What is it about women and writing longhand? I’m not sexist but I have noticed a trend here: Women seem to be much more adept at it then most men. I’ve been writing handwritten letters the past couple of days, and I can’t get through a page and a half without my hand cramping up and having to take a break. Yes, I do hold the pen correctly, and no, my writing isn’t overly baroque. Back in high school and college I remember taking English exams and such, and during the essay portion of the exam, starting at the same time, the girl next to me would be cranking out her second page while I would be on my second paragraph. Women, how do you write so quickly and with such endurance? I used to write all my English papers out by hand so it’s not like I haven’t had practice and exercise… This is the reason I don’t keep a paper journal–I just can’t write for too long before my hand gets tired, and my writing isn’t terribly fast so when it does occur it’s not like I’ve written a lot, and half my thoughts get lost in the process…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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