21 Awkward Things About High School Dances

High school dances can always be a little weird… posted on December 3, 2012 at 12:07pm EST

Hunter Schwarz BuzzFeed Staff posted about 5 months ago

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21 Awkward Things About High School Dances

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1. When your date stands you up.

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2. When your date’s an Xbox.

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3. When your date underdresses.

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4. When your date’s skirt gets more attention than yours.

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5. When you’re not allowed into the dance because your dress is see through.

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6. When you’re not allowed in even though your dress isn’t see through.

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7. When your date also asked someone else out.

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8. When your dad photobombs you.

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9. When you have to use a stool for the pictures.

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10. When you can’t pin the boutonnière on.

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11. When your friend’s thumb is in your mouth.

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12. When you fall into a lake.

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13. When you forgot to fill up the gas tank.

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14. When you forget to make dinner reservations.

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15. When your date gets all up on you.

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16. When your date’s twerking gets out of control.

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17. When you’re wearing a burlap sack.

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18. When you’re camouflaged.

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19. When you’re not camouflaged but everyone else is.

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20. When everyone catches you sneaking a peek.

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21. When you forget your pants.

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#10 HIS EYES. that is all.
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  Haha that’s me and my date! Im not sure how this even got on here…
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#2 I would have been there with the head cheerleader….but TOTALLY jealous of this guy
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#2 makes me not want to live on this planet anymore.
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Pants off dance off
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That girl’s dress in #19 is EFFING adorable— I can’t even bother looking at the other two. End of story.
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  How embarrassing it must have been >.
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I’m number #13!
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  shame on you! haha jk :)
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Ahhh high school. My future hubs took me to prom when he was 21-ordered a drink at dinner and the server laughed at him! But now we’ve been married 10 years <3
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#18 This is painfully popular thing at my old high school.
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IT’S A KILT NOT A SKIRT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  I would be so proud if my date wore a kilt. I would also be so proud if I wore those awesome red shoes.
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1. When your date stands you up.

2. When your date’s an Xbox.

3. When your date underdresses.

4. When your date’s skirt gets more attention than yours.

5. When you’re not allowed into the dance because your dress is see through.

6. When you’re not allowed in even though your dress isn’t see through.

7. When your date also asked someone else out.

8. When your dad photobombs you.

9. When you have to use a stool for the pictures.

10. When you can’t pin the boutonnière on.

11. When your friend’s thumb is in your mouth.

12. When you fall into a lake.

13. When you forgot to fill up the gas tank.

14. When you forget to make dinner reservations.

15. When your date gets all up on you.

16. When your date’s twerking gets out of control.

17. When you’re wearing a burlap sack.

18. When you’re camouflaged.

19. When you’re not camouflaged but everyone else is.

20. When everyone catches you sneaking a peek.

21. When you forget your pants.

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