r/penpals

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[27/F] Pennsylvania - Seeking Genuine, Heartfelt, and Creative Handwritten Letters

About me!!

  • From Pennsylvania (USA)
  • Vegan and passionate about all animals
  • Middle school teacher who loves STEM education
  • Creative person who enjoys making art and crafting
  • Lifelong learner
  • Loves travel, national parks, road trips, and discovering new places
  • Enjoys puzzles and solving interesting problems
  • Loves thoughtful conversations about life, books, and current events
  • Animal lover with plenty of stories about my pets
  • Looking for genuine, long-term pen pals who enjoy meaningful letters

About our letters!!

  • Long, thoughtful letters that feel like catching up with an old friend
  • Trade sketches, photos, recipes, playlists, or little surprises
  • Heartwarming correspondence that leaves us both with the "warm fuzzies"

Open to penpals all over the world, but USA is preferred due to the cost of postage. Any age 20ish+ is welcome!

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u/KamalaCarrots — 14 hours ago

[22/M]- Looking for people to share stories abt life w

Hey my name chaz I am looking for email pen pal. For backround I graduate college with a Biotech major. I always love researching and deep diving into things. I’m a social person but I seem to be struggling establishing deep bonds w people I meet in person. I want to share deep convos, how your mindset work, life troubles, life happiness and experiences and all that stuff. I js want to be curious towards someone and it also be reciprocated. I’m not looking for anyone specific but wouldn’t it be so nice to have something at the end of the day to look forward to?? An update abt each other life. I crave that.
My interest:
-I’m a social butterfly. I love talking to new people and meeting new peeps. There’s a thrill to it. People watching is also one I love. To sit at a cafe and admire the beautiful sunshine and trees while also admiring all the people that walk pass is an ideal relaxation for me.
-I love going out and dancing. I’m trying to learn as many different dancing styles, shuffling, Latin, swing dancing, country dancing, club dancing, modern dancing. It’s a learning process, I’d for you to share ur fav dancing songs or playlist
-One of my big hobbies is sewing. I love making cool whimsical stuff for myself and friends. I’d like my closet to hopefully one day be filled with all clothes I made. My journey js began however
-I have a cologne collection. I’m into dupe fragrance bc my philosophy has always been to maximize value. I’d love to share my fragrance and the system I use to manage all of them when I wear. Each cologne has a designated color on my head for outfits
-I’m into bouldering and calisthenics. I like being the cool one w always perfect form in working out despite my struggles. I’m a big fan of canvasing where you climb w only ur hands. My joke is “it’s rock climbing the feet climbing.”I js want to build functional strength and challenge myself.
-I’m an avid daydreamer when it comes to music. I’ve made myself cry w the diff aesthetic it has given. I’d love for you to share yours and I can get a glimpse on how you perceive the world.
-The rest is for ya to find out :)

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u/Chad031 — 11 hours ago

[25/F] - wanting snail mail penpal!

I posted on this page a couple years ago but am hoping to have more luck this time around!

I’m 25F from Australia, I’ve ALWAYS wanted a penpal. I think it’s such a fun idea to get to know someone through writing letters!

Some things about me, I have an extensive list of attempted hobbies as it’s very easy for me to get excited about starting a new one (oops).

Some that have actually stuck are journaling, reading and writing. I love the philosophical and poetic ways people can string words together.

I love media, YouTube, music (very mixed music taste and a sucker for k pop), tv shows (again mixed taste and a sucker for Korean dramas) and movies! I’m currently starting a media journal to keep note of all my thoughts about my watched media as well!

I would say I’ve gone through a pretty transitional period in the last year and am currently rebuilding if you will, including being a lot less on my phone - hence the whole penpal thing

If this sounds like your cup of tea (speaking of, I LOVE tea) feel free to send me a message, I’m open to Australian or international penpals!

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u/Inevitable-Ad-9790 — 13 hours ago
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[29/F] Seeking funny and cool penpal.

