{"id":15087,"date":"2026-09-02T07:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/?p=15087"},"modified":"2026-09-02T08:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:23:04","slug":"informal-letter-format-to-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/uncategorized\/informal-letter-format-to-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Informal Letter Format to a Friend : Complete Guide with Examples, format, structure, and 8\u201310 sample letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15087\" class=\"elementor elementor-15087\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5018346 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5018346\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-853f2a8\" data-id=\"853f2a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0456868\" data-id=\"0456868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467b6d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"467b6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Informal Letter Format to a Friend: Complete Guide with Examples\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820e6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820e6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people overthink informal letters way more than they need to. You sit down, wonder if Dear sounds too stiff, wonder if you should just write the name instead, and somehow ten minutes go by before you&#8217;ve written a single word. Here&#8217;s the thing though, an informal letter is just a conversation with a friend that happens to be written down instead of spoken out loud. Once that clicks, the rest falls into place pretty fast.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide walks you through the actual format, breaks down each part without the textbook jargon, adds a few practical tips, and gives you ten full sample letters so you&#8217;re not starting from a blank page.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9cba9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8a9cba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.oratrics.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Free Demo Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a82f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a82f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15067\" alt=\"Creative writing courses in India for aspiring young writers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM-768x486.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM-1536x971.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-01-at-5.37.01-PM.webp 1577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-895e092\" data-id=\"895e092\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66377a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"66377a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"toc-wrapper\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"custom-toc\" id=\"custom-toc\">\r\n        <div class=\"toc-title\">\r\n            \u2630 Table of Contents\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <ul class=\"toc-list\" id=\"toc-list\"><\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n\/* Parent Fixed Wrapper holding both components together *\/\r\n.toc-wrapper {\r\n    position: fixed;\r\n    top: 150px; 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Friends, cousins, siblings, maybe that one aunt who&#8217;s always felt more like a friend than family. It&#8217;s the opposite of a formal or business letter in nearly every way. No stiff vocabulary, no rigid tone. You write it the way you&#8217;d actually talk, jokes included, slang included, if that&#8217;s how you two communicate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People reach for this format when they&#8217;re catching up after a long gap, inviting someone over, saying thanks, asking for advice, or just venting about their week. And sure, most of us text now instead of writing letters, but schools still teach this for a reason. It trains you to organize your thoughts on a page, and quite a few English exams still ask for it directly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fb8310\" data-id=\"1fb8310\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2443d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2443d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb6fa8e\" data-id=\"cb6fa8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60968c0\" data-id=\"60968c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b2d84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Still Matters\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78b1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a78b1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might be wondering why this matters when WhatsApp exists. Two honest reasons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you&#8217;re a student, this is probably somewhere on your syllabus, and exam boards love testing personal letter writing specifically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding this structure quietly makes you a better writer everywhere else too, in emails, messages, even captions, because the underlying skill of laying out your thoughts so someone else can follow them doesn&#8217;t really change from one format to another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And honestly, a letter someone actually sat down and wrote still hits differently than a text does, especially for birthdays, apologies, or just telling someone you miss them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab4ae9\" data-id=\"0ab4ae9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88cd4b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88cd4b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e625c48\" data-id=\"e625c48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c86c06b\" data-id=\"c86c06b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff42b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff42b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Informal Letter Format to a Friend: The Structure\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc7848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc7848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s how a typical friendly letter is laid out, piece by piece.<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b> Your Address<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Goes at the top, either side of the page. Skip it for a casual note between friends, but keep it for school assignments and exams since it&#8217;s usually part of what gets marked.<\/span><\/li><li><b> The Date<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Right below your address. Small detail, but it matters, especially if the letter&#8217;s going to take a while to reach the person.<\/span><\/li><li><b> The Greeting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How you open things up. A few that work fine:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dear Riya, \u2022 Hey Aman, \u2022 My Dear Friend, \u2022 Hi Sara,<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep it warm. You&#8217;re writing to someone you know, so let it sound like that.<\/span><\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li><b> The Body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the heart of the letter and usually splits into three loose parts:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An opening line asking how they&#8217;ve been or mentioning it&#8217;s been forever \u2022 The main part where you get into whatever actually brought you to write, good news, an invite, an apology, life updates \u2022 A closing bit where you mention when you hope to see them or hear back<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"5\"><li><b> The Closing Line<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A short warm phrase right before your name.