New E-card Category

[Aaryanna]

I have a suggestion for a new category for e-cards. I wanted to send an e-card to one of my friends here since her best friend died. But when I looked I didn?t see a category for Loss, sympathy or for grieving.

I know we have the category of concerned, but it didn?t seem to fall under the idea of saying you are sorry to hear that they have lost a loved one. It seemed to be more for if someone was having a hard time or a bad day. And losing someone you love seems to me to be more than just a bad day.

I know it would be nicer if I sent them a real card, but most of my friends here I?ve never met in real life and I don?t have their address so I can?t do that. And it seems pretty tactless to send a pm asking for their address so you can send them a real card.

I already went to hallmark and sent one of their e-cards for losing a loved one, but I thought it would be nice if we had a category that was just for if you lost someone you loved. It?s a pretty big change in someone?s life when that happens and having a specific category would make it easier for you to let them know you care. At least that?s what I think.

[Horendithas]

I think it?s a good idea. However you can also find e-cards in the concerned category that have a simple saying on them like ?Are you okay?? or ?I?m worried about you.? You could send something like that and then simply explain in further detail how you feel on the actual card itself. There are lots of poems about losing a loved one that you can find online that would go well with a concerned e-card. Or like you said, Hallmark has some nice ones as well, though their selection is a bit small.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[font=Arial][size=2]Personally, I don't like the idea of mass-generated sympathy cards. If it were me, I'd just PM them and tell them how sorry you were, how much they are loved and how they will be able to get through this and be happy again, and that if they need you, you're there. It's much more personal, and I think your friend would really appreciate it.

So I don't think it's really a necessary category, although I suppose it might be an idea.
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[SunfallE]

[COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]I?m with [B]Lady Asphyxia [/B] in that I don?t think we need a section full of sympathy cards. It?s a really touchy topic and in my opinion such a category would need constant moderation in order to make sure the entries were tastefully done. At least that is what I think.

I think that [B]indifference?s[/B] idea of using a simple concerned e-card along with poetry or doing like [B]Lady Asphyxia [/B] said and writing out what you want to say would work just fine. That is if you ever needed to send such a card again.

I can understand why you looked for such a category though as quite often people really don?t know what to say or do for someone who has lost a loved one. So it?s only natural to look for a category of e-cards or something like that to help you know what to say.[/COLOR]

[Aaryanna]

Thanks for the good suggestions indifference, Lady Asphyxia & SunfallE. It never occurred to me to just add more to a simple concerned e-card. >_< As for writing my own pm message, well I?ve never lost anyone close to me so like you said SunfallE I really didn?t know what to say. >_< Which is why I looked through the e-cards as I felt pretty stupid that I didn?t know what to say.

I?ll keep all of your suggestions in mind, though I hope I never need them. Thanks again. ^_^