When you know your words will take time to arrive,
you choose them more carefully. You write letters, not messages.
You build relationships, not threads.
Dear Patience slows your email. You get an address on our domain, and when someone writes to it, we hold the message for a few days then deliver it to your real inbox. The result is a slower, more deliberate exchange. No new app to learn, no special format. Just email, with the rhythm of pen and paper.
Sign up and pick a unique address on our domain, like you@dearpatience.com. When someone emails this address we hold the message for a few days then deliver it.
There are a few ways to start a correspondence.
Email invite@dearpatience.com with your friend's real email in the subject line. We'll let them know it's on the way, then deliver it after three days.
Give a friend your @dearpatience.com address and have them write to you directly.
Send them the link to sign up and connect once you're both on board.
Every message travels a distance. Over time, the rhythm of waiting and receiving turns quick exchanges into something more thoughtful.
A free account sends up to five letters a month, plenty to keep a few correspondences going. If you find yourself writing more, become a Patron for $8 a quarter and the cap goes away. No ads, no tracking, no upsells in the inbox.
Get your Dear Patience address and start exchanging mail that's worth the wait.
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