How sentimental are you!

Just after I started going out with my boyfriend , I went off to Spain to stay with my schoolfriend, who, as part of her languages degree was working as a modern languages assistant in a school in Seville.

A letter arrived at her flat for me, sent by him, saying how much he missed me. It had taken six months for him to ask me out, as he was so shy. I was totally shocked at how he had found the address and said how he felt, especially as he is not good at sharing his feelings.

DH doesn't know it, but I still have the letter, he sent me! ?

I'm not sentimental at all. I threw out or gave away to my children most of the photographs I had. I don't keep letters from years ago. There are a few things that I got from my grandma but they're in every day use. My wedding dress was given away. I don't see the point as no-one else in my family would be interested.

I have become completely ruthless, only keeping a handful of things which are very precious to me.
Our sentimental son died suddenly recently and having to go through years of “stuff” in order to empty his house for sale has been very hard/horrible. I don’t want to put my remaining children through that!

Germanshepherdsmum

Yes I have and it’s what I’m trying to do. I know a couple of people who say they can’t be bothered (the home of one is cluttered beyond belief) and are leaving it to be dealt with after they die. I think that’s unbelievably selfish.

I agree

So sorry grandMattie. ?

I've kept greetings cards given to me by my children for years now. Apart from that, I'm not really sentimental.