I was chatting with a dear friend yesterday when she mentioned how her parents used to write each other pages and pages of beautifully written love letters and told her my parents used to do the same during their courting years. We then started talking about the olden days courting.
During our parents times, their only mean of communication was writing letters. No phones, no emails or whatsoever. Isn't it ironic that the less lovers are connected back then, the stronger their love is?
My mum kept all the love letters my late dad wrote to her and re-read them from time to time. The one time she will open that folder without fail is on their wedding anniversary. It's also very sweet that they exchanged photos with beautifully written words behind that black and white pictures.
During my school days, we still write letters to our penpals, friends or relatives far away. It was always exciting when the postman showed up in front of your house. You could not wait to read what your friend wrote this time. What they are up to etc. We even write to each other even though we are in the same school or classroom. Oh the joy of passing notes in class or between classes or during recess.
Well anyway, as technologies advanced, less and less people write letters. I'm not sure if lovers nowadays writes love letters to each other. I'm not sure if people nowadays even appreciate the value of a beautifully penned love letters. There is something beautiful about writing love letters. The beautifully, passionately written words. Your thoughts and effort in writing that profession of love. To be read and re-read again to relive the memories of your courting days in many more years to come.
Sigh. I'm such a hopeless romantic sometimes.
I still love writing.
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