There's nothing particularly special about the couple whose story we're looking at today. They're like every other couple who fell in love at high school. This is Clare Ettinger with James Thompson, her long-term boyfriend. They were looking forward to the prom like all students do.
Like any other pair of lovestruck teenagers, they were nervous about what college would mean for their relationship. After the prom, it would be time to think about college, but on Prom night, they could forget about that for a few hours.