Hiii! I’m a 29yr old woman in NC (USA) that has been dying for more whimsy in her life. I love writing notes and letters, and I miss when people did that! So here I am looking for a whimsy starved person to write lol. I’m a heavy reader, we discuss books all day long. I am also a big movie buff, I’ve likely seen movies you’ve never heard of lol. I like all things art. I like to be creative. I wanted to be a writer in my younger years but adulthood and bills came quickly, maybe I’ll return to it one day. I am seeking someone from anywhere in the world to exchange snail mail, trinkets and things of that nature. I want to share stories and experiences and laugh! (I’m kinda hilarious lol). Making genuine friends is harder to do the older I get and I think it’s a very beautiful and organic way to craft a beautiful friendship!

We can also discuss Harry Potter (slytherin girl), anime, marvel, the theories or the universe, poetry, niche SpongeBob quotes, conspiracy theories lol.. anything. I’m an open book. Feel free to reach out if this sounds cool for you! :)

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u/Longjumping_Day_7891 — 20 hours ago

[24/F] looking for long lasting friendships

Hello! I am a 24 (almost 25) female from Michigan (USA). I am looking for a penpal who is interested in sharing each other’s lives and experiences with each other. Snail mail is ideal but email could be so much fun too.

I am looking to make some life long friendships and meet new people across the globe. I want real friendships out of this so please don’t disappear without communication or a heads up about doing so. I would love snail mail and think sending each other care packages could be so much fun!

I am a very outgoing and creative person. I have hobbies such as drawing/painting, reading, crochet, discovering new music, going out with friends and trying out new adventures.

I love all types of movies but horror is my favorite. I am willing to talk about life and relationships too. Currently I listen to punk, rock, indie, and alternative music. I love to read fantasy books or any classical ones. My art isn’t the best but it doesn’t stop me from creating and doing what I love.

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u/VegetableDetective93 — 15 hours ago

[21/F] looking for snail mail buddies 🍄‍🟫🪲🪻

hi! i am looking for a couple of snail mail buddies to build friendships with and share in the joy & whimsy of life! i am based in australia (but am happy to do domestic or international) 🇦🇺🦘

i‘m an avid fantasy reader & i have many hobbies such as sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking, wire wrapping, basically just anything crafty and i'm there! i would love to share little trinkets & handmade gifts with my penpals as gift giving is how i show my love & appreciation 💚

i am a bit of a cinephile & would love to both give and receive movie recommendations of any genre! i love hearing about the little details of life because i’m a firm believer that its the little things that make life full of whimsy! i also have so much stationary that is just begging me to put to good use 🍎

i am interested in genuine back & forth lettering, so if you are too, i would love to get to know you platonically 🤎

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u/miroungas — 14 hours ago

[28/M] 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 looking to meet new people

Hi! I’m 28 and from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I’m looking to meet new people and hopefully make some new friends!

A few things about me…I’m a HUGE horror fan, and I love all things dark/creepy/paranormal or unexplained

I love music and going to shows(mostly older rock/metal but I like a lot different stuff, just saw both Metallica and Def Leppard last week)

I love gaming, true crime, football, I love to visit historical sites/museums and travelling, urban exploring/exploring the outdoors, and I spend 99% of my free time with my dog 🐶

I’m quite heavily tattooed (most recently had my chest done) and I’m always looking for ideas and inspirations for what to get next, and I love to see other people’s work and ideas too!

Happy to talk to anyone from anywhere, just send a message with a bit about yourself if you think we might get along 🙂

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u/LTJ1690 — 17 hours ago

[30/F] looking for more pen pals

I love long rambling letters, postcards, fun extras.

Interests and loves include:

- my job in womens healthcare

- conspiracy theories

- horror

- my small, evil cat

- spirituality

- other people's lives, religions, points of view,

- books books books

- talking with other women about life and relationships

- interesting conversations that go beyond small talk

Also open to role play/character based letters if you're into that!

