PLEASE READ IDK WHAT TO DO

i need some serious help. in december i asked my boyfriend to come to my prom with me since he has already graduated. he said no. i figured i could wear him down over time but now he’s giving me reasons:

1) he has severe social anxiety. he absolutely hates being with large groups of people.

2) he hates dressing up🙄

3) a girl he liked screwed him over at his prom last year.

i’m a fantasizer. not in the sexual way. i love to imagine cute dates or prom and all that crap. i’ve been dreaming of prom with him since we started dating in september. he always tells me i can’t let people from my past affect what i do right now. but now he’s doing the same thing. so here are my questions:

do i continue to try? or do i give up on him?

do i go alone? or try to find another date? (as friends of course)

do i just say f*** this and not go?

having him at prom is really important to me. i’ve been having so much stress about it that i cried last night. please help me out here and comment what i should do or opinions you might have.

UPDATE: he said yes!!!! only took 2 months to convince him lol... beyond happy right now :))))