In this age of WhatsApp, we often fail to express our true thoughts and emotions. Feelings get garbled in the hurry to hit the send button. Emotions are reduced to emojis.
For a healthy relationship, nothing is more important than communication. Hence, it is necessary to let your partner know exactly how you feel. Letter writing may seem prosaic and medieval, but it remains the best form of communication.
One person writes all he wants, and the other reads it with equal honesty. No interruptions, no hesitations, it is just you and your expression.
Here are some compelling reasons to write a letter to your partner.
Gratitude is a necessary virtue
We often fail to properly thank our partner for all the small things they do. And relationships hit the curb when one person feels that he is being taken for granted. Letters help to convey to the person that they are special and you are thankful for all they do.
Sorry can save the day
Letters are also a great way to apologise. They show that you mean it. A love note is the ideal way to say you’re sorry without getting wrapped up in an argument and creating an even bigger fight.
Celebration
Love letters are also a celebration of your life together. Without a message, these letters are just a reflection of your feeling and why you think that being together is itself a happy occasion. In Kunal Basu’s novel ‘The Japanese Wife’, a Bengali man marries his Japanese pen friend over letters.
Catharsis
Letters are also great to distress. For example, before an important interview or presentation, or the night before a competitive event of some kind are all good times to write a note describing your love and understanding about the gravity of the event.
It is a record
All relationships have ups and downs. But a letter is a record of the love that you share. It acts as a reminder of what was when things seem to get difficult. It will portray what you truly felt when you are in doubt of the relationship. Words in the letter is your own voice from the past. Like in the novel ‘The Notebook’ by Nicholas Sparks, letters help an Alzheimer’s patient to relive her past after memory loss.
So, it is a good idea to avoid the phone sometime, and put the pen to paper to remind your partner that you care.
