In the era before ubiquitous digital communication, the art of letter writing was an essential part of courtship, especially for young romantics. School-aged boys in the 1970s and 1980s had to hone their epistolary skills to woo the objects of their affection – their female classmates and friends.
The love letters of this period reflected the unique language and sensibilities of the times. Overflowing with flowery, almost hyperbolic expressions of emotion, these missives provided a window into the earnest, sometimes comical, attempts of adolescent boys to articulate their feelings.
One such example reads: “Time and ability plus double capacity has forced my pen to dance automatically on this benedicted sheet of paper. I hope you’re swimming in the wonderful pool of Mr. Health there. I am also parambulating in the cool breeze of wellness here.” The author goes on to describe his love as “fantabulous” and proclaims his affection in the most dramatic of terms.
These letters were not just a way to convey romantic interest – they were an opportunity for young suitors to showcase their wit, vocabulary, and rhetorical flair. Elaborate metaphors, grandiose declarations, and ornate language abounded as boys tried to impress their sweethearts.
Of course, the sincerity of teenage passion often shone through the excessive verbiage. Phrases like “I love you spontaneously” and “I genuflex before the Omnipotent” reveal the earnestness and innocence of these young lovers.
Example Below Is How SCHOOL BOYS WRITE LETTERS TO GIRLS IN THE 70s and 80s
Read love grammar below:-
Ckc obike
P.O. BOX 100
Owerri, imo state
21st Feb 1989.
Dear Sweet,
Time and ability plus double capacity has forced my pen to dance automatically on this benedicted sheet of paper. I hope you’re swimming in the wonderful pool of Mr. Health there. I am also parambulating in the cool breeze of wellness here.
Sweetie pie, the reason why this miraculous thing is happening is because, honey, I love you spontaneously, and as I stand horizontally parallel to the wall and vertically perpendicular to the ground now, I only think of you, since you are a fantastic and fabulous girl, put together as fantabulous. I implore you to decipher this my anthem of love oozing out from the innermost pendulum of my thoraxial cavity.
Only you and me are protagonists in this subtle affair. As I cogitate and ruminate over the last episode, I genuflex before the Omnipotent and implore him to let this affair emulsify.
By the way, I was bamboozled, scintilated, exhilarated, and left in a state of prolonged euphoria by the contents of your missive which was quite edifying and exalting. It left my bio-chemistry in a paradise-like equilibrium.
Empirically speaking, I love u chemically… I don’t ever want to see gloom and doom looming over your Angle.
………
Those days are gone.
