Are emails destroying the art of letter writing?
I ask this because it is obviously easier to send half a dozen emails, practically keeping a diary of events than waiting awhile and writing a letter full of news of events that have taken place.
I have just put a story together for Remember When, concerning a couple in the Second World War. The lady in question, Joyce, was introduced by letter to a pen pal, George, a Royal Navy sailor who was at sea.
Without ever physically meeting they corresponded for two years, during which time George eventually propsed to Joyce. She accepted.
Their first meeting took place when George, on leave, turned up on Joyce's doorstep in May, 1944. They were married by special licence five days later - proving the power of the letter.
They went on to be happily married until Joyce passed away 38 years later.
Emails are usually of quick thought whereas letter writing can be more personal, I feel.
What do you think?
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