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Post by kat2 on Jan 13, 2006 10:03:35 GMT -5
On who to write to? Do you just randomly pick someone and write to them? How often do people write to someone and they do not write back?
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Post by terri on Jan 13, 2006 10:23:13 GMT -5
Well I just picked because he sounded nice. Simple really. Some people go by the photo, others by what is said - whether or not they are funny/have anything in common and some chose those with little adds/no pictures because they don't stand out that much.
I currently write to one person regularly (every 2/3 weeks depending on mail. I've just started writing to someone else though. So I'm not sure how much of a regular thing that will be as he does get a lot of mail as he's a very high profile prisoner.
I've only really wrote to others for research purposes for college work, but I've never not had a reply. I've been lucky enough to get replies from people I never would have expected to reply either (Dennis Nilsen/Ian Brady)
So either way research or pen-pal I've found most will write back because they want someone to talk too.
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Post by kat2 on Jan 13, 2006 11:08:11 GMT -5
How do you start a letter? I know that you should never ask them about their past, but what the heck do you say to them? I am seriously considering giving it a try, but I don't want to come off as an idiot or boring or anything. Is there anyone out there who doesn't have a penpal or very many people who write to them?
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Post by hazel on Jan 14, 2006 17:02:19 GMT -5
I wrote to my penpal because i was asked to by someone as they never had alot of people writing to him at the time. And i for one am very glad that i did. It always brings a smile to my face when i get his letters twice a week. Even more so over christmas when he drew me his own christmas cards.
Its a good thing to do i think anyway.
Hazel
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Post by erick on Jan 14, 2006 18:12:02 GMT -5
I am seriously considering giving it a try, but I don't want to come off as an idiot or boring or anything. You are writing to a DR inmate. I really wouldn't worry about it. |
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Post by kathy on Jan 14, 2006 18:47:28 GMT -5
Erick that was quite pissie of you!!!  |
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Post by kathy on Jan 14, 2006 18:52:24 GMT -5
When I first wrote to my pen pal I told him who I was, where I got his name from, what state I live in, and that I hoped he was getting along ok. He had stated in his ad that he liked animals so that gave us a great start.
You don't have to make that first letter a book, mine was only a page long. Now we write 8 or 10 pages every time. Just be you and it will be fine!
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Post by erick on Jan 14, 2006 19:16:54 GMT -5
Erick that was quite pissie of you!!! Not at all. I was just saying that DR inmates are probably glad to get any letters at all. I am sure that they won't criticize her writing or think that it is dull and boring. |
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Post by Mo-DAWG on Jan 14, 2006 19:20:26 GMT -5
Erick that was quite pissie of you!!! Not at all. I was just saying that DR inmates are probably glad to get any letters at all. I am sure that they won't criticize her writing or think that it is dull and boring. you are right erick .. these men are very thankful for a hand reached out in friendship ... Mo-DAWG |
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Post by kathy on Jan 14, 2006 23:16:19 GMT -5
Ok Erick I am sorry that I misunderstood your post! I think you do this just to make me say I'm sorry! LMAO ;D
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Post by nessynou on Jan 15, 2006 0:56:15 GMT -5
I picked my pals because I liked what I read in their ads and then when I wrote my first letter, I explained that I had found their ad, who I was, where I was from and all the things that I liked and they responded to that.
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Post by terri on Jan 15, 2006 9:51:32 GMT -5
Just tell them how old you are, what you do (job/college), where you live. Like a little overview. I felt like a bit of a tool when I first wrote, but it worked so go for it...
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Post by janet on Jan 15, 2006 11:14:10 GMT -5
The first time I ever wrote, I was was faced with exactly the same thing you are. It seemed so simple. I mentioned at the beginning of my letter I wasn't quite certain exactly what to say! Then, I just proceeded to talk about where I love, my family, and asked his interests ... sports, music, books ... just the usual friendly, 'getting to know someone' things.
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