Love letters vs love emails

I think I will always prefer handwritten...It's more personal.

I do appreciate a good e-mail every now and then though. :)

I know years ago when I got my first PC,it seemed really cool to send E-Cards to all my friends and family.At one point,I think my kids alone,had 20 or more ecards or those funny website pages from me a week.Then one day I realized that they had stopped reading them.They began to make jokes about it,then I realized that my other friends and family were most likely doing the same thing.It was kind of funny :lol:
My son is a very old fashion kid,hes only 18 years old and writes beautiful letters ,he wont even buy a card in a store.Hes an artist,and even seals his letters with a wax seal.Everyone tells him that he is a 40 year old in a 18 year body.I no longer send ecards,well maybe just one for someones bday,but I went back to writing the long letters to my friends who live far away,and just email them quick little messages to keep in touch.Email has made it alot easier to keep in touch with people and it does make life alot easier,but reading a good long letter,while not sitting at a computer screen,can be a wonderful thing.Sitting infront of a computer monitor reading a love letter does seem a little unromantic.

I'm definately a handwriting fanatic. I have a friend of mine who has gorgeous handwriting. He used to write letters to all of us, and we'd hang them up. I still have some of them, he always gets a kick out of seeing them.

I'm a writing freak also. I love pretty writing. :)

Like all of you say, I also believe that love picturised in emails is a bit jazzy. The feelings that can be expressed in pen to paper can never come up in emails.

Of course, time is the factor. A person having a busy schedule might prefer doing such speedy things, but people who go in depth will prefer the traditional things like writing in paper and sending flowers.

BTW, my girlfriend used a Valentine's card to propose me. I still have that card that says everything and to express her feelings, she did not have to word anything. It was all there in that card. Just everything... :wink:

I have lost contact with some of my old friends because of email. I used to write every one letters-LONG letters--6 to 8 pages on front and back. Then several years ago I got turned on to the idea of email. I started off with a webtv (back in the day)-great for sending email. I jumped in and started emailing my friends and family that had email--everyone else that didn't, got left behind. It was cool, you could even share photos! Pretty soon, the funness (if thats even a word) and the newness of sending emails, wore off. Friends that I used to email, act as though they're too busy to email. Can you imagine? first we've gotten too busy to send letters, now we're too busy to send emails. All you have to do is hit 'send'. isn't it amazing!? 1 1/2 seconds later, its in their email box. No more having to wait 3 or 4 days for someone to get your letter. I once lived in Japan, it took 7 to 10 days to get a letter over there...now you can send an email in seconds and no one is left out of the loop---
well, except those that don't have computers.

so now that the hype of email has worn off---I am trying to get back in with my old friends---the long hand written letter way. Besides, who can forget the excitement of waiting for a letter from your mom or grandma to come and the day you open your mailbox and its there?? Its just NOT the same. shirley

I dated a guy in the military a few years back, and we wrote letters EVERY SINGLE DAY....I didn't care if it was one page or 6 pages. Every day I'd hurry to the mailbox in the afternoon and pick up my letter. Plus you can make little kissy marks on the handwritten letter. ;-)

Ohhhhh the excitement of waiting for the mailman everyday--definitely gives you something to look forward to!!! somehow, email doesn't quite measure up!! its just not the same. shirley

I just started thinking about someone who was my best friend for many years.We would always write to each other and call each other at lease once a month after she moved out of state.Well,once we both got email,thats pretty much how we comunicated from that point on.A few years ago my Pc crashed,and I couldnt email her for awhile,I then remembered that she had moved at one point,and I never thought to get her new address,since email was always there.I got a new email address and I suppose she did too.Well,to make a long story short,I have not heard from her in almost 2 years.So it just goes to show,email is nice to send a quick message or a quick hello,but the old fashion letter,keeps you in touch in more ways than one.

This is somewhat off topic in a way but then not. The convenious of email reminds me of our cell phones. Something I am terrible about---I have a cell phone with free long distance at nights and on weekends...but now that I CAN make all the free long distances calls I can make---I don't. Yet before cell phones, I would call people all the time on my home phone and run the phone bill sky high. whats the difference now? Is it because I can so I don't? I used to love to talk on the phone. Me and my sister talked long distance every night--now we never talk, on the phone or through email. I find myself not really wanting to talk on the phone all that much now that I can and its free. But before, we would have to take out a loan just to pay the phone bill...okay maybe not that bad, but you know what I mean. anyone else like this? Shirley

I just had my cell phone turned off. I'm looking for a better plan, really. It drove me nuts at first, but I'm starting to like not being available at all times...I can go to the store and not have my phone ringing...I can't forget my phone at work..And I also don't have an extra bill. I've tried the prepaid also, but that costs even more..If I have a phone, I WILL use it..I would run through a $50 phone card in no time. Monthly is best for my longwinded mouth. :) But if I don't have one, I can't use it.

When was the last time you have done something for the first time?
I am finding this forum interesting. Let me also start participating with you all.
Regards
Asesh

Asesh Datta---join right in with us!!! This is an open forum and everyone is welcome!!! Theres no judging or criticising here. Just people getting together to talk about their debts. We come here to 'lift' each other up, cause Gosh, the finanical world can really give you a swift kick in the butt!!!! And the last thing you need is to be kicked when you're down! Its good to have somewhere you can come and talk things out. We've all made mistakes and made 'poor' money choices. If not, then we wouldn't be here! The last thing you need is for someone to tell you, well, that was stupid! you won't find that here. Your situation is what it is, and hopefully someone here has been through the same thing and they can share what they did. You might not always find the answers here...because sometimes there just are no answers, but you'll certainly find someone that is willing to listen. And sometimes that's better than finding an answer.