A Letter to the One You Love, Sent to Your Future
The most extravagant thing you can do with love is keep this exact feeling intact. The sweetest things said out loud fade into the everyday — but put them in a letter, addressed to your first anniversary, the night before your wedding, or an ordinary day ten years from now, and they become proof, delivered to your future selves, of what this love looked like at the start. People here have written through the hardest stretch of long distance, to "the us who finally live in the same city." One person wrote down every nervous heartbeat the night before proposing, addressed to the couple's tenth anniversary. Others simply want to tell a future partner: I love you so much right now, and I hope we're still together when this arrives. Nobody knows the ending when these letters are sealed — and that's exactly what makes them moving. It's a promise made in earnest, mailed to the future. Below are letters couples chose to share. If there's someone on your mind, write this moment down.
Ideas to get you started
- Capture your ordinary days: the restaurant you always go back to, the little habit of theirs that gets you, the last thing that made you both laugh. That's what the future wants most.
- Write the thank-you or the apology you've never managed to say out loud. A letter makes it easier — and more solemn.
- Pick a delivery date that means something: your anniversary, their birthday, or a future the two of you have promised each other.
- Or each write one and swap — schedule them for the same day and open them together. Plenty of couples do.
Real letters from the vault
1463 public letters写给张某
致我亲爱的张曙: 小张曙,我写这封信的时间是2022年12月24日0点多,在看到他的时候不要惊讶,这个日期也算是我的生日,给你说说有趣的过去,2022年的过去。不知道在2024年咱还会不会有联系,但我依旧会给你讲讲。 小张曙,你是我最亲近和最关心的人,在过去基没有,虽然你会觉得你不是我的初恋,但实际
Dec 24, 2022 · Traveled 1 year 4 months
写给未来的我们
已经快过去半年了哈哈哈,我想那时候我们一定过的很幸福吧,虽然平时会有吵吵闹闹,会有磕磕绊绊,但是我们还是会坚定的选择对方,那时候我们那个约定呢一定已经完成了哈哈哈哈,想想都会很开心,见面那一天呢,我会不会打扮的很帅呢,但是你一定很漂亮哈哈哈哈,好喜欢你呀哈哈哈哈,想到你,想到我们未来会在一起就会很开
Dec 30, 2022 · Traveled 6 months
写给未来的我们
已经快过去半年了哈哈哈,我想那时候我们一定过的很幸福吧,虽然平时会有吵吵闹闹,会有磕磕绊绊,但是我们还是会坚定的选择对方,那时候我们那个约定呢一定已经完成了哈哈哈哈,想想都会很开心,见面那一天呢,我会不会打扮的很帅呢,但是你一定很漂亮哈哈哈哈,好喜欢你呀哈哈哈哈,想到你,想到我们未来会在一起就会很开
Dec 30, 2022 · Traveled 6 months
写给未来的大冤种
叮咚~林易大宝贝,我不知道前路如何,但是想和你走呢,你在容貌焦虑的时候我也很焦虑啊,我也不好看哦,请林先生一定一定要做好准备。我们没在一起呢,但是好像在一起了,是我太想要你了啊。算了,反正都要小小的跨年,希望2023结尾的时候有一大堆你的照片可以让我做视频,到时候一定认真准备剪辑视频,哈哈。因为能拿
Dec 31, 2022 · Traveled 1 day
野猪特效寄来的一封信
这是一封野猪特效在2023.1.12的信。 我们这样 我只能用这种方式来说。既然现在不能发给你,就写在这里,寄出去。以前的我确实舍不得你,想过跟你结婚,觉得再去认识一个新的人真的很累,不过现在我舍得了,你不是没我不行,我也不是你最后选择,或许你早就变了,是我记忆中你太好了。 我们错过就错过吧 我也能
Jan 12, 2023 · Traveled 11 months 20 days
范跃龙
宝儿,这是我们相爱半年了呢,我们之间的缘分很深哦宝儿,但是宝儿我好想你,好爱你,但是你对我的态度有点冷淡,不过问题不大,谁让我爱你呢。宝儿你是男孩子 心大,我是女孩子心细,容易因为一点小事而不开心,有时候你都不觉得那是事,所以可能忽略了我的小心思,宝儿啊,你真的爱吗 ,不管怎么样我真的很爱你,我啊,
Jan 20, 2023 · Traveled 4 days
一场开心一整天的梦
记录一下,尽管今天在忙碌的准备组会,但还是忍不住回想这清早醒来前的梦。这大概是我进来两个月里最喜欢的一个梦了,再靠前的我记不得了。我梦到你不意外,我以为这是我主观造梦的能力,但我意外的是,我在梦里听到你对我说的话时,好像我醒着,我真真实实的听到了,并且那真实的心动声和脸红的感觉都是那样的真切。虽然梦
Feb 3, 2023 · Traveled 1 year
写给未来的…
第一次用,二月二日和刘嘉卉开始,现在在选礼物,以后读到这封信还是和她一起吗
Feb 5, 2023 · Traveled 1 day
小不点儿,给你一个惊喜哟!
小不点儿,近段时间太忙,答应给你写的web站点没时间弄,最近抽出一点时间来终于弄好了,网站主题:房贷计算器(fangdaijisuan.com.cn),没啥好的域名,你先用着哈,等我有钱了买.com买回来,嘿嘿~ 网站页面是爱适应的,兼容pc和移动端,有啥不满意的跟我说哈,本来想在微信上跟你说这个事
Feb 28, 2023 · Traveled 1 day
Photo letter
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亲爱的鑫:你好。见字如面,明天是你的生日(如果我没有记错的话……我记得你阴历生日是6.5,但是你好像过阳历生日的样子,所以我翻了日历,就是明天了),我记得在很久很久以前和你说我给你准备了一个一般人想不到的、别出心裁的生日礼物,当时想的是租一件婚纱,然后我再次献上给你买的那枚金戒指,让你体验一下当新娘
Apr 22, 2023 · Traveled 1 day
写给最好的我们
李李 你好 4.30日 4月的最后一天的我们分开了 没有办法 太多的困难 你知道吗 在一起的我们也许真的不开心 但是不在一起的我们 会更难过上一封信 已经好久了 今天又打开了时光信箱不知道会不会寄出去? 我的庚宸哥哥 其实我差不多已经死心了 曾经那么爱我的人怎么会觉得我烦啊你也不知道为什么会这样对不
Apr 30, 2023 · Traveled 4 months 6 days
生日快乐
思考了好久,想在零点就给你发呢,还是卡在6:28给你发呢?最后还是选择了在0:00给你发过去!现在的我还在南京的路上暴走(累,你在干什么呢?许个愿吧,在这个特殊的日子!你成年了哦!但是在我的眼里,你还是一个爱胡闹,调皮的小孩,遇见你我很幸福 。因为我总是唯唯诺诺,自尊心又强的要命,所以对你有好多好多
Jun 27, 2023 · Traveled 1 day
Frequently Asked Questions
What if we break up before it arrives?
Once sealed, a letter's content and delivery date can't be changed — but if you truly don't want it sent, you can delete it from your letters page before delivery day. Many people play it safe by sending the letter to their own inbox and deciding later whether to pass it on.
Can my partner peek at it early?
No. Between sealing and delivery day, nobody can read it — not even you. The surprise stays whole.
How far ahead should I send it?
First anniversaries, wedding anniversaries, and birthdays are the favorites. For a first letter, keep it within a year — it's free, and the anticipation is just right.
A Letter to the One You Love, Sent to Your Future
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