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This guy I had a thing for texted me and I asked him why he treated me how he did in the time frame of us talking. I ghosted him bc he was playing games with me. He told me honestly that I was a rebound. It hurt me a lot bc I would never do that to anyone. He said that he still thinks that I’m pretty and he just sounds like he likes me still. He apologized a bunch but I just can’t forgive him for doing that to me. It’s just so fucked up how selfish that he acted like I was needy because I cared for him. Now he is telling me that he would like to start all over and hang out with me (as friends). I’m really hurt and tbh, I have no intention of meeting him and I don’t really think I’m that interested in him now… since he did that.. I’m not sure what to do…

National Handwriting Day on January 23rd encourages us to put pen to paper and write out our thoughts. According to the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association, it is a chance for all to re-explore the purity and power of handwriting.

While technology speeds up the writing process and makes communication more efficient worldwide, there’s something to be said for writing thoughts longhand. Whether it’s a journal, notes, or even a letter to someone, the act of writing with pen and paper is a supremely tactile and patient practice. If it does anything, it forces the body and the mind to slow down and resynchronize.

Look around. In mere seconds, letters and words form when we text or email. Phones transmit our voices in real time. Once sent or said, those words cannot be recalled.

Meanwhile, writing longhand feels like taking a deep breath. Jumbled thoughts must be sorted before the ink spills onto a white page. They must count and be worthy of the lines that will fill it. It’s an exercise in faith. And it requires practice, too.