Penpals by their very nature are often based far away from you – otherwise there would be little point in writing letters, as opposed to meeting in person.<\/p>\n
However, some locations may make it much more difficult to write to someone, due to the lack of infrastructure.<\/p>\n
For this reason, you should consider whether it is best to email or write handwritten letters.<\/p>\n
Age<\/strong><\/p>\n It is often easier to write to someone in the same age group, as they will have similar life experiences to you and are more likely to have hobbies in common.<\/p>\n If age is an important factor to you, then you should specify this when selecting a penpal.<\/p>\n Gender<\/strong><\/p>\n Most penpal sites allow you to select which gender you write to. However, if writing to someone of the same gender is important to you, or if indeed, you are looking for someone of the opposite sex this should be stated when you sign up to any website or organisation, because some sites will automatically pick people at random.<\/p>\n Occupation<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many different reasons why someone would choose to get a penpal. Sometimes it is just to support a soldier, other times they want to get in touch with people who have the same ambitions as them.<\/p>\n Whatever the case may be, if this refers to you then it is best to sign up to specific websites that allow you to get in touch with people in the industry sector that you are looking for. Forcespenpals.co.uk is one such website. There are many things to consider before getting a penpal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801800654-ADNFCR\"](\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&itemid=801800654\"\/)
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