'Put simply, sometimes a letter is better,' he concluded. Mark Street, Head of Campaigns at Royal Mail commented: 'Whilst social media is a fantastic way of keeping in touch on a day-to-day basis, clearly there is a call to go back to the act of sending (and getting to keep) a physical letter, which someone has lovingly taken the time to write. The tips come as new research carried out by Royal Mail reveals 53 per cent of Britons have never sent or received a love letter, with most blaming embarrassment over their handwriting or not knowing structure a letter.īut despite the disappointing statistics, 36 per cent of people admitted they would love to write a love letter, and it was voted the best way to express your feelings, with many admitting it was the most likely way they would make their burgeoning relationship official. In 1897 Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in Reading Gaol for 'gross indecency' with another man – and wrote 'Out of the Depths', a letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas ('Bosie') Probably best to ignore the advice of a Chinese writing guide from 1938 which suggested that love letters should be accompanied by a basket of fish.ĭon't make it too lascivious or sexual – this isn't a one-night stand! Beethoven, perhaps, writing to his Immortal Beloved: 'Never another one can own my heart, never - never!' You don't want the object of your affections to be distracted by it.īorrow some words from the similarly smitten.
In Victorian times, an upside-down stamp on the upper left of an envelope meant 'I love you' to some, but 'I don't love you' to others. 'I am dying so for the love of you.you have made me dazed and thunderstruck!' That was Marcus Aurelius, writing in about 140 AD. If you're sending a card rather than a letter, find an illustration or photograph that will mean something. Never plead, and remember your sense of humour. Unless, of course, your scent will instantly send the recipient into your arms.Ĭharles Schultz wrote special messages to his paramour in his Peanuts strips. So 70s, and not all postal staff will share your taste in citrus top notes.
This powerful love letter, from author Charlotte Bronte to Prof Constantin Heger, is displayed in the British Museum and penned in intricate handwriting
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