Before Internet, before email, they wrote love letters to each other.
She tied them with a red ribbon, secreting them away in the rafters of the attic so they wouldn’t scandalize their children.
A little Trifecta lagniappe, or a Trifextra, for the weekend. A love story challenge, written in only 33 words.
Backstory: my husband and I have been together since 1983, well before cell phones, email, Skype, Facebook or Twitter. During the early part of our college courtship, the Mister co-oped, sending him away for three months at a time. We would write each other love letters. I kept all of his to me, and he kept mine. I bound them together, placed them in an empty popcorn tin, and stored them in our attic. They would truly traumatize our kids if they were ever found and read. It’s shocking enough that we hug and kiss in front of them.
Thin spiral notebook 
I love this. We have a collection of love letters that would scar our children, too. haha. So cute.
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Kinky and beautiful, love it 🙂
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I really like this, brought a smile to my face.
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it was so much simpler then. I almost wish I could have lived back then…almost. 🙂
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love this – I still have hs love letters from my hubby . . . I disposed of the ones from my teen crush. 🙂
scandalous. Love it.
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This reminded me of my great-grandparents, who enjoyed nearly 60 years of marriage.
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Wonderfully done! Love hiding the letters away from the children…married love that could cause a scandal, oh my!
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Scandalizing the kids? Love it. I can see the stack of letters in a dusty box. Your few words gave me the perfect images. Lovely.
Came from the linkup.
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Wow, perfection in just 33 words. You’ve got talent.
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Old school romance….love it…
great picture. Our gimmicks should get together and have lunch. Well written.
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