Hi,

I'm a 16-year-old girl from the Netherlands. I am looking for a long term penpal, maybe more than one. I have posted on this sub before but sadly haven't found a match yet. I am currently looking into Digital Minimalism after deleting my social media apps for the fourth time. I am sticking to not using social media now and I feel a lot more productie but am missing connecting with people so that's why I'm here again! I love animals, reading, walking, cycling, and I am trying to get back into drawing. I might start running to if the weather gets better lol. I am looking for someone to swap stories, experiences, books, movies, maybe talk about digital minimalism, and maybe to swap trinkets/drawings with. I am probably looking for someone who's female but if the connection is there I dont really care. Feel free to DM.

35 year old from Michigan with a new found love of fountain pens and working on my cursive and hopefully soon calligraphy.

I live with my fiancé and her two daughters. I am in a motorcycle club. I work IT for a car wash chain. I play video games, read, love movies, and am on a weight loss journey. I am a Harry Potter and MCU fanatic. I collect oddities and macabre things. I collect records. I am a Detroit Lions season ticket holder. I own a pub trivia business. I love board games and puzzles. Traveling is one of my favorite things when I can afford it. And I speak decent German.

I am looking for someone to be a long term penal. I’ve written letters to friends that said they wanted to be penpals but have yet to receive one in return.

Let’s be friends!

Hey there! 😊 I’m Nin, and I’d love to connect with new friends from around the world—whether through letters, emails, or just fun conversations!

A little about me: 📷 Nature photography – I love capturing beautiful landscapes and little everyday moments. 🎶 Music lover – My playlists range from soft acoustic to indie folk to nostalgic throwbacks. 📖 Books & writing – Always up for deep convos about literature, life, and random philosophical thoughts. ☕ Coffee shop enthusiast – There’s something magical about good coffee and good conversation. ✈️ Dreamer & traveler – Hoping to explore different cultures, places, and perspectives!

I’d love to exchange stories, talk about life, dreams, and maybe even swap cultural traditions or book recommendations! Any age, any country—everyone is welcome.

Tell me something about you—what’s a small joy that made you smile today? ☀️

Looking forward to hearing from you! 💌✨

Cheers, Nin

hi!! i’m august/auggie and i’m 23f, from the states, and i go by she/they. i’m looking to get into penpal. trying to find new hobbies for 2025.

i’ve recently gotten into junk journaling and scrapbooking, about to order a bunch for some new ones! I also recently just got married and am starting my life (house hunting and trying for baby) i’m looking for anyone honestly, i’m interesting in learning about other people, cultures, languages, experiences, anything!

I’m big into music/bands and concerts, i do art both traditional and digital, and i love video games. I have 3 cats (would include pics of them constantly :3 ), i work from home so i’m always here unless i’m traveling with my husband!

lmk if interested! (this is also my first reddit post and new account lol so sorry if this is so weird)

Hellooo,

I am from 33M Singapore and going to embark on a 3 months solo travel (maybe more cause I'm waiting for retrenchment soon) and thought would be nice to share my trip with anyone that loves travelling or just wanna hear travel stories.

I have done pen palling using the app called Slowly but stopped a few years back. Came across this thread so thought of using it here.

Will be in Saudi in February and March for the fasting month and then heading to Peru, Chile and Bolivia in Apr-May.

Beside travelling, I'm the type that can talk almost about anything from deep or controversial that people like to stay away or stupid goofy stuff. Prefer to listen and expand my worldview as much as possible. Into indie, folk, alt, pop rock, post-rock music and have been listening to Indonesia's indie scene nowadays. And also psychology hence also why I'm working in UX.

Hope to hear from anyone.
Have a good day!

I’m finally getting back into poetry but I know it could be so much better. My poems are vulnerable and I don’t feel comfortable sharing it with anyone irl or even really the whole internet. I had an idea of maybe having a pal to swap poems with for constructive criticism/feedback on both ends. would anyone be interested in being a poetry pen pal of mine (that sounds so cheesy lol). We could do it through email or whatever else works for you. I want to improve and get good opinions (which I’d obviously return the favor to you!)

