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.

How to write this letter

  • 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

1736 public letters
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媳妇儿李禹嘉收

哈咯宝贝,这是一封来自一年前的信哈哈哈哈哈今天是我来邢台租的房子住的第一晚,我们一起养了一直猫叫念念,是你起的名字哈哈哈本来想给你写很多内容,但是一想明天就能见面又不知道写什么了嘻嘻媳妇儿,一年后的今天你收到这封信一定要告诉我鸭,不知道那个时候,我们在干嘛呢,我会不会还在邢台陪你

n5482 2020.11.28
去找迪迪
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去找迪迪

这封信是三年前的一个夜里写的。这是你高一学习不是很好你喜欢一个女孩她叫于英迪,你有一个好闺蜜叫赵莹莹,有个好朋友叫王安琪。现在你很想和迪迪在一起但是不可能希望你坚持初心,三年后如果你还爱着迪迪请你去找她,即使她有了男朋友也有了家那么你要在她/身边好好照顾她不要让她受到伤害,希望能

n2485 2017.11.24
5y 简体中文

致五年后的刘拽拽

哈基琪:在邮规院摸鱼偶然刷到了这个可以跨越时间寄邮件的网站,想给未来的你写写信不知不觉在一起快一年了,虽然中间偶有摩擦,但是还是非常幸福的一年,回想一年以前这会我应该刚要见到你了吧,然后就是苦苦思索怎么追到手哈哈哈,五年后的你会是什么样子的呢?还会陪在我身边吗?我不确定,但无论如

919960053 2025.09.02
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送你的

见字如面 老是发一些怀念你的东西会不会觉得我特别蠢呢 还是应该说我根本就没有忘记过你的好我有好多想说的话想分享的风景偶尔看到跟你很像的人也会停下来看好久你最近过得怎呢 你应该过得很好吧我有点开心又有点难过为什么你一点都不想我但我还是希望你好好的是简单的 真挚的 倘若有一天我遇到真

n8447 2024.05.13
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张凯锋宝贝

张凯锋宝贝,其实我之前给你写了一封信,这是第二封,但是我怕你收不到,我查不到我的信,所以打算再给你写一封,我觉得这挺有趣的,当时让你下载QQ邮箱就是有目的的哈哈哈哈哈哈,上一封信大概内容我其实也忘的差不多了,那时候还是挺怕分手的,就跟你讲了万一分手就打死你这种话吧,好像是有的如果

沈厉琼 2021.06.21
10y 简体中文

遥远的司鹏辉

这是最后一份信了10年真的好远好远我不敢想象 可能你已经跟别人成家立业 有了一个可爱的小孩 家庭和睦 事业顺利 可能也早就忘记了我 也忘记了我是谁 作为一个陌生人冒昧地给你送来了这封信 也有可能我们还在一起哈哈哈哈但是我觉得可能性有点小 所以不打扰你的新生活了就说到这再见了司鹏辉

n5925 2020.11.28
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伟灵

好久不见,不知最近过得如何,我看不见你的近况了。前年今日你我亲密无间,去年今日你我各自生活,今年今日已是再也不见。昨天翻你日记簿有看见你指责我的日记,其实我挺诧异的,你还记着我,明明都有新的感情了。我确实 让你伤心了,直到你再也无法忍受 才发觉自己有多么不可理喻,但 那都是过去了

等下完这场雨我就来找你 2024.10.12
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来自五年前的信

老婆同志,哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈,这是一封来自五年前的信,我写给你的,惊不惊喜,刺不刺激,哈哈哈哈。你说五年后我俩应该都25了,是不是应该已经结婚了呀,我俩是在哪呀,上海?西安?还是北京?我这个人也憨的很,谢谢你一直以来体谅我,爱你宝贝(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩祝我的宝贝永远开心顺利,mua

李矿 2020.11.28
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写给未来的自己

你的工作怎么样了啊?刘美芳你还有联系吗?你的生活还过的开心吗?你还是一直喜欢她吗?刘美芳,我真的真的好喜欢你啊,你过的怎么样了啊,你说我还有你的联系方式吗?我会忘记你吗?我真的会喜欢你好久吗?你的生活过的怎么样了啊?5年后我都22岁了,你21岁,在这个时间里,我们也许改变了很多,

n5419 2020.11.27
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两年后的黄仪

这个时候我终于有底气得跟你说出我要照顾你一辈子,我信守承诺等你三年了,但是这可能是我自己的一厢情愿,你若幸福,我便可以解脱!你若单身,我依然愿意无条件牵起你的手,照顾你一辈子,谢谢这三年你让我真正成长和成为一个有责任有担单的男人!希望你能看到这封信,我依然等你,我的电话还是134

同老友SHARE的小泥 2017.11.14
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Aimost lover

Hey,you must have been knew my name.你现在过得好么?有没有结婚??哈哈十年,真快.看到这封信,会不会看到十年前的我??不过我觉得我应该没什么变化哈哈哈你说不喜欢照相十年了,就不要吝啬一张照片了哈哈哈哈哈如果收到的话记得向我发个照片~please

花田半亩55161 2017.02.10
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嗷嗷嗷纸豪欧尼酱

哈哈哈哈哈纸豪兄这时候我还在学校,定时发给你的,远在很远的地方还能记着你生日不要太感谢我╭( ̄▽ ̄)╮蒽初中其实你能感觉我喜欢你吧,现在许久不见也倒可以轻松说出口,总之生日快乐啦,也不知道祝福什么就祝你高中即使谈恋爱也不会影响学习吧╮(╯▽╰)╭哒哒哒看我多好~生日哈皮!!!哈哈

以巳皿杉爷 2016.02.15

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.

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