Women only please

Send me a DM if you're interested! I'm happy to write first

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u/billiesgarden — 19 hours ago
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[25/F] Looking for Snail Mail Pen Pals❤️🫧

Hey! 🫧

(Just to clarify, I’m not looking for a romantic relationship, only friendly pen pal connections. 😊)

*I’m a friendly, open-minded person from HUNGARY who enjoys simple things in life like spending time with family, cooking, music, and learning about different cultures.*🗺️
*I also enjoy cozy evenings, relaxing at home, and sometimes reading or watching movies.*🌞
I’m looking for snail mail pen pals to exchange handwritten letters. 🥰📮
I love the idea of slow, personal letter writing and getting to know people from all over the world in a more meaningful way.
Open to chatting about everyday life, hobbies, travel, books, movies, music, or anything really.
I also enjoy hearing different perspectives and stories from others.
If you’re interested, send me a message. 📩

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u/Overall-Ad9444 — 24 hours ago

[26/F] Travelling in Australia and love sending postcards

Travelling in a van with my partner and I love sending postcards and letters to those who appreciate it. It’s a cool place and exotic to most people and handwritten letters and postcards can feel very special. I also think it would be so cool to be posting letters and postcards to random countries I’ve never been too!

Personally I love nature, hiking, speciality coffee (I’m a barista too), animals, crochet and travel. I hate coriander, adrenaline activities and the mental health crisis.

I don’t really know what else to say on here but if you want to know anything particular or want something more customised in the card/letter let me know and I’ll try my best.

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u/HeartMadeOfSushi — 18 hours ago

[20/M] Law Student Trying to Create a New Identity

Hello there, I am [name redacted :P], a law student who recently realised their whole identity has started to become being a law student. From endless conversations about grades, internship and legal career, I realised that I have lost my identity outside law. Therefore, here I am - trying to make pen pals to talk about things that interests me and you, and hopefully learn about each other's interests along the way.

To give you more context about myself, I love trying new things. Whether it be listening to new music and movies (would love to receive recommendations!), learning about new domains (I have been really interested about data science and/or economics and their intersection with law) or reading long form essays (I love AEON! If you don't know about the site - do check it out!!).

An honest disclaimer, while I have listed the above interests, I am not the most knowledgeable about them. Afterall, they are just hobbies!

So if you liked reading this post so far, drop a DM or comment on this post. I would love to hear about your day (seriously, there's 7 billion of us, so many interesting experiences!). We can exchange emails once in 1.5-2 weeks (trying to keep the schedule realistic since life happens).

Hope to hear from you soon!

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u/MrClawn — 21 hours ago

[38/F] Needing a friend

Now let's start this off. I have friends. The problem is, they are friends from work. Not exactly the good type you can spill your life to without it trickling into work.

I dont have any true friends on whom I can vent to about the stuff that I am going thru and even more things that are coming.

Now, I am not saying that I am a complainer or a negative person, so please dont assume that my friendship will be just about all that. I'd like to get to know people and then ease into life's struggles. Im a very empathetic person, great listener, and will be your biggest cheerleader. Im very positive, where i like to see the silver lining in things and help make people's day a better one. I love if you smile and it is because I am the one that put it there. I just feel like I dont really have that in life right now and could use one, ya know?

Sometimes being so positive can be draining and I just need someone who could be my cheerleader every now and then, be my emotional support buddy.

I know I put reddit messaging on here, but am open to email after we have gotten to know each other better.

A little about me to help know if we would click. I am a mom of 2. I love reading smut lol. I love the outdoors (the sun helps be my natural medicine sometimes:) ), I fake being an extrovert at work being all smiles and making a positive environment, but as soon as I am home, im a total introvert at heart which is why I think this pen pal stuff might help. Im a passionate workaholic but know when it's time to be off work outside of business. I enjoy painting as well, whether it is canvas or painting miniatures. Love going to movie theaters, love to travel, and love to find good eats at different restaurants. I love music anywhere from country to rock to musicals. And in life i tend to match music with my moods and with whatever im going thru. My personality does tend to get along with more males than females (not saying i avoid females or opposed, just something I naturally gravitate towards) and I do game a lil here or there (diablo my fave)

So thats me to start, so if you are interested, please feel free to message me. Know that if I take an interest to your message and we start talking, I am the type to probably want to chat at least once a day.

