Today in society, it seems as if only boys are allowed to ask someone out.
Yeileny Lopez, Staff Writer
Mar 14, 2017
With prom season around the corner, everyone is worrying about having the perfect outfit and more importantly: the perfect date. Even on big screens, everyone seems to struggle to find the right person to ask however, it is always the boy trying to figure out howto “prom-pose” to the perfectgirl. This trend has started making a lot of people wonder: does it always have to be the guy who does the promposal? It’s important to remember that anygender can ask the person they want to go to prom with. For many years now, it has always been the boy asking the girl out on a date, but there’s no specific rule that says that the boy has to ask the girl. Why should it matter whichgender asks who? The expectationthat the man has to pop the question just puts pressure on both sexes, and often times results in no one “prom-posing”.
“It can be either gender however, I think that itis more socially acceptable forthe guy to ask out the girl,” sophom*ore Lisdeyvis Mestre said
Moreover, since the boy is the one who usually does the asking, then he is alsoexpected to purchasethe ticket for the girl. However, this is unfair because prom tickets are expensive and just because someoneasked a person to accompany them at prom, doesn’t mean they are obliged topay for both tickets. It’s easier for both parties to just go 50/50 and have a good time at prom. Unless one of the parties volunteers to pay for both tickets and the other person is comfortable with it, then there’s no problem.
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Personally, I wouldn’t like a girl to ask me out, I would prefer to be the one who asks the question because I would want to make the other person feel special.
— sophom*ore Adrian Ramos
No matter your gender, if there’s someone you want to ask to prom just ask them! At the end of the day, it really does not matter who asks who to the dance, so long as both parties have a good time and enjoy themselves.
