Handwritten Letters

Random question:  Are handwritten letters a thing of the past?

I am pretty sure they are.  Or if they happen, it's cause they are forced.  Perhaps someone will read this blog post, then send me a handwritten letter for this reason.  Perhaps a man will send one to a woman as a gesture of romance, if you will. However, do these normally happen at all any more?  I feel like they are much more meaningful to their simpler, more environmental counterparts.  Not just from a romantic standpoint - there is something special and meaningful about receiving nice paper in the mail from someone who cares - right now the only ones who care about me in such a way are my credit card companies and my cable provider.  I love email but I fear it has phased out the old fashioned note on stationery.

Anyhow.  I suppose cards will always live on - e-cards don't have the same effect and haven't successfully phased them out.   However, I fear snail mail is getting phased out for good.  Am I right?  Do handwritten letters still exist?   Will they in the future, or will it be something future generations are confused by - like landline phones or perms?

Anyhow.  There is another fine selling point to the good old-fashioned handwritten note when one has something personal to say - it's not so simple to just hit 'forward'.