• LesserAbe@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Does anyone know someone with a pen pal? It’s a nice idea and I remember doing it in elementary school, but who has the time?

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      8 months ago

      There’s a few people keeping the practice alive, like Global Penfriends and etc. I don’t know how many choose to use snail mail for it, but I know of people who for various reason enjoy physical correspondence. Probably most pen pals are using email these days – although that’s getting a little archaic now, too!

      I have elderly relatives an ocean away from me and they absolutely refuse to text, so we talk via email. It’s kind of like having a pen pal, sort of.