We never encourage pen-pals to write to an inmate for romantic reasons. However, we have worked with millions of people since we started in 2000. Romantic relationships with an inmate do form on occasion. When this happens, we caution people about the difficulties of maintaining a prison relationship. In addition, we send the inmate our self-help guide, Maintaining a Prison Relationship, on sustaining a healthy relationship during incarceration. We want both parties to have all the information they can, as it is their best chance to make it work considering the challenges. We also have a forum for Incarcerated Loved Ones.