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wolfdreamer

i searched for 3 hours again last nite its poofed again so heres a new one for all the newbies tell us alil about yourself and for the seasoned roomies too


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shellymack

Welcome to WAP everyone! :)

 
crzygrlnohio

Susan i know exactly how you feel about the "whoever" thing.... The majority of my friends think i'm nuts. I talk about my pen pals just as if they were my everyday friends i hang out with. I just feel like if i never find that someone then that's cool with me and if i do find him then he's going to be forwarned about my pals and he can take it or leave it. I'm very much in my comfort zone and i really like it.

 
OtterSAM

Hi... I'm new to the boards... I'm 27 from California... I wrote my first PP yesterday, hoping for a reply. :) I'm into computers, animals, helping people, and I love music of all kinds... If anyone needs someone to talk to, let me know. :)

Welcome to the new members!

 
susanorsue

Hello everyone..I'm a divorced mother of three with one still at home. Saw WAP for 1st time when news article about Susan Smith came out, checked it out and thought it sounded like a great thing so decided to try it out. Made clear to everyone it was a friend thing only and has been absolutely wonderful. Sure as heck didn't know it would change my life. My time is limited which is one reason I haven't been responding to the message board these last months....although lately I have been hanging around more. I think it's because you all understand everything and can relate, whereas the majority of the rest of the world thinks you are crazy and doesn't want to hear about it. I read some of the posts and can't believe how it is exactly what I'm thinking or going through when here I was thinking ...."am I'm the only one"? It's awesome to know that someone REALLY understands and has been touched in the same way that I have. I can't help but think that the ones I write to are more special than ALL others but when I read the posts, it's obvious everyone probably feels the same way. I never understood really how people could fall in love with this kind of thing, but now "I" find myself in a battle with one of the guys I write to. I have visited him a handful of times and we really hit it off and always have a great time. I've never let on how I've been feeling though because I would NEVER want to hurt him and I don't know that I could handle this kind of relationship.
When I origionally started writing, I knew up front that this may be a stopper for any future relationships. I decided then that no matter what, I would keep writing and "whoever" I became involved in would have to love it too.....or leave. Maybe there will never be a "whoever" and thats ok. If it was any other way, it would cheapen all these friendships that I have made. Thats how much this has all meant to me and I continue to feel this way. I wish I had time for more.

 
susanorsue

Hello everyone..I'm a divorced mother of three with one still at home. Saw WAP for 1st time when news article about Susan Smith came out, checked it out and thought it sounded like a great thing so decided to try it out. Made clear to everyone it was a friend thing only and has been absolutely wonderful. Sure as heck didn't know it would change my life. My time is limited which is one reason I haven't been responding to the message board these last months....although lately I have been hanging around more. I think it's because you all understand everything and can relate, whereas the majority of the rest of the world thinks you are crazy and doesn't want to hear about it. I read some of the posts and can't believe how it is exactly what I'm thinking or going through when here I was thinking ...."am I'm the only one"? It's awesome to know that someone REALLY understands and has been touched in the same way that I have. I can't help but think that the ones I write to are more special than ALL others but when I read the posts, it's obvious everyone probably feels the same way. I never understood really how people could fall in love with this kind of thing, but now "I" find myself in a battle with one of the guys I write to. I have visited him a handful of times and we really hit it off and always have a great time. I've never let on how I've been feeling though because I would NEVER want to hurt him and I don't know that I could handle this kind of relationship.
When I origionally started writing, I knew up front that this may be a stopper for any future relationships. I decided then that no matter what, I would keep writing and "whoever" I became involved in would have to love it too.....or leave. Maybe there will never be a "whoever" and thats ok. If it was any other way, it would cheapen all these friendships that I have made. Thats how much this has all meant to me and I continue to feel this way. I wish I had time for more.

 
whitediamonds

Update I am writing to three inmates now since I post on here 2/20 and all three have been the best I could ever had asked for and we are getting along great, none us the three inmates and I want to see an end to our pp fun. Thanks to WAP!!!

 
Xray48

Bump
I think I see a lot of new names, that I'm sure we'd all like to meet.

