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Adults Relive the Glory Days With Their Own Proms: Cute or Lame?

SodaHead Living 2011/05/13 15:48:49
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For most of us, prom happens no more than once or twice. We still remember the date, the dress, the wet smooch and the corsage, but we're happy enough to leave all that in the past.

But in the Facebook age of the never-ending high school reunion, an increasing number of U.S. cities are hosting "adult proms" for "kids" in their 20s, 30s and even their 60s, The New York Times reports.

"It’s not cheap, but it’s special," Ashley Moeller, 25, who attended the adult prom in Green Bay, Wis., with her husband, Kurt. She spent $140 on her tangerine knee-length ruched dress, about $50 for gold shoes, $30 for a spray-tan and more for hair and press-on nails.

"I've been thinking about it for weeks," Moeller's friend Randa Genke said. "I could hardly sleep last night I was so excited."

Do you think adults should have another chance to recreate the "best night of their lives"? Or do these people really need to grow up?

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/us/12prom.html?_...

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  • jade 2011/05/13 23:35:58
    Cute!
    jade
    Kinda cute in a really lame way
  • JGF 2011/05/13 23:31:22
    Lame
    JGF
    +1
    I didn't attend our junior or senior proms, why on earth would I drag my mouldering carcass to one now?
  • Haley 2011/05/13 23:20:10
    Cute!
    Haley
    prom is fun but hardly the best night of your life, i hope, lol, but this is pretty cute.
  • Just_Pietzche 2011/05/13 23:17:14
    Lame
    Just_Pietzche
    Nostalgia for glory days that never existed.
  • missnamecaller 2011/05/13 23:13:52
    Cute!
    missnamecaller
    But isn't this like The Reunion?
  • Danny T... missnam... 2011/05/17 02:52:44
    Danny Troxel
    Exactly like it,and you might notice there aren't as many dance partners these days.
  • Standardtoaster 2011/05/13 22:22:16
    Cute!
    Standardtoaster
    +2
    Why not? I know I've enjoyed my years OUT of high school more than my years IN it.
  • Lady Wh... Standar... 2011/05/14 09:37:08
    Lady Whitewolf
    ditto!
  • PanDuh 2011/05/13 22:18:28
    Cute!
    PanDuh
    I wouldn't call it cute, but it sounds like something fun to do a few years from now :D
  • Bruce 2011/05/13 22:01:47
    Lame
    Bruce
    +1
    Why do you need adult proms when you have bars?
  • Danny T... Bruce 2011/05/17 02:53:41
    Danny Troxel
    No fun since they lowered the drinking age. All the punks are there.
  • Bruce Danny T... 2011/05/19 19:30:55
    Bruce
    Just need to find older bars as you get older. Neighborhood pubs and bars are always nicer if you aren't there trying to pick up a date.
  • doodlemunster 2011/05/13 21:54:59
    Cute!
    doodlemunster
    thats hella kool that they want to relive their teen memory
  • GirlyGirl™ 2011/05/13 21:48:04
    Lame
    GirlyGirl™
    I'm not a kid anymore!
  • Alyssa 2011/05/13 21:37:08
    Cute!
    Alyssa
    +1
    If people are having fun and not hurting anybody, I'm fine with it.
  • THE jaki 2011/05/13 21:31:59
    Lame
    THE jaki
    +1
    it just wouldn't be the same if the cute prom king is now a 30 year old fat dude thats going bald.....
  • Danny T... THE jaki 2011/05/17 02:54:43
    Danny Troxel
    And the cute prom queen is now a 30 year old fat chick who is going bald.
  • KB 2011/05/13 21:22:13
    Lame
    KB
    For most of them anyways
  • Anna E 2011/05/13 21:22:02
    Lame
    Anna E
    Lame but funny. lol
  • belle 2011/05/13 20:56:02
    Cute!
    belle
    +2
    All people no matter their age have a right to fun. Fun is not just for the young.
  • Danny T... belle 2011/05/17 02:55:50
    Danny Troxel
    That's what my grandfather said just before he went bungy jumping. Three weeks in traction.
  • belle Danny T... 2011/05/17 03:03:33
    belle
    well there are limits, but hey even the young have accidents
  • Danny T... belle 2011/05/17 03:25:35
    Danny Troxel
    This was no accident!
  • belle Danny T... 2011/05/17 20:48:33
    belle
    you mean it was done on purpose?
  • ♥Hannah♥~GSA 2011/05/13 20:55:48
    Lame
    ♥Hannah♥~GSA
    You got your time to shine in junior and senior year.
  • Sammie(: 2011/05/13 20:51:38
    Lame
    Sammie(:
    +1
    wow, really? -.-
    they can get their own little parties and do dances and such.
    but call it prom? c'mon. don't ruin it for us. the point of our prom as youth will turn pointless if the adults join. not cool. they can have their reunions. but no, not their own prom. prom is not such a big deal,anyway.
  • Jenna ☮♡ッ 2011/05/13 20:41:28
    Cute!
    Jenna ☮♡ッ
    +3
    I think its cute. I went to 3 proms (all of which were with my boyfriend) and I wouldn't mind going to some more when I'm older. :)
  • Shockice 2011/05/13 20:19:18
    Cute!
    Shockice
    +2
    I meant to click Lame.
  • Feisty 2011/05/13 19:56:19
    Cute!
    Feisty
    +4
    I think people just want an excuse to dress up. People used to dress for dinner, the ballet, the theatre; heck, my grandmother even used to dress to go shopping.

    How many formal occasions have you been to lately?
  • Danny T... Feisty 2011/05/17 02:56:40
    Danny Troxel
    Not counting the firemen's ball?None.
  • MisterD 2011/05/13 19:50:55
    Lame
    MisterD
    I imagine that those that do this are the ones that didn't go to prom when they had the chance.
  • Happy 2011/05/13 19:44:43
    Lame
    Happy
    +1
    Oh my God, maybe seniors should also
    god seniors senior citizen prom
    its going to be such a blast
  • Feisty Happy 2011/05/13 20:06:06
    Feisty
    +2
    Gives a new meaning to Senior Prom
  • Happy Feisty 2011/05/13 20:43:26
    Happy
    +1
    LOL yeah and i heard their is going to be heavy drinking, since they need a lot of water to wash down their medication.
  • Danny T... Happy 2011/05/17 02:57:48
    Danny Troxel
    +1
    And just think Slick,your day is right around the corner.
  • Princess Cadance 2011/05/13 19:22:59
    Cute!
    Princess Cadance
    +3
    I would love to go to one, I was home schooled so I never got to go to prom.
  • Tara-ABO-2012 2011/05/13 19:16:01
    Cute!
    Tara-ABO-2012
    +3
    I think it's sweet, especially for those who never went to their senior prom. I did not get to go to mine and would probably go to an adult one if there was one around here :)
  • Jareth Majere 2011/05/13 18:59:39
    Cute!
    Jareth Majere
    +9
    Hey whatever makes you happy... Many of these people may never have gotten a chance to go to a prom
  • xXbluebrokenheartXx 2011/05/13 18:53:13
    Lame
    xXbluebrokenheartXx
    sorry but our proms didn't happen yet, so plz dont ruin it for us ;D
  • Hobbitt / Oldsquid 2011/05/13 18:47:29
    Lame
    Hobbitt / Oldsquid
    Those of us that are "Mature" adults see this for what it is a way for Dress sellers, Tux Renters, Halls and party planners way of making money...If my wife and I want to go to a dance we go to a dance...Besides most of those we graduated with are dead now.

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