Alright, I guess I will wait to hear from you. Chow for now. :)

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u/Sensitive-Spring-116 — 23 hours ago

[28/M] Looking for a pen pal 📬

Hello.I am 28M and looking for a pen pal and hopefully a long term friend. I enjoy reading books, watching movies and documentaries, and I am always up for a good conversation. Lately I have been reading a lot of romance, but I also enjoy non fiction and anything that makes me think.

I work offshore on a ship, so for the next 40 days I can only keep in touch through emails. After that, I will be able to send letters again if you are interested.

anyone who enjoys thoughtful conversations is welcome. If that sounds like your thing, send me a message.

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u/Gandalf_The__Grey__ — 1 day ago
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[25/F] looking for people to write to!

Looking for long-term SNAIL MAIL pen pals! ✨
Hi everyone! I’m Leilani 25/F im in california USA
Due to some health issues (lupus/carpal tunnel), I type all of my letters but I love sending fun extras like stickers, postcards, and recipes!
Im fluent in English, Mandarin, and Spanish so I’m happy to write you in any of those!

Hobbies: Fortnite, reading, Puzzles, Lego, coloring, diamond painting, and many more
Fandoms: Sanrio, Disney, Marvel, and a proud Slytherin.
Favorites:Fall, Halloween, Christmas, and the colors pink, purple, and black.
📬 What I'm Looking For:
Open-minded, friendly pen pals who want to exchange stories, book recommendations, recipes, and stationery goodies.
If we share some interests and you'd like to connect, send me a DM with a little introduction about yourself!

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u/svddenbaby1 — 2 days ago

[53/M] Canadian looking for someone different

I had a few penpals a very long time ago and would like try again. Having a couple of things in common is fine but I'd love to have a penpal or two with different interests and experiences from me so that we can learn from each other while getting to know each other. Getting a nice letter in the mail would make my day, and I'd hope to make your day when you get a letter from me.

I'm in my 50s so my ideal penpal would be under 40 OR over 65.

I'm in Canada so my ideal penpal would be from anywhere else.

I'm a physics teacher so my ideal penpal would be a non-sciencey person (though being curious about science would be great).

Open minded with a sense of humour is a must. We can chat a bit in reddit and if things click we can start via snail mail, maybe about once per month(ish). I have a lot to offer in terms of being a good listener, and sending crafty things once in a while to brighten your day ☺️.

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u/InkStainedLeather — 1 day ago

[30/F] Please please please… yap with me!

Hi! I'm Kimberly. I’m 30 (though I really just feel like two kids in a trench coat, or maybe one kid, since I'm short :P) and I'm from Georgia (the state!). I’m looking for someone who can hopefully be a consistent long-term penpal and doesn’t mind writing long emails about anything and everything since I love to yap. Any gender or country is fine, though I do tend to prefer to talk to women and queer people. I’m bi and on the ace spectrum myself. Rather than an age requirement, I'd prefer to talk to people who are in a similar stage of life as me. I'm not married, don't have kids (and don't want them), and don't really have things figured out, so if you can relate, I'd love to chat! If not, that's okay too if you think we'd click. While we don’t need to have everything in common, it would be nice to share an interest or two. 

So, allow me to break out the bullet points: 

  • I’m a big K-pop girlie. My favorite group is XLOV, and I also like Stray Kids, ZB1, and TXT, and some others. I also like pop music in general, especially Sabrina Carpenter! My favorite band outside of K-pop is The 1975. 
  • A lot of what I watch is animation. My favorite cartoon is King of the Hill, and I’ll watch about any kind of cartoon whether it’s adult animation or “for kids.” For live action stuff, I tend to like teen dramas, dark comedies, BL/GL series, and also RuPaul’s Drag Race. 
  • I’m a Disney/Pixar and Sanrio fan, and I collect merch of my favorite characters, Stitch and Cinnamoroll… much to the dismay of my bank account lol. 
  • I like to play video games. I mainly play on PS5, especially RPGs or life sims. A few favorite games: Bully, Dragon Age, Cyberpunk 2077, BG3, Coral Island. Currently playing My Time at Sandrock again, and of course I’m looking forward to GTA 6, and also Grave Seasons.
  • I read a lot. I read 100 books last year! I’m also doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge. I like queer romance, horror, contemporary literary fiction, thrillers, and fantasy.
  • Some other stuff I’m into: Making characters out of fuse beads, doing building sets, diamond paintings.
  • If this means anything to you, I'm an INFP, 4w5, and a Ravenclaw.
  • I’m going back to school next month to get a bachelor’s degree. It’s never too late!

