Leading up to homecoming is it own adventure. The couple weeks in front are full of finding the attention of the opposite gender and how to act not interested. SW tradition says that is it okay to go to the dances as a solo and one should not be too serious about all the show.
However.... whether you call it a couple or not, somehow it is still important to have a "date." So young love moves in all the mysterious ways that is ageless. So all of homecoming week it is a buildup of singles moving toward each other. So the thrill of homecoming and the big dance become a reality. There are dresses and flowers. There are dinners and drives. Then the weekend is over and we are back to normal.
Monday after Homecoming is interesting. Maybe a couple hours of dancing exposes all the deficiencies one wants. Maybe the excitement of the week wanes after Monday brings back the routine of school minus the theme days. Maybe we really want to see who else might be out there. If the week before is one of match making, the week after is heart break. This is not new. It has been going on as long as there was two people thinking about going to homecoming.
The moods, the heart break, the tender feelings are all part of the high school experience. Maybe it is the safety net of not being too serious too early. Maybe it is just being young. So be careful the first week back from Homecoming .. we wear it on our sleeve for a few days.
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