scale world. I say students should wear, relatively, whatever they want on prom night.

To keep the ball rolling, is prom designed for everybody? This question might appear to have a simple answer, and well, that is true, there remains a deeper truth. The easy answer is no, humans come in all different shapes and sizes, which makes a perfect prom technically impossible. But besides all the pictures taken, red carpets strolled on and makeup applied – what about the people that don’t want to be so flashy and shown off? There are teenagers out there who do not want to feel like the center of attention.

Maybe prom isn’t for everybody, but it should attempt to include as many people as possible. Now, before I wrap this thing up, I have a confession to make. If anger is already surging in your soul or if you couldn’t care less than a fly’s wing, I’m gonna say it anyway. I am a total hypocrite and liar. I’m a Junior who hasn’t been to a high school prom once and has only been to a bowling after party.

Knowing that information, does your interpretation of my shallow opinions regress even more? No matter what your opinion is or where you stand, this story is merely a page full of my opinions that don’t have to generate some sort of light bulb moment that they do for me. Writing is fun, and anyone can do it. You should seriously consider my opinions, though, just saying.