Has anyone had a pen pal before?

You know, I've never had an actual 'pen' pal, as for as actually hand writing letters and sending them in the mail, but with the advancement of technology and social media, I have several people whom we only communicate through messages via text and/or online. some whom we have never spoken on the phone, but we have had amazing and ongoing conversations. I would say that is today's version of a pen pal.