On Your Anniversary, Write to the Next One
After enough years, anniversaries turn into a routine: book a restaurant, post a photo, trade a quick "happy anniversary." But the whole point of an anniversary is remembering — why you chose each other in the first place, and what this particular year held. Here's a tradition that makes the day feel solemn again: every anniversary, write a letter addressed to the next one. Put the year's changes in it — the move, the fights and the making-up, the new habit they picked up, the promises you renewed. Next anniversary, you open last year's letter first, then write this year's. Keep the chain going and ten years becomes ten letters: a chronicle that belongs to exactly two people. It works for more than romance — the day your child was born, the day you got your marriage license, even the day you quit smoking. Below are anniversary letters people chose to share. This year, leave one for your future.
How to write this letter
- Log the year's highlights: the move, the trip, the worst fight and how you made up. Even a plain list works — time will do the seasoning.
- Write what you honestly feel about them, and about the relationship — the sweetness and the friction both. Only honest letters carry weight years later.
- Rope them in: write one each, or one together, and open them side by side next anniversary.
- Set delivery for the next anniversary itself, so opening the letter becomes part of the celebration.
Real letters from the vault
352 public letters写给何小贱
距离我们第一次见面，一年了，时间过得真快·····不知道这个时候我们还有没有在一起，也许我的坏脾气已经吓跑了你，那么祝你遇到一位好姑娘，会好好的对你。不管怎样，谢谢能够遇到你！祝健康幸福！
薇蓝lee
2016.01.31
写给亲爱的你
都2027年了啊，以前16岁时在一起的我们现在是不是已经结婚了呢，是不是已经有了小小包，时间过得真快啊，我可能已经开始叫你老公了呢哈哈哈，你看到这封信的时候我还在你身边吗？永远爱你的我
n5999
2020.11.29
写给小盼
这封信写于2020年11月28日深夜，昨天晚上我回家晚了，你生气了。哈哈你脾气真的大呀。我在抖音上看见了这个时光邮局，我不知道它能不能在10年后让你收到。不过要说，爱你呦老婆。
冥府地狱喵
2020.11.28
2020四月22号之约。李潇然-宋骁 18037755018 22718813
2020四月22号之约。李潇然-宋骁18037755018 2271881314 L5201314kr李嘉横18625535313电子邮件：805755001@qq.com
宋骁
2019.05.13
占
萍萍崽永远爱小占占👩🏻❤️💋👨三年后你将收到，不知道还在不在一起哈哈哈哈，也许咋俩结婚了也许分道扬镳了 不知道，但是此刻你在我心里是最重要的，不论结果如何，祝你开心
不许欺负萍萍矮qqcom
2024.01.16
周沛写给任岚婷未来的信
你好，任岚婷。记得今天的诺言吗？ 2018年6月16日， 我们约好2020年5月20日领结婚证的。今天日子到了，无论今天在干嘛，请早上起来给她打电话，然后去民政局领证吧！
n3261
2018.06.16
写给未来的自己
今天是我们认识的一周年，她还在你身边吗？关系还是往常那么热烈吗？会不会因为屁大点事就吵吵闹闹，已经一年了，再坚持坚持就能见面了啊！要多包容，多认错，服软又不会少块肉！
n7330
2021.08.13
给未来的我们
宝宝，没想到我会给你写信吧哈哈哈哈哈哈～五年前的今天我在老家里给你写的这一封信不知道我们最后有没有在一起，要是在一起了，我们现在一定结婚了，说不定孩子都2.3岁了哈哈
战航
2020.11.28
最爱的羊羊
羊羊~~~咱在一起已经一年了，看到这个信的时候咱俩肯定还在一起呢，不知道这一年发生了什么，肯定很多不好的很多好的事情，大三了呜呜，要准备以后的工作了！咱可以住一起了
zpyyy
2021.10.21
来自十年之前的见证
今天媳妇看到了一个微博，说眼角有奸门的人包容心不强，我在这里和媳妇打了一个赌，赌十年以后的我还会不会对她这么包容，我承诺在媳妇不变的情况下我也不变，十年以后做个见证
n764
2017.02.25
我们在一起一周年啦宝宝！
小蜗宝我们在一起一周年啦！！！希望看到这封信的时候我们都上岸啦！！！今后的年年月月都要在一起呀！！！手牵手一起走！！！爱你！！！！！from秋1253867766
enoufine
2021.09.08
我们相识相爱的第五周年纪念日
这是你的dapp盈在2017年3月24号写下的，感慨已经跟你相伴这么久，希望那时我们已经结束异地恋，准备好要永远在一起，不离不弃。相伴一生。我爱你，林嘉诚
小小笑
2017.03.24
Frequently Asked Questions
Won't it get repetitive, writing every year?
It never does. Everyone who keeps the chain discovers the same thing: the date stays fixed, but the person writing changes every year. Lay the letters side by side and you can see it happen.
Should I send it one year ahead, or further?
Both are common. Year-to-year is the natural rhythm — and free within a year. Some couples write on their wedding day for the tenth anniversary; longer terms are a one-time fee from ¥3.9 up to ¥19.9.
What do people mark besides romantic anniversaries?
The day a child was born, the day someone left the hospital healthy, the day a business was founded — any date you want to honor once a year deserves a letter.
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