What ever happened to old fashioned letters?

United States
February 6, 2009 5:58pm CST
I wish I grew up in the time where the only way you could contact someone was by letter. I feel like it kept people to appreciate the little things a lot more. Now a days, people get spoiled with communication. Does anyone else feel this way? If so, what are your reasonings?
5 responses
@echomonster (2226)
• Greenwood, Mississippi
7 Feb 09
I remember when I was a kid I would write letters to my cousin, older sister, and grandmother and really enjoyed the process of sending and receiving letters. It can indeed be nice for communication not to be so instant. However, I don't have too much nostalgia for postal letters, mainly because it can be very difficult to decipher handwriting. Now while you could print or type letters and then mail them, that really takes away the personal feel of the letter and sort of defeats the whole point. Email may be impersonal, but at least it's easy to read!
• United States
7 Feb 09
I love writing letters and am in the practice of writing them at least twice per week - I have one penpal in Louisiana, and one in Washington. I love sending letters out as much as I love receiving them. I have another friend who would like to start writing to me, as well, and I say the more the merrier! I wish more people would write and send letters out, rather than communicating through texting or email, because I think they'd find a lot more gratification. That's just my opinion, though. :0)
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
7 Feb 09
I grew up in a time where computers were just starting and I had a friend who moved over to the U.S. One of the fun things exchanging letters is that you are excited every time mail comes in. Also, I enjoyed the stationery that she would use and I would go out of my way to look for pretty stationeries also. Nowadays, I don't have the time to write letters and mail them to my friend.
• Philippines
7 Feb 09
I SMS, I send e-mails, but sometimes I still practice writing letters--even notepassing in class helps. I don't want technology to dominate my life; I still have a brain that needs to work.
• United States
7 Feb 09
I grew up in an era before the invention of the Apple, so it was snail mail or perhaps a phone call. I think it is becoming a lost art form. Most students today cannot even tell you the parts of a letter, or the types of letters you might write. And, receiving a thank you note is almost unheard of now adays. I think that even though electronic communication is wonderful, it is also taking away from communication. I know that I enjoy receiving a handwritten letter that I knew took time to pen and compose.