Put It in Writing

Love letters just aren't what they used to be. Scarce is the man, or woman for that matter, anxious to pick up a pen and paper to compose prose inspired by his most vulnerable, intimate feelings. Today's sweet nothings come in the form of email and text messages with phrases such as "I L U" (I love you) and "L U 2" (love you too)

An article in today's Wall Street Journal titled, "Say it with Txt" discusses how technology takes the romance out of, well, romance . So-called "sext messaging" has replaced good old-fashioned handwritten card, and email allows one to quickly dash off a note to lure your love. But be careful, a few seconds and a couple of clicks by your beloved, and 50 of her closest friends are now dissecting every word.

There are those of us lucky to have been the recipients of hand written proclamations of love and affections. Tucked away in a box for safe keeping, the occasional re-reading brings back the emotions of the moment much better than I suspect the typed, abbreviated language of technology-inspired correspondence ever could.

Happy Valentine's Day.