Dear John/Jane

My last blog brought up a very intresting question that i decided was a very good one for this one. Why is it called a Dear John or a Dear Jane letter? In a search for an answer to this question i randomly brought it up at lunch today and decided that no one really knows why we all just call it that and know what it means. Maybe its a dear john because he was the first guy to get one that made a huge deal out of it same with Jane. or it could just be cause john and sally are really annoying regular names that are boreing. According to wikipedia... "The term "Dear John letter" refers to a letter written by a woman to her husband or boyfriend to inform him that their relationship is over, usually due to the woman finding another man. Nowadays, the roles may also be reversed, with a man notifying his wife or girlfriend with a "Dear Jane letter". A "Dear John" letter has also come to refer to a letter sent to unsuccessful job applicants." Also it says that the origin is unknown but may have been invented during World War II by american troops when they were over seas for long time periods. Wikipedia believes that the reason john is used is cause it can refer to an annonymous man examples are "john doe" and "john Q. Public" also it could just be that john was a very common name back when it came to be. it doesn't say anything about jane so i think it may have just come around as a second J name like sloppy joe or sloppy jane kinda thing. so there ya have it thats why its called a dear john or jane letter so everyone should become educated about randome shit like this he he he

Just as a side note here is a blog that tells you how to write a dear john letter
http://romanceforeveryone.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-write-dear-john-letter.html