My hubby and I have been married for 11 years and we were just talking about how years ago when we met home computers weren't real popular so we used to hand write all of our letters to one another; but now we type all of them.

I can not even remember when was the last time I actually hand wrote a letter to Nuro. I have a bad handwiritng anyway so I prefer to type; but he on the other hand has beautiful penmanship but he prefers to ype too because it's faster. He actually even surprised me and wrote me a letter earlier this week.

Just curious...

I write my letters, I think it has a more personal touch. :) Joey has a beautiful handwriting, and I have a horrible left handed one, but he's used to it now. :D

Phil

yes i remember bak then no one can afford a comp and now everyone owns a computer LOL.. well i hand write my letters i like to show off my beautiful handwritting (yeah riqht) lol..

It depends on my mood and where I am. If I am writing a letter while I am at work then I generally type it or if I have a lot to tell him then I type it (i try to spare my hand some pain!). If I am at home and just want to drop him a two page "I miss you letter" then I will write it and give it a splash of my favorite perfume!

I write all of my letters. I think it is more personal that way. Even though after 4 pages front and back, my hand is killing me. LOL!!!

same as AMES...depending on mood, where i am, and what i have to write i either type or hadnwrite. sexy letters are always hand written though :)

i buy those lil thinqs that qo on the bottom of the pens.. its rubber i use to have bumps on my finqers and ever since i dont there reallly qooood..

Most of the time I write...however, there have been many occasions where I type them. He tells me that I'm cheating when I type, because HE has to write. LOL

I type mine. When I hand write them, I start off neet and tidy then after the first page, I don't know what happens, I start getting sloppy. So, it's typing them that I prefer. Plus, I can say a lot more with more space to type, rather than my large handwritting.
Sabrina

I type most of mine because I do it at work, he says I am cheating also. But it is so hard to find time when you get home to get the kids to bed and sit and write a letter, I am always so tired by then. I feel bad but hey he gets letters right? LOL:p

I'm on the computer too much as it is ... I write all of my letters ... for better or for worse (my writing is horrendous).

i write all my letters cuz i think its more personal but just in the letter i got today he was talking about gettin a typewriter so he can write me a book (he has so much on hs mind!!! and i use to complain that i couldnt read his hand writing!!! :p) but by now i am read good with figuring out what he is writing and told him no need for a typewriter!!!!

I typed the last letter I sent to my baby and he wrote me back and told me he loved the letter but that he would rather it be hand written. He says it is more personal that way.:)

Most of the time I hand-write my letters. On the occasion that I type it's because of space needed to get all the information on paper with out extra postage. My printer is now out of ink..ugh!...so I hand-write all of them now...I don't mind a little hand pain every day...I know I have to get one out each day just to tell him I love him.:D

Cheryl:broken:

Do to our situation I prefer to type so the computer keeps track of dates and such.
He says the vibes are stronger in the handwritten letters so I try to do both. The wierd thing is Raven's handwriting and mine are so similar people can't tell them apart.

If I am at work I type my letters. When at home I write them. He types all of his letters because he hates his handwriting.

I used to type all of my letters when we were pen-pals but after we became involved I started writing them because I thought it was more personal that way. I love his letters - all hand written. I don't think that I would like them half as much if they were typed.
:)

I mostly type my letters. I do write the special ones for his birthday and stuff like that. It is hard for me to keep up with what I am thinking and what I am writing when I "write" the letters. Sometimes I have so much to say I would never get them written! Once I sent him 12 pages of typing, so just imagine what that would have been in hand writing. And I insert pictures that I take on my digital camera in my letters too. He loves that. Kind of like being here and being able to see what exactly I am talking about. Love that man.

I do both, as well, though HE has awesome handwriting, and mine is definitely NOT. When I type them, I add pictures & things (love that digital camera), and can have fun with font & color to suit my mood. On the really "personal" letters, I always write them, usually sprawled out somewhere comfortable ;) .

I always write his letters by hand. I like them to have that personal touch. I find that if I have a whole bunch of things to say and there are too many ideas flowing at once I'll type it out and then organize the ideas and write them into the letter.

angel-of-peace :love:

I always write my letters to my hubby , even though sometimes he can hardly read them but ya know the people at the prison proboly can't read them either so oh well my baby loves getting letters that have my handwriting in them rather than typing them!