 
Sweetangel

Hello everybody I shall introduce myself I am a 25 year young ;) female from the Netherlands. I work as a nailstyliste and a secretary. I live on my own with 2 cats. Love my friends and play tennis and next month I start with fitness. And ..... yes I am trying to go in may to visit my man... I hope I can do that. Love for now ... X Yvonne

 
crzygrlnohio

Welcome Katie.....Just keep writing you will find someone interesting to write to. Not all the people i write to are interesting but they all have their own qualities about them that i love. Actually i write to one guy that has the same birthday as me. We were born same year and everything so i thought it would be nice to write to him, well needless to say he's soooo boring. Got me to thinking that maybe i'm that boring...hehe Oh well i havent lost a pal for a while, actually just picked a new one up b/c i lost soo many over the year. Oh well happy writing and dont hesitate to join in on our little board!!

 
shellymack

Hi Katie!
Welcome to WAP!
Dont be dissapointed, sometimes you just dont click and not everyone makes a good pal, keep looking and writing, there are alot of great inmates out there!

 
katie

Hi, i'm Katie, i'm 19 and live in Missouri with my sis and her two kids. i just started writing to pp's a couple weeks ago, i got my first letter back yesterday but was a little dissapointed, i'm hoping that the other person i wrote to will have different expectations. Anyways, I've been reading the message board about everyday but never reply and i just have to say that some of you crack me up. i really like this site and hope that i'll meet a pp that'll be interesting and fun to write to.

 
crzygrlnohio

Welcome to the newbies....Hope to see ya'll around!!!!!!!

 
Eeyore

I'm a 23 year old (24 on april 9th) guuurrrllll from Dublin in Eire (Ireland). I am 5ft 10in tall (or small if you are taller then me!!), i've blue eyes and apparently have "porcelene" (cant spell) skin and long light brown hair. I am studying for my Degree in Psychology and Psychoanalysis whilest working Part Time in a shop that sells Mobile Phones. I have been in a realationship for nearly a year now and as yet have no kids yet partly coz im a big kid still.

 
Kyle

Hello All. My name is David aka Kyle. I am 38 y/o and finishing up my bachelors degree in Psychology. I do a lot of counseling on the side, dealing with all kinds of situations. I have learned more from the real world then any book could ever teach. As stated before I never knew about the message board or the chat room, and I have been writing to a pp since August. I found him on this site. He has been incredibly honest with me. I believe that I am going to see him at the end of March, when I go to my best friend's wedding in Key West. Most of all I enjoy reading about all your lives and the people you have touched. Keep up the good work; I hope it comes back to y'all 10 fold. d

 
crzygrlnohio

Hello all....I used to post here a while ago but stopped b/c of computer problems, which have since been fixed thank goodness... I am a single mother of an 8 year old boy and am currently living with my mother helping to take care of her after a stroke. Sometimes i feel my work is never done. In 2000 my cousin got sentenced to 6 years and i started writing to him all the time and we became really close. It was then that i realized how much getting letters from people really means. I just started writing to prisoners two years ago. I used to write to 11 people but most of them have since abandoned me by finding their true loves or what have ya.... I currently have 3 pen pals not including my cousin. One of them has become very special to me. I love him dearly but know we can never physically be together, if that makes sense to anyone?!? Well i could ramble on and on but i'll stop there...... my email addy is crzygrlnohio [at] hotmail.comrel="nofollow" if anyone would like to email me!!!!

 
SUNFIRE

Hey Everyone, this is Sunfire. I am relatively new to WAP. I am writing to 2 pp, and they seem very sincere. Anyway, I am a computer programmer by day, writer by night. I am currently in graduate school, working on my Masters in Comp Engineering/Programming. I am originally from Bordeaux, France, and I have family over there. All you guys here are great, and the moderators are super. Thanks for a good job. I am just wondering what all the fiasco was concerning the removal of the "who do you write to" list. Can someone explain all that to me? Anyway, if anyone would like to talk, my email is "sunfire777 [at] aol.comrel="nofollow"". If your computer crashes, call me (ha-ha).Thanks

 
claudesgrl4life

just want to say sorry for the miss typed words i was a little distracted at the time i get into this court tv so much i should know i cant do to things at once.plus after typing all day at work my fingers get to going they way they want to go lol...

