Saying I Luv U For Valentine's Day

from the waste-no-time dept

theodp writes "According to the WSJ's Jeffrey Laslow, love letters ain't what they used to be. Passionate essays penned on Valentine's Days past have morphed into bursts of IM and e-mail affection. Stacie Harb doesn't seem to mind. She treasures her boyfriend's 37-word declaration of love, keeping it in her phone's saved messages. 'It's not some drawn-out, 10-page letter professing his undying love,' Harb says. 'That would be creepy.'"

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:10am

    Really reachin for a valentines day related story I see. I swear you guys come in waves of good and crap.

    First btw

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    Yumma yumma

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    dorpus, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:12am

    My Japanese girlfriend sent me green tea chocolates from Kyoto. Here, have a piece :O

    But yeah, given that we stay in touch by IM's all the time, a 10-page letter makes no sense.

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    And Over in Thailand

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    dorpus, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:20am

    The government has declared a 10PM curfew on Valentines, and outlawed sex.

    http://www.newsclip.be/news/2007213_009619.html

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    mmmm

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    merp, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:22am

    thanks for the chocolates dorpus ... i luv u 2

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    Wanted: discussion topic

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    Otherwebsitesitessuck, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:31am

    Online blog site seeking article that doesn't suck. If interested, please notify this webmaster immediately.

    Thank you.

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    (green tea chocolate). Re: Yumma yumma

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    otter, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:40am

    Those sound so good (green tea chocolate). What are they called or what company made them?

    Think there is anyplace that one can order them in the States??

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    Re: (green tea chocolate). Re: Yumma yumma

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    dorpus, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:52am

    I checked, the exact brand I got was some limited edition product and looks like they sold out already.

    There is this link for a similar product, I don't know if they deliver internationally.

    http://item.rakuten.co.jp/chato-plus/2292/

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    Some people...

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    Sea Man, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 9:56am

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=green+tea+chocolate&btnG=Google+Search

    Email me and I will hold your hand through the ordering process as well. ;-)

    As always, dorpus, thanks or the insightful input.

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    I do the hybrid

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    Webber, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 10:15am

    I found this cool company that will send a real greeting card (they print and mail it for you) you can add text and digital photos which is a nice touch. There WYSIWYG is pretty good for online app. www.cardvio.com

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    Re: (green tea chocolate). Re: Yumma yumma

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    dorpus, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 11:55am

    My girlfriend dug up the link for me. And no, you won't be able to find it by an English-language google search.

    http://item.rakuten.co.jp/itohkyuemon/514670-1

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    I HAVE A PATENT.....

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    Shark, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 12:10pm

    on Valentine's Day. You people are all violating it and I will be sending lawyers after you.

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    Valentine Day even made schematic :)

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    Small Bug, Feb 14th, 2007 @ 4:08pm

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    [email protected]

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    robert, Feb 23rd, 2007 @ 7:03am

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