I'm looking for friends to chat about our everyday lives. I'm looking for friends who see what life is about enjoying journey no matter what. I'm looking for friends penpals who are about my age. I don't have any beliefs but being creative and enjoying journey no matter what. Love to have penpals to chat with everyday. Love listening to classic rock music almost everyday. I'm not religious and don't have have religious beliefs and don't have any beliefs. Im a Christian but not religious. But I do prayers and meditation and love listening to beautiful chorus for singing affirmation in the morning. I use to do creative visualisation with Shakti Gawain. I use go to the spirit mind and soul festival when I was younger. Love the beach and to live near the beach.

Edit: Added some more info :)

Hi, I'm Ez from the UK. I'm newly 25 looking to connect with others who have similar interests!

I'm into gothic music and fashion, vintage trinkets, clothing, old tech (such as video game console, digital cameras, phones and toys), DIY and crafts!

About: I'm currently in University studying BSL and Deaf Studies (It's my main special interest at the moment which I could go on about for hours if you let me....). I've previously studied music also love to chat about it if that's something you're into! I have been a videogame console collector for over 10 years and love to talk about old toys and games from the 90s and 00s!

I'm interested in current social issues and politics although it can get exhausting. I just like to know that I'm on the same page as someone really and have the occasiona rant.

I'm part of the LGBTQ+ community and have a partner, (she's awesome! So I'm not looking for anything romantic) I'm also audhd!

Generally I'm looking for someone to share anecdotes, life updates, culture, art, trinkets etc etc. I'd like to exchange physical letters, maybe some little bits and bobs too!

If you're interested, leave a comment or hit up my inbox :)

Edit: here are some of my likes/interests :)

I love to collect things!! Some of my collections include:

• Video game consoles
• Vinyl
• CDs
• Phones/cameras/mp3 players from the 90s/00s
• Smiskis (!!!)

-Bat memorabilia

Here's some bands I'm into atm:

• Ghost
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Type O Negative
• Vexing Hex
• Malice Mizer

(There are many more I just can't think of right now)

Some of the media I like:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• BBC Merlin
• Stranger Things
• Doctor Who

Youtubers:

• Izzyzzz
• ChadChad
• Gabi Belle
• Bailey Sarian
• JimmyTheGiant

As the title says, I’ve (29 Male) begun learning Japanese. I visited Japan on my military deployment and I loved it! It was a dream come true as I’d always wanted to go there. Since being there, I’ve only ever wanted to go back and even started learning Japanese though I’m struggling to retain what I’ve learned because I don’t have anyone to practice with. We can email, Reddit dm, write letters, etc. I just want someone to practice with.

A little bit about me:

I’m very artistic. I love writing novels, poetry, and music. I’m very introverted so I haven’t really had much luck getting my art out there but that’s not important to me really. I just like to create.

My favorite genres of music are rap, rock, and metal. Some of my favorite artists and bands are Juice Wrld, Lil Peep, Xxxtentacion, NF, Rittz, Hopsin, Dax, Tech N9ne, Tool, SiM, Staind, A Perfect Circle, Babymetal, Rammstein, Three Days Grace, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana. That’s just the tip of the iceberg for me because I obsess on music.

I like anime and watch it casually but I wouldn’t call myself obsessed. I like anything Dragon Ball, Naruto, Inuyasha, etc.

Anyway, if you made it this far, thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you soon!

Hey there!

I’m a 26F from the U.S. and…. I have an obsession. Trinkets and Knick knacks, vintage post cards, stickers, just everything of all sorts. I recently bought half a semi full of random vintage sh*t. Really anything cute, vintage, or miniature that catches my eye.

I see my future now… a hoarder lol! So I need to get rid of this iishhhh. And I’d love to share it with those who also love things of the sorts! I’m constantly buying things so if you’re looking for a long term pal, with trinkets, I’m your gal.

We can also write each other letters or whatever suits your fancy 🥰 I love getting to know people!

Hello, I am looking for a new female penpal to get to know and exchange postcards and letters. A little about me, I live with my husband and work as a teacher. I have a bachelors in English lit with a minor in German. Despite that, my grammar is terrible. Please feel free to DM if you are interested.

Interest/hobbies:

• Anime (FMA, Cowboy Bebop, Devilman Crybaby, Samurai Champloo, etc.)
• DC Comics and Animated Films (Batman)
• Drawing (Traditional and Digital. I really enjoy charcoal )
• Watching Tv (Star Trek DS9, Parks and Rec, The Office, Friends, Bojack, Futurama,etc.)
• Crocheting
• Switch (Animal Crossing)
• I love Horror Movies, shows, art and books.
• Reading my paperback books and dark romance novels on kindle unlimited (Catch 22, Song of Achilles , How to sell a haunted House, Blackwater saga, The Stranger, and The Stand)

Hi!

