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Handwritten Love Letters

There's a sweetness and innocence to reading old love letters—whether they're from our great-grandparents during World War II or our own younger selves.

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Recipe Cards

It's incredibly convenient to search for recipes digitally any time you need them. But it it's much nicer to use a card your mom or friend wrote out for you.

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Modesty

In this age of nothing's-off-limits, would it be so awful to be a teeny bit retiring in dress, behavior, or speech occasionally? We think not. (Though it's heartening that modest wedding dresses are trending.)

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Dressing Up

Super-casual is the dress code for almost every event nowadays. But any gathering feels more special when you swap athleisure for a cute outfit.

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Potluck Dinners

Because who doesn't love a Jell-O salad or an icebox cake?

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Baby Books

Too bad they're something that's hardly done any more, because they really do grow up too fast.

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Memorizing Phone Numbers

It's all fine until your smartphone crashes to the ground or gets wet.

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Saying 'Sir' and 'Ma'am'

Seems too stiff and formal? Maybe it's because we've all become accustomed to everyday rudeness.

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Privacy

Enough said!

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Printed Photos

How fascinating it was to leaf through our grandparents' black and white albums and our parent's faded Polaroids.

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Curves

From Renaissance nudes to the Golden Age of Hollywood, curves ruled. Let's bring that "trend" back!

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Calling Someone

Texting or posting "Happy Birthday" isn't quite the same as hearing you sing off-key but with love.

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Doing Math in Your Head

Maybe we should all try not using the calculator app until after figuring out the tip once in a while.

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Knowing Your Neighbors by Name

And having block parties!

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Paper Address Books

They never crash and lose all your contacts and birthday reminders.

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Teaching Cursive

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Keeping a Diary

It's amazing—and sometimes hilarious—to see what mattered in your life years ago.

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Drive-In Movies

Piling into the station wagon for the double feature was a blast!

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Saying 'Please' and 'Thank You'

It would be nice not to be surprised when someone actually says the
magic words.

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Going Visiting

Or having a family dinner together on Sunday afternoons.

Arricca Elin SanSone has written about health and lifestyle topics for Prevention, Country Living, Woman's Day, and more. She’s passionate about gardening, baking, reading, and spending time with the people and dogs she loves.

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