Originally Posted by lostalex (Post 6626823)

A little over a year ago. It was to a guy I liked on the internet who I'd been talking to for about 2 years. He sent me one too, and drew a picture of mantatee he saw while on on vacation with his family in Florida. It was really nice even though things didn't work out. I love snail mail though, it feels really personal. Even more personal than phone calls i think, because it's personal and it's a real thing that lasts forever.

electronic communications are so temporary. Letters are real things that you can touch and keep forever. Documents of history. I love letters, especially love letters.