You have been invited to the prom; you are working on the minimal details and other plans that will be circling and affecting your evening otherwise. So far, you haven’t really thought about your dress but as you are roaming the local strip-mall in search of the address to your chose hairstylist, you see a dress in the window of a small boutique and your heart skips a beat. You run inside to scope it out, you fall in love instantly, the trim is amazing, the spaghetti straps are wonderful, and the vertical-back lace is more elegantly designed than anything you’ve ever seen. You have to have it; you will be lost without it. The main problem, you find out, is the cost! Your Mom was gracious enough not to require you to pay for the dress, but would she cover such a large expense? This is the time to question-your-first-impression!
We all have those moments when choosing a special dress, especially the perfect prom dress, where we find ourselves drooling over the “One”. There will always be one dress that will shine above all the others and attract our attention more than anything. But in these moments we have to take a breather. We have to come back to our sensible judgment and realize the over-all picture to this crazed painting. We want what we want, but sometimes unless we are a princess with a fortune of gold awaiting us, then we may need a reality check. Money can be hard to come by; if your parents have agreed to pay for your prom attire then you may want to be as compromising as possible. They will want you to look ravishing, but the expense will need to be decided upon before you run to the closest, and most expensive, boutique.
Never jump into the first decision without a second thought. You should always do three things: Stop, breath, and think. If you do these three things in a moment such as this then you are guaranteed to make a better decision than if you had just grabbed the credit card and went to town. The first impressions we receive are the initial indicators as to the direction we should go in, not the place where we should stop thinking and act! If we reacted on impulse for every decision we made where would the world be today? Even though it is only a dress, the bigger picture may involve your parents trust with their money, or the amount of common-sense and decisiveness you display when given a certain responsibility. There may be more details tied to your decision than you realize. So keep your head clear and your credit cards in check.