 
claudesgrl4life

Well were do i start i still dont know even after reading about all you interisting people. I want to start by saying that this is a very special grouple i juat happen to stumble upon and never left I guess you can say I am trying tomake my selfl apart of this special wap family. well here it goes My name is katie everybody calls me kay for short. I really dont have a pp my husban for wich i married two months befor his sentence right out of high school is my pp and my bestfriend..Well thats him I am 23 with no kids and two brothers for which are both openly gay and have some pp that they write to and go see. I am always looking for more pp to get them to write to. Our whole house cant wait for the mail man to visit (almost like a three year old waiting for christmas). I have so many things to say but dont want to talk your ear off. I am presently looking for a female pen pal to write to so if anyone has any ideas or want to chat late night I am always ready to drop a line to a open ear..Thats a little about me .....

 
wolfdreamer

welcome to WAP

 
wildflower

Hi all! my name is lisa. im a 35 year old black female. im new to the board as well. i liked it so much i registered and been here ever since. This is the first site i ever visited at first and almost all my pen-pals are from this site. I have at least 9 from this board, a penpals cellie writes, and i write a friends brother. I am a single mother of 4, 3 boys and 1 girl.
After a long and crazy relationship ended ive been single for five years. I began writing to pps to build some connections with people because much of my day to day life revolves around kids and home. I did it to befriend, brighten, and bring hope to inmates. it has thus far worked both ways. I immediately fell in love with one special man whos been in now for 9years, he goes up for parole in december04. We love each other and hell come here to live with me if he gets po'ed. The rest of my penpals have brung me so much i cant really exlplain but they are all my friends reguardless of what they have done or what others may think. I love joseph but each and everyone of them have special meaning to me. My life was simply day to day. Cooking, cleaning,kids,school,etc...Now it is so much more. Its wonderful and overwhelming to me. Other than that if you arent bored to tears, I love music, movies, reading and spending time at home with my kids. I dont make friends we'll at all and thi board and my penpals have become like a new part of my life....

 
DinaBethRoswell

Hi Everyone! My name is Diana and i live in New Mexico where i am a phlebotomist for the blood bank here. I am 20-years-old with no children but one terribly spoiled cat named Missy. I live with my roommate Jennifer in Roswell New Mexico alien capital of the world. I started writing prison penpals in August of 2003 and now i have experienced more joy from it than i ever imagined i would. Not only have i met really great guys that have become good friends, but i have also met my best-friend and boyfriend Chad. I did meet him on this site but it was through an awesome man on the site and in which im forever greatful.(You know who you are!) I would just like to say that im so happy that i started writing my penpals and it is something i plan on doing as long as there are good men in prison:) and i know there will be. :) ---Diana

 
Tracey67

hello and welcome to all the new people here..i am 36 and work in the food industry..i have have one pen pal at the time , he is my fiance who i met through a different site..after my 16 year old sons suicide on 12/27/04 i am slowly getting back into life so to speak..to all the new people theres some really great people here on this site..

 
wolfdreamer

welcome to wap

 
Kati

Hi guys,my name is Kathrin and I immigrated from germany to canada.I started writing to prisoners last year and made some really good friends.
I work as an Nursing Assistant in a small grouphome.I don't have any kids,but one dog and three cats.I guess there my babys.
I like the outdoors,my favoured spot are the mountains,I like to write letters,gardening(I don't seem to have a green dumb since I moved to alberta ;o)).I love animals and also my Job.

 
MSNanCaroL

Yeah Tina & I'm 25!

 
Agrippine

Hello Hello
Well...what to say about myself...I'm 21 years old, student at Uni in International trade. I've been travelling all my life... I lived in Germany, in France, in Australia... Actually, I live in Canada but I don't know if I'll stay here very long... -35 degrees is a little too cold for my skin. But it's nice to finaly have all my family around. I share a flat with a friend in the old colonial part of Quebec city and it's pretty nice around here. I always have the feeling to live right on a movie set.
I'm into all kind of art. I do sculpt, paint, draw, write... and into sports also. Well...that's it... nice to meet you all :)

 
TexasGuy

Hi, my name is Philip, I'm a 44 year old Gay male in the Dallas / Fort Worth area.

I have custody of, and am raising my 10 year old adopted son Jonathan. I was married for several years, and we adopted him at 1 day old.

I work as a locksmith, and have been doing this for 28 years full time, I started in this business with my dad as a kid, and took over running his shop at 16.

Since my divorce, I was involved in a very serious relationship with one guy, after a while, and a lot of regrets, we split, I made a choice then and there to remain celibate and find the person that would be my future, and the one I'd wake up with for the rest of my life.

