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
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相识一周年快乐呢

今天我们没有吵架哦,但是我没有给你买你念叨好久的酱香饼,加上昨天犯贱吐槽你揪我疼得很,你来姨妈情绪也不太稳定,你生了好多闷气呢。想起你之前在广州那次说看到有寄给一年之后的信,但是到时候又不知道我在哪里了,不知道该寄到哪里去。如果你当时真的寄到我家了,想必我到时候收到会心情很复杂,很感慨呢。正好想到这

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Jun 18, 2024 · Traveled 27 days

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亲爱的小雨,当你看到这封信的时候:

亲爱的小雨, 当你看到这封信的时候,我们应该已经彻底消失在对方的生活中了,甚至有可能不在同一个城市。请原谅我的打扰,因为这份信其实来源于自动发送,我写于2024年6月27日,我不知道你是否还记得这个月份发生了什么。这几天,你刚参加完顾莹的婚礼、闷闷的大喜之日也将要来临,而我们的关系也进一步触及到了冰

SijeLiu

Jun 27, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 11 days

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给杨先生的一封信

亲爱的杨先生:请允许我这样称呼你,为什么如此称呼?因为你已经确实的给我上了一课。本不想再做打扰,提笔几日,辗转书此。见信如晤,展信舒颜! 我见过凌晨两点钟的太阳,是你熟睡的脸。 怎么形容你呢?是缺点和星星一样多,优点和太阳一样少,太阳一出来,星星就不见了。是鸡零狗碎的事情都想与你分享。惊醒的凌晨比难

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Jul 1, 2024 · Traveled 5 days

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猜猜是谁给你寄信啦

亲爱的小沙: 你有猜到,卖狗贩是什么意思嘛?我之所以不当面和你说,是因为有点冒犯了啦!希望你能原谅我的不礼貌,其实答案很简单,这是我最希望你的样子,如果有可能的话,我希望未来也能一直这样称呼你,My girlfriend

n6262

Jul 3, 2024 · Traveled 1 day

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生日快乐

生日快乐!灵灵!今天是2024年7月4号,我们分开的第二天的早上五点钟,你可能会好奇我怎么这么早醒。因为我又发烧了哈哈哈,给我难受醒了。不出意外的话,当你看到这封穿梭时间的信时,已经是我们分开的半年以后了。你今天走的好坚决,我的嘴也好硬,其实我没你活不下去。时间过的好快好快,一下子我们就陪彼此走过了

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 4, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 29 days

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i love u forever 灵灵好痛 好难受 好想你 回到我身边

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 4, 2024 · Traveled 1 day

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可是我不敢一个人

好想恨你 恨不起你该有恨的是你吧,我总是让你患得患失,好累,好想就这样永眠…我们真的再也没有可能了吗,不重要了,我还是会在背后,默默的看着你往前走的

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 13, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 20 days

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2024.7.13

灵灵 我考了460,我走了一条自己想走的路,可是,我再也没有你 了,我心好痛亲爱的~回忆我们共同走过的曲折~是那些带我们 来到了这一刻~让珍贵的人生有失有得~也开始有个人 为你守护着~我该心安或是 心痛呢~

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 13, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 20 days

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人生若只如初见

我做了一个梦,梦里我们像初一初二的时候一样,肩并肩手牵手的一起回家,蹦蹦跳跳的你,好可爱。我一路走一路哭,你问我干嘛了呢,我知道自己在做梦,我怕我提及未来或告诉你这是一场梦,自己就会醒来。我说 好想你,你笑的好开心哈哈哈。公交站就要到了,我的梦也要结束了,我哭的更加厉害,我抱着你哭 把你的肩膀都哭湿

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 14, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 19 days

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我也想决绝一点

亲爱的 看起来我们不会再见了,没有我你也可以过的很好 其实我还想再缠缠你,但我怕你嫌我烦了,还是算了吧

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 15, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 18 days

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送给你的一封信

新年快乐裴明科,不知道你能不能看到这封信,我就把我想说的话写给你吧,反正我知道的是,此时我们已经没有了联系方式,一开始跟你在一起的时候,我的心里其实挺忐忑的,我不知道我们能在一起多久,但是我觉得你很好,我也想跟你长期发展,我感觉在一起的第一个月,我真的很开心,我当时满脑子都是一直能跟你长久的在一起的

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Jul 16, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 13 days

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我明白

我知道你一直在妥协,我也一直知道自己亏欠着你,一直想弥补你,可惜我们之间 隔阂太深 矛盾太重 距离太远了,我很想挽留住你的 只是你没有给我机会了,不怪你,是我一直没有珍惜你给我的机会罢了 谢谢你呢乖乖

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Jul 17, 2024 · Traveled 6 months 16 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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