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A Pen Friend, is a friend who is made or kept in contact with by the written word. Writing letters to each other, or more commonly nowadays by Email. A therapeutic non competitive activity of male and female. An activity of giving and receiving.

Popularity
An activity that has long been popular, all over the world. Although Emails and texts have the immediacy, nothing replaces the receiving of a written letter, especially when handwritten.

Location
Writing from your own home, to a friend or member of your family, who could live a few miles away, or anywhere in the World.

Age
A Pen friend, is an activity suitable for all ages, both male and female. Great care should be taken when a child is introduced to a new pen friend, especially when introduced through the Internet. CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID INTRODUCTIONS FROM ADULTS.

Ability
As in making friends normally, no special ability is necessary. Being a pen friend develops writing skills, and is an ideal way of meeting people from a different culture or lifestyle.

Description
Being a pen friend is easy, write what you would like to say, chat, gossip, exchange news, tell secrets. as with any friendship a style personal to the two of you will soon develop. Unlike the spoken word there are no appearances to be kept up, and it is a conversation in which there are no interruptions and nobody can butt in. Unlike the spoken word, a careless word can be corrected before being conveyed, (perhaps the reason why so many pen friends stay friends for a lifetime).

Dedication
As with any friendship there are no set frequencies of meeting, writing can be weekly, monthly, annually or purely when the mood takes you. But remember friendship is as much about giving as receiving. Games such as chess have been played purely by letter, with each next move being sent by post, ensuring alternating letters, games have been known to last a lifetime.

Potential
To make new friends. To meet with a friend, after years of contact by the written word only. To make a lonely or homesick person happy. Receive that awaited letter from your pen friend.

Closely Related Activities
Keeping a diary 710, Writing 648,

Cost
Keeping in contact with a friend, costs no more than the cost of a postage stamp. (Or price of sending an Email).

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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