Thanks ladies for everyone's response. Even though I generally type everything except for the stuff I write in cards, I think that I will attempt to hand write at least one letter a week to my husband--for that extra personal touch.

My printer is out of in too. :blah: I get writer's cramp bigtime, and sometimes I save it to disk and run down to the print shop to print it off. Sometimes I get schmart and go to the library and print it from somewhere I've saved it to -- it's cheaper than the print shop.


Most of the time I hand-write my letters. On the occasion that I type it's because of space needed to get all the information on paper with out extra postage. My printer is now out of ink..ugh!...so I hand-write all of them now...I don't mind a little hand pain every day...I know I have to get one out each day just to tell him I love him.:D

Cheryl:broken:

It's really hard to get daughter to write to daddy. She wants to write, but she's afraid that what she has to say will hurt his feelings or get him mad at her. Sometimes she dictates and I write.

I straight up write everyone. It is more personal.

I write my letters...theres more meaning to me

I mix them around, but prefer to type, and then handwrite at the end.

I actually hand wrote a letter to my hubby today. It was only 2 pages because my hands started to hurt; but I am going to try to do a bit better with writing more to add that personal touch.

Well I type the majority of my letters. I use different fonts and sizes. Also I change the color of the font from time to time. So to me this adds that personal touch.
I also sometimes write on the pages that I have typed. And they always get a spritz of my favorite perfume. The folks in the mail room told him they know his mail. He enjoys the combination of typing and hand writing. Besides I type faster than I can write so I get more said in less time. And I like the fact that if I make a mistake I can delete it or even insert and or move sentences and paragraphs. I cannot do this when I do a hand written letter. And I also use all different types of paper. Some with borders, some are bright and bold colors, some have a floral print -- just an assortment of papers.
Rarely do I ever print his letters on white paper -- to me that is so boring. See this way he never knows what kind of paper the letter will be written on or the color. I really love the element of surprising him.

I do both. He prefers my hand writing, he says it's more romantic but he knows it's easier/faster if I type them. I love his handwriting. His flow is poetic. So I hand write at least once a week :D

I mostly hand write mine, he says it makes him feel closer to me when he sees my handwriting. I hate my handwriting but he loves it so, I'll keep doing it for him. :)

I do both. I have a digital camera attached to my computer, so take pictures as I am typing my letters and put them in it. I also can add other pictures I find like pretty sunsets and flowers to jazz the letter up a bit. ON the weekends when I have more time, I hand write my letters to my husband...but he likes both...more so the letters with the pictures in them though.

You know it is funny that you mentioned this, I had talked to my man about this and he writes all his letters and I do both write and type them. I usually write him from work so I type them, but when I am home I write them. I like to do them on the PC bc it is always spelled correct and looks nicer. But then again I feel he can feel exactly what I am feeling when I write it and I can add anything then. So when I am lazy I type and when I am not I write.

I do both. Although I feel writing is more personal. If I'm writing him while I'm at work, I type my letters and if I'm at home, I'll write it. But after one page, boy does my hand start to ache.

I type so much faster than I write! I have been an avid pc user for years now. I can type 65 wpm. I now realize that I dont put time into my handwritting anymore and dont write very pretty. However, I switch it up. I type some, I write some. If I type, I will use a really nice font....keep it feminine.... :)

I write some but most of the time .....I type only because I write him at work and I waat to get it done faster so I dont get cought....so thats why I type when I do....;-)

Cowboy doesn't mind that I type his letters as he gets much, much longer ones if I do. Cruising the keyboard at 80 wpm is considerably easier with arthritis and CTS leaving my hands numb and painful alot of the time. I provide far more detail and he says he can see and hear people I'm telling him about because I write and punctuate like a book.

also just started writing our 18 year old son. who left for Army basic training last month leaving me wallowing in my empty nest sadness. I started another journal, the ONLY thing I hand write.

"Send me phone cards, send me a Snickers, send me a weekly planner....how come I haven't gotten more letters...?" It's the junior version of Dad with far fewer letters from him -- he saves those for his girlfriend and has her call me to update. Dad is good about writing but funny thing, I can barely tell their writing apart (both of them send letters that look like they were written blindfolded).

