Topic > Death by Love Letter - 541

There is a certain feeling a person gets when waiting for a letter in the mail from someone they love. Words written from one heart to another rarely happen anymore because it was once the only way. Now the more happy faces you can put in the text message measures the feeling you have for a person. In 1527 King Henry VIII wrote Anne Boleyn a love letter telling her how deeply he desired her affection. SMS didn't exist back then, the only way to express your feelings was to write a love letter. Technology has killed the love letter, yes people exchange beautiful words, but most are accompanied by a cheesy emoticon or abbreviations. The effort a person must expend to compose and send a letter is greater than it is now to send a quick text. Technology has completely butchered the love letter. Most people won't take the time to sit down and write an actual letter, in fact most people don't even use their own words. The love letter was the only way to connect with loved ones or potential lovers. When the SMS arrived, words like love were shortened and mo...