I am a 23F with a background in the life sciences looking for some penpals/friends. I’m open to all areas of the world. However, I am going on a trip to Spain and would like to improve my poor Spanish before I go. Also, I’m trying to become more fluent for work purposes as well.

I currently work for a large conservation organization, and often have plenty of animal pics to share. Also, I have a passion for science, reading, horror movies, video games, and music. Recently, I have been listening to a lot of Noah Kahan and Epic the Musical.

I’d love to chat!

Hey everyone! Before you hit that reply button, I’d strongly recommend checking out my profile first. It’ll give you a solid idea of who I am, what I’ve been through, and where I’m coming from. I know some of it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s totally okay! I respect that.

That being said, I am absolutely terrible at small talk. Like, painfully bad. So if we’re talking, we’re really talking. No surface-level “How’s the weather?” nonsense. If you’re in, you’re IN, ya know? Deep conversations, unfiltered thoughts, and chaotic bestie energy from the start. No slow build-up, no awkward getting-to-know-you phase. Just full-speed ahead into whatever wild topics come up. 😅

So if that sounds like your vibe, let’s go! Otherwise, no hard feelings. 😄

Hello my name is Omar and I'm from New Jersey ,USA. I am a 24 year old and I'm looking to make some foreign friends (: I love making friends from different countries and getting to know their way of life and culture.

I love wrestling, soccer (yes I know it's called football lol), swimming, weightlifting and video games. I also am learning how to cook more often and I like to bake too. I also like to work on my own car that I call Blue Bonita

Usually I'm watching WWE and maybe some AEW, and with football usually premier league or MLS. (Manchester City fan ;) )

I have a PS5 and mainly just play WWE, FIFA, Call of duty and hitman (:

I am Hispanic, with a Mexican heritage although I was born in the US. I am usually shy but I can talk a lot sometimes. I am very introverted and like to have minimal friends as possible. I speak English fluently and Spanish almost fluently.

I love to listen to Reggaeton, Bachata, Salsa, a little bit of rap and r&b. Maybe a tiny bit of pop ;D

I'm a chatterbox and I love to talk a lot and about anything.

I love cats and I have 3 of them. Though I'm fond of every type of pet.

If you'd like to chat or possibly become my friend, don't hesitate to message me (:

Hii friends! You can call me Zee or Zo if you’d like. This is my first time asking for a penpal. Here’s a little to know about me I guess. I’m 24 years old, I live in the US, and I have two pets. I have a dog and one cat. They’re my babies and I love them dearly. I’m also learning Japanese, so if anyone could help me practice more over email that’ll be great. I love learning about different cultures and the history of them. World history always interest me more, but I loved learning world history for its urban legends. I also try to keep my eye open for new home remedies like apothecaries do. I use to make some home medicine for my father before I moved out of state. I love learning about herbs and how they help us. I’m not looking for a specific penpal just anyone really. I wanna learn more about everything. I’m like a sponge that wants knowledge of whatever culture I can to be respectfully and understand why each culture is the way they are. Have a good day/night!

Hello!

I was spending my days thinking about the next book I’ll read of the movie I just finished.

A fan of interesting stories, but also a person that works constantly so having an online penpal sounded like a good choice for me!

Would like to establish conversations on a daily basis and also watching series and movies alongside another person and comment about it.

I used to draw, and I’m still a good fan of music. I enjoy a good coffee in the morning and a good tea in the evening, I stay active exercising but also like taking time for myself.

So hit me up, how was your day? Would like to talk!

Hello! My name is Evelyn. I’d love to meet new people and make friends.

I would love a pen pal around the same age. I’d love to talk about our lives, send photos, talk about our favourite quotes, books, art, and everything! I love journaling and being creative.

My interests include reading, crafts, art, plants, writing, manga, and nature. My favourite musicians are Adrienne Lenker, the Maria’s, and Cage the Elephant. I have a cat named Boots and a rabbit named Pancake. I am in university for environmental studies.

Send me a message if interested!