Throw in a pen pal also, I TYPE, TYPE, AND TYPE! I am an artist and have great handwriting and prefer its personal touch, but something had to give. Luckily, no one is complaining.

I write mine by hand, only because my printer is on the fritz so typing isn't an option! lol Seriously though, I love to just analyse his writing, so I write mine so he can analyse my handwriting as well.
I like to write in tons of different colours and I also doodle all over the pages so that it's a complete chaotic mess when it's done.
I might as well keep it interesting, eh?:o

I hand write all mine, anything from 4 to 16 pages a day as I reckon its more personal. I only use the comp to make the pages pretty first and print out. I did one yesterday with a picture of me faded out as a background filling the page. I will be looking n smiling straight at him as he reads the first page of the letter. I used to draw all my pictures.....all sorts of silly things lol My kids told me 'hey mom havent u already passed the 1st grade?'

LoL the last letter I wrote to Ben I typed it because I get really bad cramps in my hands when I write because I push down so hard, and besides that I write really long letters... so anyways I told him;

"I'm gonna type this letter out because I dont want my hand to cramp up on me again!"

And he wrote me back and said;

"Well I am going to have to bare the hand cramps cuz my computer aint workin'" l

ol... hes a smart a$$ sometimes. But I love him. I usually write my letters though, I think it is more meaningful.

Both. But, i usually type because it's neater and I can fit more words that way.:)

Thanks,
Sheila

I type, because I can organize my thoughts better on the computer. but I nearly always add a handwritten last page.

I write all of my letters by hand. Honestly, I never really thought about typing his letters...:rolleyes: I can't type very fast anyways...plus I think hand written letters are more personal. He always write his letters to me by hand too...he has perfect hand writting! :thumbsup: Plus, he always has a lot of cute, different faces through out his letters that show how he is feeling about what ever it is he is writting about. I fell in love with his beautiful, hand written letters first...:yes: :bow: :clap: :dance: :heart: So I wouldn't want them any other way...:D

I hand write all of my letters to him, i think that it's more personal. Even if i wanted to type i can't :( the kids killed my ink cartridge on my printer, i'm too broke to get another lol.
He hand writes all of his letters to me also, adds smily faces and hearts just to make me smile. He has only ever typed me one letter in the 4 years that we've been together and that was because he wanted to get it sent out to me before the mail closed for that day :) God i love him :D

I write all of my letters....and I go through an awful lot of paper because the process for most of my letters is this: I keep a notebook near me all the time to jot down random thoughts, then I read back over the notebook and pick out a few to write to him about, and write the letter, all in a rush with crossouts and errors(if I think too much, I tend to censor myself and not really tell him what on my mind and in my heart), then I copy the letter on nicer paper, corrected for spelling, legibly....The only time I use the printer is for pictures and adding captions.

I have a form of muscular dystrophy so all of my letters are typed. I can't write more than a few words at a time do to pain, but I can still type pretty well.


Georgia

I do both. I love to write by hand because I am more spontaneous but I have too many pals and like to keep a record of what I've said. They do love the clip art and inserted photos when I type. I write a lot of Native Americans and can always find great art for the artists I write. Even when I type, I always handwrite an ending to personalize it.

I do both... I prefer to type them on the computer so I can refer back to them as he answers my letters and it is easier to sneak typing them at work lol , but on the weekends I tend to handwrite them when I don't feel so lazy.

My penpal prefers handwritten letters... says they are more personal, my man says either is OK the way he looks at it either way they come from the heart.

I've never typed a letter but I wish I could!

I've always handwritten all my letter to Joe but lately I've been so tempted to type simply for the fact it's so much faster. Unfortunately, I know he would be disappointed if I did type a letter because he doesn't think it's personal enough.

Hi , i think it depends on where I am , the mood I am in, and the content of the letter. If I am at the office, I type them. The ones that I used to write at night before I went to bed, i always hand wrote as that is more personal and Scott had asked me to hand write some. The ones where we are fighting like cats and dogs, I obviously typed. I always save those to my c drive also. lol lol
:)

I write all of my letters, but I just enjoy writing and I think it makes them more personal to write them out. I also write while I am sitting at the Dr's office or anywhere else I have to wait in line.

