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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I think that the OP is a troll. All of the all-girls schools in the DMV have lots of events with brother schools. And since most of the girls at the all-girls schools also have brothers, most of the girls have had experiences with boys outside of school when they are at each others' houses. Additionally, for events like Homecoming and Prom or Fall/Winter/Spring balls, the kids set each other up on dates. Even the most shy girls or boys attend with a date of the opposite sex. So the OP's post seems off, especially if she is trying to portray it as her daughter being at a school in the DMV."

Like PP, I couldn't believe that this would be a real situation. But I can now vouch for this being how it is for an 18-yr-old boy I know at my local all boy Catholic school. We tried to set him up with a prom date (I even found a cute girl who agreed to go with him) but he was too uncomfortable about the whole thing and called it off. At first he was excited about going to prom with a fixed up date but I guess that once he thought about it, he felt overwhelmed. I specifically tried brainstorming ideas with him for girls he could invite and he literally did not have any female friends in real life or online.

Not sure what he'll do this year when it's his senior prom, but from what I can tell he still hasn't made any female friends who might blossom into potential prom dates. At DC's high school kids go to proms without dates, but they are not a single sex school so there are plenty of classmates to group dance with. I seriously doubt that a dozen teen boys will dance together without any girls around at a Catholic school event. And if you're a guy who brought a date, she probably won't want to be passed around and shared with your buddies who didn't bring a date. I know I wouldn't appreciate that. 
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???  It is a prom date, they aren't getting married.  At our kids' schools, sometimes kids who are set up don't even meet until the pre-party.  Maybe they will talk ahead of time or try to see each other before hand, but usually not.  That's fine and expected in this area.  The kids don't need to know each others' life stories.  They just need enough information so they can get the right color/type corsage or boutonnière.  Most of the kids are meeting in groups at pre-parties at someone's house or at a country club or something.  Then they travel together in a bus or a bunch of limos to the actual event, and the same for the return.  They usually go to after-parties at someone's house and then either get picked up there or do a sleepover at someone's house.

I agree that I don't think that the OP is talking about this area.  I also think the whole tone of her post is off so I agree that she may be a troll.[/quote]

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