Slowly Stories
Penpalships You Can Only Find on Slowly
I can visit amazing places and talk to people without having to leave my room.
We talked as easily in real life as we did in the app, wandered around the mall and ate dessert at Dippinโ Dots...
Thank you for promoting human interactions, thank you for exposing the world as a small place to usโฆ
Of course, sociophobia didn't go anywhere, but it became easier to live with it.
I have fallen for her letters before even knowing her real name, or before seeing her face, a picture, through her letters I had seen what matters: her soul.
Using technology for such a beautiful thing is something fantastic.
Like many other users of Slowly, I'm sure, I have always longed to make deeper connections with people.
Heโs halfway across the world and I feel closer to him than most people.
It was so fascinating to hear about the differences between the culture and structure of our lives.
While we often feel annoyed or anxious when people take forever to reply to our texts, on Slowly, taking forever is the point.
Why would I want to do that, when I have instant messaging? When there are much faster, quicker ways to contact people than wait hours?
I can be heard by whole the world. We all can be heard and listen to each other.