[Ben23358]

I’ve had this experience too. My girlfriend, who is Japanese, said that it’s quite common in Japan to simply break off relations with an acquaintance or even a friend, if things aren’t working out. Especially if your penpals are younger, they may be too busy to write emails. Keep in mind that (I assume) you’re writing in English, and it’s going to take a long time for your Japanese penpals to write a letter–one girl I wrote (and still write) to said it took her three hours to reply to my emails! My advice would be to keep trying, and to start learning Japanese if you’re serious about having contact with Japanese people. If you can write and read even a little Japanese, you can keep things more even. When I first started talking with Japanese penpals, I always felt guilty that they’d spend so much time writing an email, and I could whip one off in a few minutes … so, I often offered to correct their English or teach some slang, which people really appreciated. Other than that, just find common interests and run with it! Breaking off relations so cleanly is part of Japanese culture and society … but you have to understand, there’re no real hard feelings involved. Keep trying, I’m sure you’ll find some great friends ^^

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