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 lettersw
W是我你说想哭就弹琴，想起我就写信 可惜 我不会弹琴，信也不知道往哪寄今天是与你分别的第三天，到底什么是遗憾呢，是故意向前走，其实回头看了好久。还是我不期待什么花开了 我早就不喜欢花了 都不是我觉得，我才不许愿，因为事与愿违昨晚 我又梦见你了 当时你找我和好在梦里你懂我的反话 懂我的脆弱 我醒了才知
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Apr 5, 2024 · Traveled 2 days
心事
明明现实都已经分手了，也没复合的可能了，可还总有一种错觉，觉得我们还没有结束，觉得我们还有以后，想了好久了，还是想说给你听，如果这次我真的释怀了，你会不会遗憾，会不会在某个深夜想起我的好而难过，会不会觉得我还有很多没带你完成的事情，我以前不懂什么是悲伤，以为是会哭得泪流满面，后来我才明白悲伤就是看着
2325728690
Apr 5, 2024 · Traveled 3 days
愿赌服输
我想了很久，我觉得我还是不能抛弃你不管，你的过去就是过去了，我只是希望不要再隐瞒我别的，我会保护好你的当时在气头上肯定说话难听。你也别在意，还是那句话怎么说，总有人看过你的阴暗面还爱着你。把我拉出来，我冷静了没事了，愿赌服输，你就算以前很烂，我不在意，我输了结局很惨，我认。我爱你
2325728690
Apr 5, 2024 · Traveled 1 day
一封来自5月2日的思念
现在是5月2号凌晨两点五十五分 我好饿 起来吃了两口面包… 我终于理解了那句“不删好友 内耗会折磨死我 删了好友 思念会折磨死我” 这种感觉…我没法说明白 太痛了 真的太痛了 我总是想起你 我想你会不会也像我一样忘不掉 可是我不明白 为什么你要接触新的人 你为什么要选择新的开始 你明明告诉我 你不会
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May 2, 2024 · Traveled 15 days
致进入大学的郭嘉薇
嗨，郭嘉薇我是吕家福，想必你已经进入大学了吧，或许我们已经分道扬镳，又或者我们还在恋爱，我都希望你能够开开心心地生活，照顾好自己，我们可能无法进入同一所大学，你也会在大学里遇到更好的男孩，我会祝福你幸福，那么，最后，我喜欢你，郭嘉薇 写信时间2024.5.2
醒
May 2, 2024 · Traveled 4 months
致亲爱的黄先生
亲爱的老公，今年已经是我们一起度过的第五个520啦！我在五月六日给你写信，前几天我们刚刚举办完婚礼，我们的宝宝也参加了我们的婚礼呢！现在我只觉得幸福，谢谢五年前那场大雨让我们相遇，也谢谢我们的不放弃。对我好一点哦，我也会好好对你哒，我们一起为未来加油吧！爱你的老婆～❤️❤️❤️
n4017
May 6, 2024 · Traveled 14 days
给亲爱的宝宝
见信好第二个520还是和宝宝哦，以后第三第四第五永远永远的520都是我们。想一直和宝宝在一起嘻嘻我们遇到的困难要一点点解决，不要丢掉对方哦；我好喜欢你哦，想一直一直和你在一起，不要丢掉我哦宝宝mua
1747216679
May 6, 2024 · Traveled 14 days
致亲爱的小涵
亲爱的小涵宝贝，马上和你在一起快一个月啦，也即将迎来我们在一起的第一个5.20，在一起的这将近一个月，我也做错过很多事让宝宝生气，真的很感谢宝宝能给我机会原谅我不和我计较，我也努力努力让自己在以后的日子里，不做，不说让你不开心的事情，如果我以后真的无意说错了话，希望你能多多包涵☹️，因为我真的是爱你
大源
May 8, 2024 · Traveled 12 days
520快乐
我爱你哦老公!以后也要继续多多爱我和儿子哦
WONGSIAOCHING
May 8, 2024 · Traveled 12 days
天天开心
特别喜欢你哟宝宝，希望你天天开心哟，想你
yhy
May 8, 2024 · Traveled 12 days
李先生独享，一定要点开，重要信息！！
Dear 李： 你是年少的欢喜，这句话倒过来也是你。 今天是520，爱你哦！ 茹~
没有昵称
May 9, 2024 · Traveled 11 days
happy 520
女王520快乐 i love you forever 爱来自瓷器
poli
May 9, 2024 · Traveled 11 days
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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