I used to write letters to a crush on here but it got really complicated, so I stopped. But I still love reading the letters on this website and others like it because it is one of the closest doses of real I get from people. There is something tragically beautiful in reading the raw emotions a person feels, yet for some reason, is unable or unwilling to share outside of anonymity. I don't even care to know how old they are, what their gender is, what their sexual orientation is, or what they look like. I see more humanness in some of these letters than I am able to see when face to face with people. It's like the mask comes off and the walls come down when people know they will not be judged or rejected for sharing what they actually feel. Maybe I will once again feel comfortable enough to write letters of my own some day, maybe I will get to the point where I no longer feel I have to write anonymous letters. Until then, I will enjoy the little glimpse I get into the hearts of strangers.