Hlliard, OH USA I definitely prefer email and communicate in written form by that method. However, my older relatives are not wired and don't intend to get that way so a handwrritten note tucked inside of card is the written form for them. Have to say though, I do love the intimacy and care of a handwritten card, note or letter. There are those no longer in my life who live on in the unique penmanship of their correspondence. Felicia, 34
Lowell, MA USA I still have a dozen snail mail correspondents. For three of them the large print options on my word processor are very useful. Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA USA Mainly e-mail. I like the idea of how much paper it's saving but for security reasons I still pay bills by snail. Alias Irrelevante E-mail, almost exclusively. Jane, 60
West Linn, OR USA I never sent mail to anybody anyway, email just means it's more likely now. Cards still get sent both ways and shipping of items of course takes place in 3d. Firelady, 22
Dallas, TX USA I rely on email, but I never used snail mail much before anyway. Shanna, 15
Cardiff ENGLAND I love to write big long bulky hand written letters. I use e-mail every day too. Tina, 31
Medford, MA USA Hate snail mail. Only in super-special circumstances will I use it. Email is far easier for me. Jesse, 24
Bowie, MD USA the only reason I would need to write snail mail is to complain or if they don't have e-mail. But other than that, i rely on e-mail mostly. Stephanie, 24
TX USA I try to reply to all my emails I think it is respectful to those that send you email that you should reply that is if it is a personal email not to the web pages or info email. Marci, 55
Diamond, OH USA I almost never write snail mail anymore, I use e-mail pretty much exclusively. I'd like to write snail mail more often, though. It's a classic art. etoile, 19
Washington, DC USA If I can, I use email to keep in touch with people. But some folks don't have a computer or if they do, you may not know their email address. As a church secretary I have often needed to send someone a message and it was surprising to me how many people only read their email once or twice a week Reba, 50
Rockville, MD USA email only. however, before email, i never wrote snail mail, either. Steve, 29
Lake Worth, FL USA One of my good friends is a woman in Ireland who became my pen-pal when we were both 12. She doesn't have access to e-mail, and I'm not independantly wealthy enough to call every month, so... Kim, 30
New York, NY USA i do actually write snail to a friend in california and one in japan. otherwise i do rely on email. it's so much quicker, cheaper, and trustier. Brooke, 16
Memphis, TN USA I use snail mail quite a bit for work. Email almost exclusively for personal correspondence. I have a handful of relatives who aren't on email and they get the occasional post card or letter from me. Laura, 35
Lowell, MA USA E-mail all the way! Dianne, 16
Oshawa, Ontario CANADA If you are expecting an answer, email is the way to go. I can just sit here, type it out and send it. Otherwise you need to find a pen, paper, envelope and then will I ever find a stamp and then remember to mail it????? Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ USA I still write back and forth with snail mail sometimes, but people are more likely to answer the email I send them, so I mostly do that. Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA I write snail mail occasionally, especially to people who do not have e-mail...and yes there are still some people out there who don't have it, but not many!! Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA Often Jami, 27
Lowell, MA USA i write snail mail to relatives without the net but i prefer e-mail. Jade, 16
AUSTRALIA I only write snail mail when absolutely necessary. Being a writer by nature, I never thought I'd see the day when I didn't have a pen in my hand most of the time. I have one sister in New York who still lives in the dark ages and refuses to buy a computer. She handwrites me letters about twice a month and man does she get pissed off when I don't get right back to her. We've tried everything and this woman will not get online. Her loss. And is it me or has everyone else in the world noticed a drastic change (digression) in their own penmanship? Fisch, 45
Preston, CT USA I am definately a bona fide computer nerd!!! Email all the way. It is cheaper and faster, and I love it to pieces. Maggie, 20
Sandwich, IL USA I sometimes write snail mail to some of my friends online, but other than that, e-mail is my main means of communication other than chat. Jeremy, 13
Highlands Ranch, CO USA sadly, e-mail. But snail-mail is developing a certain romance about it. Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA I mainly rely on email, but I still write snail mail to a few people overseas I know. Karen2, 14
Boston, MA USA I barely write email much less snail mail. I'm a wretched correspondent. Amy, 23
New Orleans, LA USA I snail mail a letter every week to a good friend in Florida. . mothmc, 36
Los Angeles, CA USA to my grandfather's consternation: email alone Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA USA Mostly email. Kevin, 33
Sugar Hill, GA USA