Now, with the length of some of mine, I probably would be better off typing them as I could save on postage, but for me there is nothing like the handwritten ones.

He has a typewriter, but he likes to write his as well. It seems others there do not like to hear the peck, peck of the typewriter.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I prefer to type them and use pretty stationery, but my husband complained. He felt closer to me with the handwritten letters. So its been hand written letters since then. :)

i do both it all depend on how i feel or if i have a cumputer near me. At first I only typed them but now i handwrite and type even though my handwriting is horrible

I ALWAYS type my letters!! I type about 80 words per minute!! I know that's insane, huh? But, yea, when I hand write stuff my fingers start to kill in about 5 minutes, so I'll stick to my typing! He enjoys all the pretty fonts and cute graphics I attach to my typed letters! :)

It depends on my mood typing is so much faster though and plus i have the worst handwriting ever!! But when i do type i make sure its worth it with the fonts and clip art! He loves that!

I do both but I mainly type he loves the little borders and pictures :)

I type 1 out of every 10 or so hand written ones. Like most of you have said, I think it's more personal to write em. I feel guilty typing my letters although I sometimes just enjoy typing!

I type mine out because my hands have Mr. Arthur in them and it is so much easier and I can type a longer letter.

I write most of my letters, but if I know it's gonna be a long one I will type it. He likes them typed better because he says they are longer letters... claims I skimp out when I hand write them. "As if!" :p Sometimes when I hand write a letter, I start getting writers cramp... but sometimes after staring at a computer screen all day I am just unmotivated to sit on my PC and type away... I guess I'm with the previous posters who said depends on their mood. Wow, that was a long way of answering that question... :blush:

I used to write every letter cuz I thought it was more personal....then I got lazy. I typed one here and there and the more I typed it ended up being nothing but typed letters now.

You all have inspired me to go back to writing.....it is more personal.

I tend to hand write all most of my letters...when I type them I feel like I have cheated him some how...like it's not as personal...like it's not from me...anytime I type I always end up apologizing 2 or 3 times....but it's so much easier.....

I do both...he likes the hand written better for obvious reasons its more personall...but I like to write from work and the only way to do it is on a computer...i mean i can hand write but hey i think people will notice im not typing and stuff...atleast if im typing they dont know what it is... :D

I type mine using the lucida handwriting font. My letters are never less than five pages and I know I wouldn't write that much. I type much faster than I write. Also I type them like we were talking face to face--he enjoys the fact my letters are so long.

my hunny works in the facility law library and when we first began writing he would type every page until one day he wrote me a handwritten note that he was thinking of me and I wrote back telling him how beautiful his handwriting was-I needed to say no more, sweetie has been handwriting his letters no matter how long ever since then.....

I write. I tried typing but I think hand writing is a little more intimate. When I see his hand writing, not only does it assure me that he has a little education and sense, It's like I could actually hear his voice.

We write all of our letters to eachother.

I write my letters its more personal.

For the first 4 years, I did only handwritten letters. I felt like many have said that it wa more personal. I realized I could get more in when I types because as it flows I put it down. He loved the typed letter because they are longer, and discuss more. I still do handwritten letters, but very few. And I send cards when I just see something that matches us.

I type all of letters because my handwriting looks like chicken scratch. :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: I want him to understand me!!!

Both for me... typed at work, handwritten from home. He always handwrites his because he doesn't have access to a typewriter.

I write and type them... if I'm at work, I type them- but even still, I will end it by writing something... just to give it a personal touch.

I type them. Now he likes an occational hand-written one as well-- but he agrees when I type they're longer and more informational and often more like I'm just sitting with him and talking-- I type about 80wpm and my writing as it goes along gets really unreadable.

I used to write tham all but my writing is tiny and horrible. Plus I have a better flow when I type because my typing is much faster. So I started typing them. At first he didn't say n-e-thing but then he told me to hand write them. His reasons could be many. From control to me cheating because he has to write. But Sometimes if I feel like it or it's gonna be quick I write it, but otherwise I still type them. :D

I used to hand write them but not anymore. . . :D I type all my letters.