I choose to write prisoners, as a way to reach out and find out about someone, and make me care more. I never realized that I could actually find the love of my life. But after a lot of letters, and a lot of personal words, I opened up, and let someone into my life, and it feels good. I gave him my honest heart, and love. Unlike an akward first date, I became a friend, and no sex was ever envolved. We started with backgrounds, and found our lives touching, and now I can't imagine, me without him.

I started writing prisoners in 2002 and still enjoy it, I do find that at times I find it too much, but usually manage to make it.

I have found the biggest problem in writing prisoners is....Not falling a little bit in love with them, I can't explain it, but after a bit of time passes, you realize that in their eyes you are the only one that cares. In many cases, most i think, most of the guys have become estranged from family, friends, and everyne who ever cared.

In questions or comments to me, please feel free to e-mail me, philipmcgee [at] excite.comrel="nofollow"

My future will be good, and I'm happy to say that this experience is fantastic...

Tex

 
Angelus

Thanks Smilez. I will ask Novel or Matt on how to post photo. I thought it was as easy as cutting and pasting a link but it just doesn't seem to work for me? All my photos are jpegs so i don't see why they won't upload...hmmmmm

 
smilez4u

Angelus...novel may know if not matt knows how to assist w/the photo. He did mine and a few others. Once they see this, am sure they will hook ya'up!

 
Helbling

Wel, I've been quiet for quite a while, but I'm back!!! heh, that may not be a good thing....
19 years old, I'm in England, and I'm currently at university studying Mechanical Engineering. I only write to one guy at the mo' due to lack of spare time, but as soon as my 'plate' clears up again I hope to write to more.

 
Angelus

Hi Everyone - First off my real name is Michael. Online I prefer to go by Angelus. It's for my favorie TV show Angel. I am a 29 year old, married, white male. I work in the wonderful (<sarcastic) world of insurance. I have 3 children - 2 by marriage and 1 by blood. As many of you know, I have been writing women in prison since last October. I currently have 6 pp total. 2 of which are very special friends from Texas whom I will be visiting in May. Yes - my wife is very aware of what i am doing, and the time/energy I put into building and maintaining these friendships. We have a very honest, open, and trusting marriage.

Aside from my wife (and my pen-pals of course), there is no one else in my life that knows of my writing endeavors to inmates. Finding this web site has brought me much comfort, and I can't thank the friendly and knowledgeable members enough. The members here have really made me feel welcome and the insight you all share is priceless. Thank you.

Angelus

PS - I have been trying to post a photo on my profile and its not working? what am I doing wrong? I am using a jpeg link to "my photos".

 
wolfdreamer

hiya welcome all

 
gr8rubnsa

HI ALL... My name is Ken. I have only been posting for a few months but have cherished all the comments. I have been involved in exchanging letters with inmates for 3 years, some from WAP and several other sites. I am 60 years old and am a physician (naturopathic) with a private practice in South Texas. I am openly gay and have been partnered to the same guy for 39 years. No kids so far!!! Yes he knows and enjoys my wonderful inmate friends. We have joined together to assist one special inmate in his release from a 44 year w/no parole sentence. It looks very promising and hope to have him release into our custody soon. That will be "our KID". haha! He has proven to be worthy of our 2 year battle to have him released. My partner and I will be traveling 1800 miles to his hearing in the next few weeks. My correspondence with these guys has breathed new life into my rather routine life. Hopefully I have breathed freshness into theirs also. Thats about it for me... all are welcome to email me for any reason...email in profile. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

 
shellymack

OK here we go again.... first off for all new people... welcome to WAP :)
OK~~~ I am 33 years old, a single Mom of a wonderful 14 year old daughter. I am a mortgage broker (yes one of them people) I currently live with my sister so I can be closer to my Mom who is fighting breast cancer, and recovering from a horrible car accident which almost took her life! She has had a rough 3 years! I will be moving back to the suberbs in the next couple months. Cant wait these boonies drive me nuts!
I am engaged to a man I met on WAP who is serving 27 years, I wont brag to much about him, but he is wonderful!!! :) Had to atleast brag once!
I mostly write to inmates on death row and treasure all of my pals!!!
Well..... enough about me! I will say I love all the support we have for eachother here!!! I think I would go nuts if I didnt have this site!!!

