Dances

I just got back from a dance at my best friend's school and I have realized a couple of things:

1. I'm incredibly awkward.
2. There is only so much I can take of guys trying to touch my butt and other places I don't want to be touched.
3. Even in shorts and a tee shirt, you will still overheat at a dance.

The point of this post isn't me bragging that I actually went out for once, it has to do with how I feel now that I'm home and it's all over. I have no regrets about what happened at the dance nor do I have any regrets about any past dances. However, now that I'm out of that atmosphere, I'm realizing I should learn to stand up for myself more. At the dance, a guy literally slapped my ass and I was not okay with it but I didn't do anything about it. I guess I let guys get away with too much just because I like the attention they give me. Even though I say that I still have my values and I don't give guys permission to do things that I didn't think was okay at the time. Now that I'm thinking back, yes there were a few things I should have been a bit tougher about but you know what? I'm okay with that. I completely accept it. However, after everything I said, the main thing I realized is that I'm not a party girl. I wasn't really sure before but at the end of the night, I just got so tired of it all. I'm home now and I have no desire to go to a dance or party anytime soon. I love dancing and everything but I just couldn't deal with that stuff on a regular basis.