I write my letters by hand. Except the time I had my stroke and couldn't write so I pecked on the computer. My husband didn't get many letters then but he understood. It took hours to even to get a sentence or two but he was glad to get them.

"For as low as you go, ask God to take you that high."

I type if I'm at work, and handwrite at home. He actually doesn't like typed letters very much, but they're better than nothing.

The ones he enjoys the most are the ones where I'm intoxicated and I handwrite them. He laughs for days at how sloppy my already-messy writing gets! I have no idea why this amuses him so, but it does!!

I type my letters on the computer and I save them in a folder with the dates of each letter. Then I go to my outlook calendar and write the date that I mail them and the date I get his letters

I handwrite each and every letter because I had bought colored paper and gel pens to use when I write to Mike. I feel by actually writing them it's more personal because I change the pen colors and add little things to the letter. My little way of putting extra love into each and every letter that I send to him...Which reminds me.....I need to write to him now....hmmmm....Might need to find an idea for something new in one of the other threads.....Well take care everyone!! :)

I type most of all my letters because it is so much easier to read then if I actually wrote them. Plus i like to buy all that pretty computer paper and use different fonts and different color writting. He likes that it keeps him guessing and its never the same two letters in a row. I also save them on a disc and I make his own personalized address labels on Printshop and I once made stamps on stamps.com with the first picture that we ever took together on it. That was expensive but he loved it and all the CO's that passed out mail to him commented on how did your wife do that?

I type all of of my letters at work during my "down time" and hand write anything in cards, pictures, etc.

mostly typed unless I am mad at my computer.

I always hand write my letters. I have a routine. I get my box with all of my letter writting stuff in it and sit in the middle of my bed. After I'm finished writting I put the letter in the envelope, kiss it and then turn the light out to go to bed.

I do both depending on how i'm feeling at the time.

I type my letters too. I can write more and print out on both sides of the paper. I use different fonts and also insert pictures of our 'kids' (the pets) and of me and other stuff about town. I went to an art show recently and bought notecards. I use those to hand write special letters as a surprise. I try to keep him guessing.
Jen

I do both. If i know its gonna be a long one, i type it. A long one for me is like 6 pages sometimes up to 10 pages typed letter with size 10 font! yes i talk alot, most of time i type it if its an argument we're having, it lets me yak yak yak faster and edit it.

I mostly type my letters because I type fast and can better keep up with my thoughts that way. I can also cut and paste pictures into the letter and funnies. For a surprise, I write a handwritten letter or send a card.

Jen

My first letters were handwritten, but now I write them on my PC. For me as a foreigner it's easier to make spellingcorrections.

The first letters I wrote by hand, but as a foreigner it's easier to make spellingcorrections when typed on my computer.

handwriting..makes it more personal..

depends how I feel. If I have a lot to say, I will type it because I can get my thoughts out faster while the are flowing. 75% of my letters were written though.

I write all my letters!

I type them on the computer, because I tend to write alot and that way I can spell- and grammar-check. My guy says he loves re-reading my old letters, too. When he comes home I'm going to put all our letters in a binder as a momento of how we found each other.

Rick

I do both! It depends on what I am sending him and how much room I need b/c they have a limit of 5 pages max so if I need more room then I type them if not I write it.

I've always written by hand, but reading these posts, I may try typing, and see what his reaction is. The only downside to typing is not having a laptop........most letters are written in bed! LOL

I'm a typer...

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I Type All My Letter I Fell That They Look Nicer.

I type daily update letters but if i am saying something mushy or special i hand write.

I hand write most of my letters because I feel it has a more personal touch to it..:) But I also like to type my letters because it's a lot faster and ususally I am on the computer doing homework any way..

Sinnerslady:heart:

I write my letters to him. Even though my handwriting is horrible I think it's more personal. I keep a notebook in my bag I take to work so whenever I get a chance I can add to his letters. :)

i write alot of letters ..but i also type them .. like whenver im playing around online i type a letter .. then i remember to include lots of stuff i found online and print out with it .. typed letters are always longer ..but i agree i think its cheating

I do both. I write 90% of the time though. I use different type of ink pens and paper(rainbow paper,blue paper with clouds on it, or I found some tan paper that has a cross @ the bottom). He likes my handwritten letters best..seems more personal.