The Lincoln Log

“Will you go to prom with me?” says one pathetic boy to one surprised girl in the hallway. She smiles and cocks her head to one side, mulling the situation over seriously. Suddenly, the boy starts laughing hysterically. “Just kidding!” he screams, practically doubled over with laughter. Embarrassed and frustrated the girl storms off to class with hate plastered on her face. The boy continues laughing, turns to his friends, and says, “That was good.” However, as the boy looks at the girl from afar, he begins to wonder about one thing: when will he have the guts to seriously – romantically – ask her to prom?

Guys, I’ll be straight up with you: girls don’t like it when you mess with their heads. When you want to ask a girl something, say it like you mean it, not like you’re messing around. If you ever really want to ask that girl to prom, it will be hard for her to know if you’re just messing around with her or not. The same goes for those girls who ask guys to prom. Don’t drop hints that you don’t mean when speaking one-on-one, that is, your sudden interest in who they are going to prom with, what they are looking for in a date. (This depends on what kind of relationship you have with that person)

Do not, and I repeat, do not, ask someone to prom via the internet or phone – you might end up guaranteeing yourself a rejection. (It is easier for someone to reject you that way) Unless you are an extremely talented tech-person and can do cool computer tricks, I would not advise you to use instant messengers (i.e. AIM), email, etc. The only exception to the use of a phone would be in following in the footsteps of Romeo; call them while you wait outside their house, and tell them to look/come out. (Ta-da, romance at its best) Yet please note: if you don’t talk to her at all, don’t expect miraculous results. The phone and the internet, for most people, is really just the wimps way out, and even you know it.

Be creative, and don’t ask casually; just asking with something as simple as a cake or rose would be much better then asking empty handed. Of course, these ideas do not apply to everyone; every person is special in their own way. Some people do not like cheesy ideas; some may just like it simple. Find out what kind of person he/she is first, then figure out how to ask him/her or else you may end up having a bad day.

Mission: Deliver a tape with a message like, “Your date, should you choose to accept it, will be with ______ at _________ time on ________(day). You will be picked up by a person wearing ________. Your date will feel like s/he may self-destruct if you do not reply by ________.”

Treasure hunt: Give your “date” a map of a certain area. Draw marks on the areas where you have left a message. Leave a note on each area leading to the next area, have the last one say something like “Will you be my prom date?”

Adoring Kisses: Put Hershey’s kisses in the front doorway of their house. “Now that I’ve kissed the ground you walk on, will you be my prom date?”