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your loving friend, \u2022 Yours affectionately, \u2022 With love, \u2022 Take care,<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"6\"><li><b> Your Signature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Just your first name. Nothing formal needed here.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a2bf65\" data-id=\"0a2bf65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1147ea3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1147ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa588e\" data-id=\"3fa588e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93285fe\" data-id=\"93285fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26cabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e26cabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Layout to Remember\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42000d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42000d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Address \u2022 Date \u2022 Greeting \u2022 Opening paragraph \u2022 Main paragraph \u2022 Closing paragraph \u2022 Closing line \u2022 Name<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once that order&#8217;s stuck in your head, you&#8217;ll write these almost on autopilot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec22d0\" data-id=\"7ec22d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dd29e5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dd29e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc36625\" data-id=\"fc36625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfa1fb\" data-id=\"3dfa1fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9582644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9582644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips That Actually Help\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ec1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ec1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Write it the way you&#8217;d speak to that friend face to face, not the way a textbook talks.<\/li><li>Keep sentences short, they&#8217;re easier to follow than long winding ones.<\/li><li>Drop in a memory or inside joke, something only the two of you would get.<\/li><li>Stick to one main topic instead of cramming five updates into one letter.<\/li><li>Read it back once before sending. If it sounds like you, you&#8217;re done.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d3958b\" data-id=\"0d3958b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a86d279 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a86d279\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3588487\" data-id=\"3588487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57737b5\" data-id=\"57737b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6190634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6190634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Mistakes to Avoid\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43b2b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43b2b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Write it the way you&#8217;d speak to that friend face to face, not the way a textbook talks. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep sentences short, they&#8217;re easier to follow than long winding ones.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drop in a memory or inside joke, something only the two of you would get. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stick to one main topic instead of cramming five updates into one letter.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Read it back once before sending. If it sounds like you, you&#8217;re done.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24a4055\" data-id=\"24a4055\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beac517 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beac517\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-235eebe\" data-id=\"235eebe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f637bd\" data-id=\"9f637bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b6b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b6b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 Sample Informal Letters to a Friend\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108f24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108f24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>1. Telling a Friend About Your New School<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Meera,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope you&#8217;re doing well. It&#8217;s been a while, so I thought I&#8217;d finally write. We shifted cities recently, and I&#8217;ve started at a new school here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a big campus. Teachers seem decent so far. I&#8217;ve made a couple of new friends already, though honestly nobody&#8217;s really replaced the fun we used to have. I still miss our lunch breaks more than I expected to.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write back when you can and tell me what&#8217;s going on with you. Hoping we can meet during the winter break.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your loving friend, Anika<\/span><\/p><h3><b>2. Inviting a Friend to Your Birthday<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey Rohan,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So my birthday&#8217;s next Saturday and I&#8217;m having a small get together at home. Would mean a lot if you could come, around six works best.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games, food, cake, the usual. It just wouldn&#8217;t feel right without you there honestly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know if you can make it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take care, Karan<\/span><\/p><h3><b>3. Congratulating a Friend on Their Success<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Ayesha,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just heard you topped your class this year and had to write immediately. I&#8217;m so proud of you, genuinely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ve always put in the work, even during our short breaks together you&#8217;d have a book out. It feels good seeing that finally pay off like this.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congrats again. Let&#8217;s meet soon so I can celebrate properly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With love, Simran<\/span><\/p><h3><b>4. Thanking a Friend for Their Help<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Vikram,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to properly thank you for helping me get through exam prep last month. Your notes made a real difference. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d have managed without them, honestly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means a lot having someone show up like that without expecting anything back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope I get a chance to return the favor sometime.