 

If any of this resonates with you, feel free to reach out! 😊

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u/drugsarebadmmmkayyy — 2 days ago

[33/F] - looking for new friends

Hey there! I'm Megan and looking for an email penpal. A little about me: I'm a preschool teacher and plant lover. I love reading (fave authors are Cormac McCarthy and Tolkien) and listening to music (mainly rock and classic rock).

I love animals, especially reptiles. I love watching true crime shows and sewing too. In my free time I love boating and fishing and going on walks and hikes, but big on indoor stuff right now because its 1000° here in FL!

Big into tattoos, esotericism, art and thrifting. Not into politics or religion. Totally down to swap pet pics.

I'm looking for someone to talk about life with; from deep conversations to mundane everyday goings-ons. Also looking to learn more about the world and different life experiences. If any of this sounds interesting to you, I'd love to hear from you!

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u/WavyDaze — 1 day ago
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[25/F] Wanting more meaningful connections! Lgbtq friendly! :)

Hey all!

I'm a 25yr old bisexual F in Washington State, US. I recently lost my whole friend group due to politics(hint: I hate trump and you won't wanna write me if you like him lol), and have been trying to put myself out there to create more connections and make new friends! But as I've come to find as an adult and in this day and age it is extremely difficult and I love the thought of taking the time to form genuine connections written! I would love to have multiple long term penpals.

I have ADHD so I'm always trying new hobbies, never a pro, but I loooove picking up a new skill! I have two cats that I'll definitely send pics of. I love reading but haven't in awhile and am trying to pick it up again! I also love video games like Skyrim, Marvel rivals, and a plethora of those $5 janky indie games that get popular for a few minutes haha!

I've had a rough couple of years mentally, physically, and emotionally especially after the falling out of with my best friend and our friend group. But since then I've picked myself back up and am working on bettering my life overall!

I would alsp love to write to other people in the lgbtq community (but not a requirement) :)

Edit: I forgot to note, I don't mind if it's international or not!

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u/Sparky77777 — 2 days ago
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[22/F] looking for my new best friend (via snail mail)

hello! my name is samantha and i am from the east coast USA!

I have posted here once before, but i am shooting my shot again in hopes to find another pen pal! i am looking for someone preferably from the USA who is interested in sending snail mail only!

Some things about me: I work at a museum, recently graduated with my history degree, and enjoy reading, board games, video games, writing, and art!

i am obsessed with meeting new people and hearing about their lives, i find that new perspectives really help with understanding other humans as a whole. i am open to writing to anyone who is open minded and just wants to chat :) sad, happy, old, young, it doesn’t matter! if you are interested please do not hesitate to reach out!!

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u/Calm-Individual-1666 — 2 days ago
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[31/M] looking for long-term snail mail buddies from anywhere

Hi strangers from the internet! I’m looking for some snail mail buddies because I have way too much stationary. I would love a long-term exchange, but I also understand when life gets in the way and there can be long delays. I’m gay and I prefer talking to women… but open to any men who aren’t scary or creepy (this is difficult to gauge online, but I’m trusting any creeps to be honest with themselves and keep moving!)

I love stationary and including fun stickers and stamps. I’m a reader, I love video games, gardening, writing, and a lot of other random hobbies. Looking to keep it light in letters but would love to hear about what people are up to elsewhere, little poetic things or funny thoughts about life. Idk - really open to anything. Also…. I have bad handwriting. Sorry! 🙃

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u/_tonytoner — 2 days ago