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Over the past few years I've been reaching out to various men's organizations with varying effect. I've had the time to scrutinize past and recent interactions and noticed recurring patterns. If I came across an organization online and left my contact information, usually my email and phone number, if the option was present I'd check off email as being the best way to contact me otherwise I would only leave my email address. Yet, I rarely received emails. Almost all the initial contact attempts would be by telephone, but the contact would rarely if ever leave a message if I wasn't available to pick up.

It got me to ask myself, are men simply uncomfortable with writing?

Over the past few years I've been reaching out to various men's organizations with varying effect. I've had the time to scrutinize past and recent interactions and noticed recurring patterns. If I came across an organization online and left my contact information, usually my email and phone number, if the option was present I'd check off email as being the best way to contact me otherwise I would only leave my email address. Yet, I rarely received emails. Almost all the initial contact attempts would be by telephone, but the contact would rarely if ever leave a message if I wasn't available to pick up. It got me to ask myself, are men simply uncomfortable with writing?

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[–] • 1 pt

Just so im clear, are you talking about the ability to write a letter or type an email?

Because those are two different skill sets and Id bet money most men over 35 or 40 don't type well...certainly not well enough to effectively communicate to a stranger with questions.

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You'll have to explain the difference between handwriting a letter and typing an email, beyond the respective formats they require the writer to use.