I never bothered to go to my highschool's senior prom either. I went to an all-girls school, and I wasn't able to find a date (I was going to ask a male friend of mine to go with me, just as friends... but that's a story for another day). Considering that the only guys there would be other people's dates... Instead, I spent the afternoon shopping with a friend of mine who wasn't going either. Although, I've been able to go to formal events since - my college residence hall holds a spring formal every year, which is a lot of fun. I have yet to bring a date to one of those either, but it's fun that way anyways - I just went with a group of some of my best friends the last two years.