I'm 23F from Argentina 🇦🇷! l'm just a crafty girly who wants to share their passion for letters and art.☀️

Im really into collage, scrapbooking, stamps, and flower colections. I love hearing and reading about other traditions, anecdotes, and memories. I'm really passionate about design and art. I'm also a witch! I'm really into local beliefs and practices✨️

I would love to find some long penpals to share and send letters, postcards, stikers, everything stationary and culture related. 🌼

But also, i would love to stay in touch by email! If you are interested, PM me, and let's get to know each other!! 🎀

PD: im new to redit, so l'm getting used to it.. sorry!!!! ✨️🧚🏻‍♀️

Hey Reddit,

Just an introvert stepping out of my comfort bubble to find some friends who love deep conversations, sharing laughs, or anything in-between. Big social gatherings aren't my thing, so I'm turning to the online world to connect with like-minded individuals.

I don't care about the timezone . I welcome texts at any hour and I'm up for calls if that's your thing. Whether we're exchanging stories, exploring the latest memes, or pondering life's great mysteries, I'm all in.

If you're looking for a friend who might take a moment to open up but is fun and engaging once comfortable, let's get in touch. Here's to making our online space a bit warmer and our connections richer.

Looking forward to some fantastic conversations and forming new bonds!

• Your Soon-to-Be Pal

hello everyone, I'm looking for a penpal who is close to my age and who really wants to discuss and compare many topics and obviously get to know each other :). I really want to learn about new cultures and write long letters. I used to exchange letters with many people in the past and I would like to start again, since I miss it a lot. I come from southern Italy, write to me if you like and have a good day!

ps: I really like decorating letters, but if you want to exchange with me there is no need for you to do the same, the important thing is the content :)

Hi! I’m 26 and from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’m looking to meet people and hopefully make some new friends! Happy to talk about anything, I enjoy learning about other peoples hobbies and interests

I am a HUGE horror fan, I love older music (mostly rock/heavy metal) I like gaming, football, urban exploring, and spending most of my free time with my dog 🐶 I work as an auto mechanic so obviously I have a strong interest in cars too

I’m pretty heavily tattooed, and always keen to see other people’s work and share my own too

Feel free to send me a message if you feel like we’d get along!

Hi everyone ! (It’s my first time doing this so I don’t really know how it works. Please be kind to me) What motivated me is to improve my English and Italian and if I can hit two birds with one stone by meeting new people and making new friends, that will be amazing!

A little about me : I’m quiet an open-minded person who loves discovering new things I love movies and TV series and I used to watch a lot of anime when I was in middle/high school I’d like to say I have a specific music style but honestly, I listen to everything Kanye, jpop, Lana Del Rey, Radiohead, Bollywood music… it doesn’t make any sense 😅 I have a fascination with crows I don’t know why , also with cats I don’t care if you have the same hobbies or not as long as you’re funny as f*. The weirder and edgy, the better !🫵

What I’m looking for : I’d love to exchange snail mail but I am also open to email a chat depending on what works best

Languages : French is my native language, but I can write in English (Italian is more complicated) and if you’re learning French, I’d be happy to help

So yeah, if you’re interested, feel free to DM me I don’t bite. And I hope real connections will be made. 🤗

Hello! I'm looking for penpals I can email. I'm from California and am currently a college student. I'm very new to this and want to make new friends with similar interests. But it doesn't have to be. We can talk about many other things. I'm not very social, but I'm trying to work on that (this is me trying, lol). Some of my hobbies and interests include

• music: I love listening to music of all different genres and would love to discover more!
• Movies: I enjoy going to the movie theater often. Some of my favorite films atm are The Holdovers, Lala Land, and almost famous
• binge-watching shows. Fav shows are Pen15, Fleabag, Sharp Objects, and Twin Peaks
• Gardening: this is a recent hobby of mine. I am mainly interested in cactuses and succulents but want to start planting veggies this year.
• occasional gaming
• I watch a lot of Yt/streamers

If any of my hobbies or interests align with yours, please comment or add me, and we can go from there. I'm looking forward to finding a new friend. We can talk by email once a week or whatever seems right to you :)

Hello! My name is Hope and I am from the UK. I am currently residing in West England while completing my sociology degree. I have varied interests, including philosophy, sociology–particularly of feminist and marxist schools of thought, but am also open minded– music (I play bass and enjoy all genres, particularly jazz, folk and shoegaze at the moment), literature of a wide variety, art and herbal tea!!! I am an essayist who writes and publishes cultural critique in my spare time.