 
smilez4u

hmmm, who said ~vibrate~..ohhh, of course that was novel *grins* :P I am 39 (so i've yet to update my profile since october). I have worked for the state of ohio for 16 years, transferred from the Ohio House of Reps to the Dept. of Natural Resources- Div.of Waterway safety search & rescue - I have one wonderful son, he is 16, a sophmore in HS. I discovered WAP in sept. of 2002--i have a special local pal due to be released in a matter of weeks *smiles* -- And from the christmas card campaign have connected with a couple more very special and wonderful Pals -- they are all very special to me in their own way! xoxoxo

 
Xray48

Hello everyone. I've done this before, but since the old thread is gone, I had better do it again. I love this big happy family here and hope that everyone joins in. My name is Dave, I am 56 years old and I'm semi retired after working for 36 years, in highway construction, for the State of Michigan. I now work in the summer, for a private engineering firm, which gives me my winters off to do what I enjoy best and that is getting away from the snow and cold in Michigan. I am spending this winter in Florida, but hope to visit all the rest of the country in coming years.
I have been contributing to and enjoying this website since this past August. I write to a lady, in Texas, who is my own age and whom I hope to support and make happy (in a PP sense) for as long as it takes.
I might also mention that I have been married, to the same woman, for 35 years and we have two married daughters, with 5 young grandchildren. So, between grandchildren, writing and relaxing, I am as busy as I care to be.
I look forward to hearing from the rest of you. :-)

 
Mystic Mo

Always good to get to know people

 
icyhot

Hi Guys, I've been lurking around the Board for about a year, and replied to one topic, but the thread died down after my reply...hope it's not a sign of things to come! I only write to one PPP, whom i met thru another site three years ago. We hit it off right away, but started out cautiously, became dear, dear friends, freely exchanged "I love you as a friend" type I love yous, and around Christmas finally admitted that we were in love as well as loving each other every other way possible. This is pretty much a first for both of us: being true friends first, and then falling in love, and we're enjoying the process. Problem is: he's on Death Row (in Florida) and has been for 13 years. He had a CLEAN criminal record before this - never arrested for anything before... I'm going down there to see him for the first time in April -we're both pretty goofy about it. Can certainly relate to Tex! Anyway, I'm 47, a lawyer (don't do criminal work (used to, and everything Law Dog says makes a great deal of sense to me), live in WV. Never married, no kids except for a very spoiled dog. Write to my honey every day. He has no phone access at ALL. I've grown to be very fond of you guys - you all are very sincere about what you're doing, and that's certainly the spirit to do it in. I love this message board and this topic, and hope I don't kill it with my entry! Thanks, Mary, who can hot and icy cold...

 
novelwriter

I'm Tina, 23-years-old (shut-up smilez! :-P), and as the handle suggests, I write novels for a living. Some call me a smut writer but I prefer the term "adult romantic fiction for women". (Hey, it's a living.) I also write suspenses but nobody ever seems interested in hearing about that, at least not off the shelf. At parties it's always "so tell me about those racy novels you write" lol! :-) I've hit best-seller status several times, but not yet the NY Times (that's my goal...when I reach it you'll hear multiple screams vibrating off the board). Uh let's see, what else? I'm engaged to a lifer, marrying him this year, have 2 kids, and that's about it. Oh and I'm 32, not 23 <sigh>

 
wolfdreamer

welcome to WAP it's nice to have yall

 
whitediamonds

Well, I am fairly new here and had my first reply to my first letters sent out of the 3 only one very nice response. I am 45 yrs old and am on an leave out of the working race I have always been in due to a situation that happened to me which I am not emotionaly ready to talk about and writing an imate may give me some closure to my happening without bring this up to the inmate. One son and a widow for sometime now. Learning forgiveness.

 
toogood4u

A little about me ... Well I am a 24 year old white female. I Live in New York and have lived here my whole life.(I Live about 45 min south of Albany) I graduated highschool in 1998 and am currently working as a Resedential Counselor for Developmentally Disabled Children. I have worked at my current job for 4 years and plan on starting going back to school in the very near future. I am a an independant kinda girl, i have no kids , I live by myself and i take care of the bills by myself. I have 3 cats and 1 fish. (I love animals!) When im not at work i enjoy going to the movies, listening to music, shopping, sports, hanging out with friends, and traveling.