How To Ask Someone To the Prom 

Time to ask someone to the prom. Don’t freak out. Just follow these simple steps.

Step 1: Narrow down your list of potential dates

Narrow down your list of potential prom dates by flipping through your most recent yearbook. Have both A-list choices and B-list choices. While you may have your heart set on a cheerleader, you might be more suited for the Computer Club president.

Step 2: Question their friends

Pick a few top candidates and question their friends. Do they already have a date? What’s their type? This will further narrow your list.

Step 3: Try to catch their eye

Start with the first person on your list. Seek them out at a time when they’re not rushed or distracted. Try to catch their eye. If after a few attempts you can see they’re avoiding you like the plague, let it go.

Step 4: Get used to the fear

Don’t worry if your stomach feels like you have a tumor the size of a bowling ball. This is just fear. Everyone has it. You can still accomplish your goals even if you’re afraid.

Step 5: Ask them to the prom

Ask your next choice if they’re going to the prom. If they say something like “not sure,” mumble something that might be mistaken for an invitation to prom. Gage the reaction. If positive, go in for the kill. If negative, just laugh it off as a misunderstanding.

Step 6: Spit it out

Now you’re down to number three. This is a golden moment. As soon as you see your potential date walking in your direction, just spit it out. She may say “no,” she may say “yes.”

Step 7: Keep trying

You’re down to the final person on your list. You know they don’t have a date. They don’t avoid your eyes. They smile at you in the hallway. Go for it.

Step 8: Realize that proms are whack

If the person says yes, you’re home free. Go have a ball! If they say no, remember that kids who are unpopular in high school usually run the world!