Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-06-03 | Page 18 | Prom Dates Can be Problems

THE TEEN SET v Pronri Dates Can1 Be Problems , ' ; , . By BETTY BETZ Got your Prom mats or data? Just about everyone has by now, . because after an,4t's the biggest school shindig of the year.. Tea, proms and big dances are the vitamins which really keep us going and give us something to look forward to, but that's just the trouble! VtX. ma explain 1 . With all of the ballyhoo and buildup tied to a prom, we all have a tendency to expect too much, and It often happens that you'd have had more fun at a last-minute impromptu jam seah! Ton look your best, and by the time you finally get there you find that you're not as gay as you thought you'd bet Wen , . . that's it U you hadn't counted so much on laughing your aides out, it might have been " more " pleasant And If everything doesn't run along . dreamily, we either alt and aula, grope for conversation, or perhaps per-haps even wind up n an argument. argu-ment. V f - . ' ' Then supposing you do get off to a bad start? If your areas doesn't fit. If your flowers dont ..v - w hmw flat keens HIttWIli - J " you waiting for an hour, we can't blame you for being in a . sour mood, but for your own good, snap out of it but fast! It takes two -people to have fun,' and if you look aa if you could eat rasor blades, don't think your date is going to knock himself him-self out trying to make you smile again. Sure . . . we'd much prefer a prom to run along in peachy-pie peachy-pie order, but Just in case it doesn't . . . what then? Suppose he wolfs another girl? Suppose your ex-steady starts trouble? Any number of things can happen, hap-pen, and, if you're smart, you'll take them in your stride instead of pulling 4 fast faint in the powder room. . Do keep one thing in mind ... no matter what happens, stick to your original date! In most cases prom dates are made wen in advance, and by the time the dance comes 'round two young people might not" be so moonfaced moon-faced and starry-eyed ... in fact they might arely be on speaking terms! Even though you did make your date three months in advance ad-vance and have switched affections affec-tions three times since, do try to follow through with your original plana . . . that is, unless you both politely discuss it be, forehand on account of new romances ro-mances in tow. Breaking dates is one sure way to fade out of popularity not only with one person . . . but with everybody who hears about it Proms can be perfectly wonderful, won-derful, but they can also incite some of the biggest social problems prob-lems in teen age history. So unless you're looking for trouble, trou-ble, take my advice and keep those wide eyes focused on your own territory, and see that your date has a good time . . . And naturally that will automatically automati-cally make it double! .