I heard her describe how she was having this wonderful experience in nature, only to be met at the lookout by a crowd of happy couples, and realise it was Valentine's Day. I recently received a voice note from my oldest friend who I hadn't seen in months, telling me how she went for a hike by herself recently. I never knew I missed these seemingly minor things until they felt so beautifully familiar when I heard them. The clink of a friend's bracelets, for example, or the particular laugh from another. It's the human aspect missing from texts that adds a level of intimacy and connection, and reminds us of the idiosyncrasies of our loved ones. I remember lying in bed and feeling a little less alone. I got to hear our mutual friend Jack sing songs the two of us made up during our shifts and am reminded of how we are comedic geniuses (maybe not).
I got to hear Fiona's rich Hebrides accent and am reminded of her warmth and humour. I remember a particularly difficult period in one of Melbourne's lockdowns last year, waking up to voice memos from them. I've received voice memos from my friends and former colleagues from Scotland, where I lived prior to March 2020, which provides a pang of love and loss in equal measure. The connection between emotion and memory has been well established, and maybe that's why I remember listening to these so clearly: I was genuinely moved. I can vividly recall the experience of listening to voice notes from friends and the same can't be said for any texts (sorry if you sent me a particularly haunting message). ( Unsplash: Priscilla Du Preez) Love at first listen In a short paragraph, email us your pitch: never knew I missed seemingly minor things until they felt so beautifully familiar when I heard them in a voice memo. Chances are there's others facing the same highs, lows and life experiences. Most social media apps have a function to record and send audio, and some dating apps have even introduced a feature for users to add a voice recording to their profiles.ĪBC Everyday's Perspectives is all about giving you a chance to share what you're going through. In recent years they've become more popular, with some even declaring 2021 was " the year of the voice note". If you are unfamiliar, voice notes (or voice memos) are short audio recordings, generally used in the same way you might send a text message. It quickly became my favourite way to communicate with friends, beating text messages, emails, DMs and crude scribblings written on a brick and hurled through their window. I can't remember the exact date I first received a voice note, but it was definitely sometime after March 2020 (something pretty big happened around then, you can look it up).
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