How Do I Tell Someone I Don't Want To Go To Prom With Them Nicely?

[Drake3247]

Someone wants to go to prom with me but I really want to go with someone else. The person who wants to go with me is in my friend group and I think if I turn her down everyone won't be friends with me anymore. Also the person I want to ask to prom is this persons best friend. I've thought about this for weeks now. Please Help me.

[grasscarp]

If I were you I would not go to prom at all. If it causes so many problems find an excuse and give it a miss.

[rockyracoon]

Ah, grasscarp, wheres the romance? ;)

Drake, why don't you just all go as a group, I've never understood all the pairing off for proms.

[boxtops]

Go with the friend group person - you'll have plenty of time to chat up the friend's best friend later on.

[birdie1971]

Drake - “... The person who wants to go with me is in my friend group and I think if I turn her down everyone won't be friends with me anymore...”

If your so-called friends fall out with you over this then they aren't your real friends. I know that's not probably very helpful but it's the reality of the situation. My advice would be to get some better friends.

[BlackRoseThorn]

tell her you want to go as a group of friends rather than a couple.
Or try to find her a date and ask out her friend and everyone wins.
Or you could just give her a chance and go with her. You might have fun. Never know.
Or just don't go

[starone]

Be bold. Faint heart never won fair lady as the old saying goes. Ask the one you want first, she might refuse you!

[AlwaysConfused]

I remember our school prom, what a headache. My friends and I decided not to bother, we hit the nightclubs instead! Saved many arguments and let-downs

[maggiebee]

Seems someone will be upset whatever you do/say. Think going to the prom as a group of friends is a very good idea.

[mibn2cweus]

//Also the person I want to ask to prom is this persons best friend.//

Where's the prom . . . this I gotta see!

[venator]

Stand up and say that the whole prom idea is an American import and a cynical marketing scheme, which you won't support in times of national trouble.

Then go by yourself...

[chakka35]

If you don't want to go with them nicely tell them how you would like to go with them. They might be happy with that.

[naomi24]

^^ Naughty. :o)

[chakka35]

Yes I know, naomi, but I only half apologise for taking a sentence at its face value. Best to make a joke of it than express the irritation I feel at the mangling of our beautiful language.

[chakka35]

And there am I mangling: 'better' not 'best'.