I am a very outgoing person with lots on my mind always, I would love to speak to others from all walks of life on anything really. Particularly looking for people with interest in philosophy, and those who read often!! Would love to share literary recommendations with each other.

I am in search of a couple of penpals to exchange letters with, anywhere in the world is fine, UK based works well for me as I like to send extras, my letters never end up thin. I am learning Korean so I’d also love to exchange letters with someone from South Korea.

Age range doesn’t matter too much to me as long as you’re 18+, I’m open to all genders! But I would prefer if men are 25 and under,,, for fair enough reasons. I’m really interested in speaking to women around my age, and older women too as I find their perspective on life to be most interesting.

Send me a message if you’re interested!

Hey, I’m a 40 year old man who has his shit together. I have a good job and work hard but it’s hard to have close friendships, The kind where you can talk to everyday, get advice or just vent unfiltered. Life is hard after you are 35 or so and it’s even harder to make close friends.

I work a lot, watch shows and movies 🎥, sports. Other than that I don’t have time to do much else or Meet friends . Do you wanna make a best friend who will be with you through good and bad? If so i'm your guy. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d love such a friend.

大家好 hellooo i'm an international student in china (of non-chinese origin, i'm an actual int'l student 😅) and i love the idea of writing and sending letters all around the globe, i would really like to have a penpal, especially if they plan on visiting china in the near future, would be better if they're in the 18-30 year gap but i'm open to all posibilities, if they're in china that would be very cool too i would prefer international students as well but everybody's welcome, for interests we could talk about the cultural differences we have encountered or maybe movies (not from the english speaking sphere tho)

hey guys! like the title says i (21F) am looking for penpals. i want to start really getting into writing and spend more time being creative. i enjoy putting together letters and sending stickers and paper. as far as hobbies go, i like journaling and junk journaling. i’m really into period piece dramas right now. i read a lot, specifically contemporary romance but i’m willing to try different genres. my music taste varies but i’d say that it’s mostly “bedroom pop” or indie, sometimes 70s rock. i’m a huge dog lover and i love spreading kindness. send me a message if you’re interested!

I'm a born and bred Londoner, currently living in Belgium working as an Au Pair to improve my French before university. I love to travel and discover the world - hopefully you can help me learn something new? Some other interests include: reading (a lot of classics and children's books, very little middle ground), hiking, old music (60s-70s, I'd die for George Harrison), cooking, history, listening to podcasts, and politics. Next year I'll be studying French and German at uni and while i have a good level of French I'll be starting German at absolute 0 so I'm specifically looking for someone who could help me in that regard. (And of course I'd help you out with your English or French in return!) I'm looking mainly for an online penpal (snail mail can be expensive) but I'm open to snail mail if we form a good bond online. I'm looking for someone to e-mail where we dive deep into our personal interests, life advice, experiences and philosophies. I can talk to anyone so please don't be shy! Drop me a dm and let's see if we hit it off! <3

After being ignored or ghosted enough times here I’m hardly in a position to be picky about much of anything. So I can truthfully say I don’t care in the least if we share any interests. Your age and sex are unimportant. I’m honestly willing to discuss whatever you like, I’m even willing to interview you if you have nothing in particular to talk about. Literally all I ask is that you respond with some degree of effort and fluency in English. Beyond that, let’s take the conversation in whatever direction interests you most.

Do you have an article or post you’ve read recently you would like to discuss with someone? Link it to me and I can promise I’ll read it so we can talk about it so long as the length is somewhat reasonable.

The same goes for whatever else may be on your mind that you’re itching to discuss: movies, podcasts, whatever you like!

My interests really don’t matter, they always kill the conversation and I don’t expect you to waste your time talking about them. Of course if they come up in conversation organically I’ll answer truthfully without avoiding it.

I promise in conversation I’ll be open, honest, curious, engaged and thoughtful in my responses. Judging by my track record however, I will probably also be boring.

Interest tags: Daguerreotypes, Victorian era, antiques, americana, true crime, popular culture, 90s, nostalgia, retro

I love all things biology: natural history, ecology, zoology, ancient life, plants, etc. I also love reading in general, long outdoor walks, documentaries, some shows and games, and interesting conversations. I'd like to meet some interesting people online and hopefully make some new friends, talk regularly, maybe even do some calls or watch something together. I prefer sending shorter, more regular messages than long letters, but I'm open to either. If you're interested, just send me a message with your ASL and some basic info. Have a good day!