The Value of Old Fashioned Love Letters

Depending on how old you are, you just might remember what it was like getting a hand written love letter in the mail from your boyfriend, fiance or husband. Your grandparents and, possibly even your parents, will remember that feeling of the postman dropping off the mail and finding that special envelope addressed just to them. It’s really rather sad that technology has rendered the old fashioned hand written love letters extinct.

These days, with nearly every household owning a computer or at least a laptop, the need for hand written love letters is no longer necessary. You can just email your love and have it delivered instantly with a click of the mouse. For people that have never known things another way, this is pretty exciting. Teenagers and young adults may not even remember what it was like when the postal service was the only way to send and receive mail. They’re really missing out on something special, too.

Think about it for a minute. Nothing is more special than the man you love sitting down and taking the time to write out all of his thoughts and feelings in a letter to you. There’s so much excitement to open your mailbox and see that letter sitting in there waiting for you to retrieve it and open it. Once you’ve read it, you probably will read it over and over again. You can tuck it into your purse or backpack and take it with you to school or work. Throughout the day, you know it’s sitting close to you and when you take a break, it’s there for you to read once more.

Now, ask yourself, seriously, if emails get the same response. Sure, you’ll feel great when you get that email and it will bring about all sorts of warm and glowing feelings from you. However, if you want to carry it with you to read again, you’re going to have to go to the trouble of printing it out. Then, depending on who else has access to your computer, you’ll probably want to delete it so no one else will be reading these very personal words.

Something you can do to keep some of the old fashioned love in your relationship is to take the time to actually sit down and write a love letter.  Speak the words that are in your heart in the form of ink on paper. Then you can choose to either mail it or leave it in a special place to be found. These are perfect little surprises to include in a briefcase or suitcase when the one you love is going to be traveling for some reason. When he unpacks, he’ll find your thoughtful little surprise and think about you the entire time you’re apart. You can keep your letter romantic or spice it up a bit. The choice is yours.

The point of an old fashioned hand written love letter is that you took the time to sit down and write it. These can be cherished for years to come.