Prom problems
So, prom is coming up, and I have a conundrum.
Last year, after attending prom as a Junior, I told my girlfriend that I have no interest in going next year as Seniors. She said okay, and we let it be for the better half of a year. Recently, with prom coming up she has been pressuring me, telling me that we need to go, and that it's a big deal to her, and I just don't want to, so I won't.
Well, a few weeks ago we got in the biggest fight of our relationship, about me not wanting to go to prom. I have several reasons for not wanting to... Recently my mother was laid off from her job, and she's only working temporarily on little side jobs. So, it's not that I'm poor, but I have to be frugal with my money because it's tight around the household. Also, with college coming up I'm trying to save every penny I have, because I'll be attending a big University.
Anyways, so we got over the first fight, but just today she tells me that she's going to go to prom, with a friend of mine. I was stunned, in all honesty, and I don't know what to think. I've told her how much it hurts for her to say she's going to go with my friend (even though she says it's "just as friends..."). So here I am, feeling like I just hit in the face.
At this point, I don't know what to do. Should I let her go (which would probably kill me on the inside), should I break-up with her (which would probably kill me, too), or do you IINers have a proposed third party choice.
Let me once again restate that I do understand that it's very conceited of me not to go to prom with her. But what she's doing is crossing the line, in my opinion. I've even tried to make plans on prom day to do something else, like a nice restaurant dinner, but she wouldn't budge.
What would you do? is it normal to be leaning towards breaking up with her? Please help me, I'm at a loss.