Death by Love Letter

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There is a certain feeling a person gets when they are awaiting a letter in the mail from someone they love. Written words from one heart to another rarely happen anymore as it once was the only way. Now the more happy faces you can fit in the text message measure the feeling you have for a person. In 1527 King Henry VIII wrote Anne Boleyn a love letter telling her how deeply he wanted her affection. Back then there was no texting the only way to get your feelings out was to write a love letter. Technology has killed the love letter, yes people text beautiful words to each other but most are accompanied by a cheesy emoticon or abbreviations. The effort a person has to take in order to composite and send a letter is greater than it is now to send a quick text.
Technology has utterly slaughtered the love letter. Most people will not take the time to sit down and write a veritable letter, in fact most people do not even use their own words. The love letter was the only way to connect with love ones or potential lovers. When texting came along words like love would be abbreviated and mo...

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