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your grateful friend, Naveen<\/span><\/p><h3><b>5. Apologizing to a Friend<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Priya,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I keep thinking about our last conversation, and I know I overreacted. Said things I didn&#8217;t really mean. I&#8217;m sorry for hurting you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our friendship matters way more to me than one bad moment. Hoping you can forgive me and we can just move past this.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoping to hear from you soon.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With love, Tanya<\/span><\/p><h3><b>6. Describing a Recent Trip<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Aditya,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You won&#8217;t believe the trip I just had up in the hills with my family. The weather was perfect, views were unreal, and we even managed a short trek one morning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep wishing you were there too since you&#8217;d have loved it. Got a bunch of pictures saved up to show you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write back and tell me what you&#8217;ve been up to.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your friend, Rahul<\/span><\/p><h3><b>7. Asking a Friend for Advice<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Neha,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Been going back and forth about which subject to pick for higher studies, and you&#8217;re the one person I know who actually thinks things through properly. So, thoughts?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever you get a minute, let me know what you think. Your take always clears things up for me more than my own does.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your friend, Ishita<\/span><\/p><h3><b>8. Sharing Good News<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Farhan,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big news. I made it onto the school football team after months of practice, and I honestly still can&#8217;t believe it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;re the one who kept pushing me not to quit, so figured you should hear it first.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s celebrate next time we&#8217;re both free.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your happy friend, Aryan<\/span><\/p><h3><b>9. Comforting a Friend Going Through a Hard Time<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Sana,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heard what happened. Just wanted to check in on you. I know this is tough right now, and I want you to know I&#8217;m around, whatever you need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No rush to talk if you&#8217;re not ready. Just be gentle with yourself through this, okay?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always your friend, Meher<\/span><\/p><h3><b>10. Catching Up After a Long Time<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Kabir,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s genuinely been way too long. Keep thinking back to our school days and how much fun we used to have back then.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Been busy on my end, but I&#8217;d love to hear what&#8217;s going on with you. Maybe a call sometime, or we finally meet up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your old friend, Dev<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63d8de\" data-id=\"b63d8de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebac4f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebac4f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d40020c\" data-id=\"d40020c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-840ef4c\" data-id=\"840ef4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5424846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5424846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50392c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f50392c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of this needs to feel complicated once the format sits comfortably in your head. Keep it warm, keep the words simple, let your own voice show up instead of forcing something that doesn&#8217;t sound like you. Whether this is for an assignment, an upcoming exam, or just an excuse to finally reconnect with someone you&#8217;ve missed, everything above should be enough to get you started.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, it was never really about perfect grammar or fancy vocabulary. It&#8217;s just honest thoughts, written down, for someone who actually matters to you. Try the format a couple of times, mix in your own memories and the way you naturally talk, and writing letters might just turn into something you enjoy doing rather than something you have to get through.<\/span><\/p><h3><br \/><br \/><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d510c66\" data-id=\"d510c66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02ab94e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02ab94e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bae06a\" data-id=\"8bae06a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4adeb\" data-id=\"ea4adeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef77867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef77867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdedc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"abdedc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the correct format of an informal letter to a friend?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Address, date, a warm greeting like Dear or Hey, a body split into an opening, main, and closing part, a closing line like Your loving friend, and your first name at the end.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How is this different from a formal letter?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formal letters follow strict rules, Dear Sir or Madam, Yours faithfully, that kind of thing. Informal letters skip all of that because you&#8217;re writing to someone you actually know, so the tone stays casual and personal instead.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do I need to include my address every time? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not for a regular letter to a friend, no. For school assignments or exams, include it anyway since it&#8217;s usually expected as part of the full format.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long should one of these letters be? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0No fixed rule outside exams. For school purposes, around 100 to 150 words is usually enough. For a real letter to a real person, writing however much feels natural.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1805\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1805\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What's a good way to end the letter?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1805\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1805\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Your loving friend, Yours affectionately, With love, Take care, Always your friend. Pick whatever matches how close you two are.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1806\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1806\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I use slang or short forms? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1806\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1806\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, that&#8217;s kind of the whole point. 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