Do you keep love letters/gifts/cards from previous boyfriends & relationships that did not work out?

[Anonymous]

My highschool / college bf bought me a beautiful gold charm bracelet. I wore it out of habit after we broke up & still did when I started dating my now husband (the relationships were many years & countries apart).

DH didn't like it & got me a replacement with charms of our moments. It's still in my jewellery box. I should sell it. No sentimental value left in it for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband here - if I found that kind of BS, I would immediately read all of it, then throw it in trash without asking, or telling


Guessing that I am far from alone in this response

You sound like a super controlling ass.

[Anonymous]

I've lost most of it along the way, but have a few things. DH doesn't care.

[Anonymous]

Do people really write love letters? Like actual letters?

[Anonymous]

I have a shoebox with a few things like that. It has a couple of photos, a love note or two, my first concert tickets, stubs from other plays and concerts, etc. My DH doesn't care (and doesn't snoop in the storage closet). I'd throw it all away if he really wanted me to do so, but I think I'll enjoy looking at it when I am really old.

Now saving ALOT of that stuff would be odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do people really write love letters? Like actual letters?

I'm 50, so I dated before we had email and text. Guys did actually write handwritten love letter and cards. It was kind of sweet.

Damn, that was a long time ago -- we didn't even have answering machines when I first started dating!

[Anonymous]

I have saved emails!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have saved emails!

[Anonymous]

I have a box of them. Photo albums, mix tapes, letters, old cassettes of answering machine messages, 3.5 inch diskettes with emails, etc. It's just old stuff and my wife doesn't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was married 30 years and loved my husband deeply. Found out he had been having an affair the entire 30 years. I collected up all the letters and cards I had saved from over the years and pitched them. Removed all his photos from the family album and pitched them. Packed him up and pitched him (ie had him move out). Removed pictures from the wedding album of myself and my family and plan to pitch the remainder but am holding off for a year or two just to make sure. Sold the wedding ring for melt value.

Do you have kids? My parents divorced because of adultery, and I would have liked to have some family pictures with both parents.

[Anonymous]

My ex's mostly gave me junk, but the letters were sweet. I should probably find them and throw them away.