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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我爱你

立秋快乐呀宝宝 我爱你 又是一年秋了 我们会一直在一起对嘛宝宝我爱你 记得看哦宝宝 我就不写太多啦 你催我来聊天啦宝宝对嘛宝宝 哈哈哈在想我在干嘛 我在给你写信哦宝宝

2992417569

Aug 6, 2024 · Traveled 1 day

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我不再有耿耿于怀的权利了

时间真快呢,一下子就立秋了,中学时代的最后一个夏天,就这样草草结束了,我不甘心,可是我已经没有耿耿于怀的权利了呢。你过得一定很幸福吧,你知道吗 我每天睡醒都在害怕 害怕刷到你的朋友圈,刷到你的官宣。我还是好爱你,但 谁知道呢

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Aug 8, 2024 · Traveled 5 months 25 days

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对不起

今天是七夕呢,可惜陪在你身边的人不再是我了。以前没什么钱 都没有好好对你,没给你买过什么有意义的东西,现在有钱了 也没有机会再给你买了,好对不起你呢伟灵。

等下完这场雨我就来找你

Aug 10, 2024 · Traveled 5 months 23 days

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致小猪最爱的哥哥

​吾见字如面,这是一封来自三个月之前的信哦。(偷偷熬夜写的哦)(90天定律如果过了三个月关系依旧很好,那说明我们真的很合适会一直在一起。虽然我们一直认识超过三个月了)这是我们在一起的第100天哦​哥哥谢谢你来爱我,谢谢你来爱这么普通的我,非常开心我们能够相遇相知,出现在彼此的生命里,成为对方很重要的

嘻嘻

Aug 11, 2024 · Traveled 2 months 28 days

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生日快乐!

生日快乐宝宝!今天是我们在一起的第248天,时间过得好快啊,转眼从我的生日就到了你的生日啦 你还问过我一个特别特别笨的问题 就是我们会不会不在一起了在你生日之前 我们当然会一直一直在一起啦 不过sad的是 我们现在是异地恋哦 我有安安分分的!天天都有带着手绳啦 有几次打球的时候忘了摘 我害怕他会断掉

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Aug 13, 2024 · Traveled 1 day

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你现在还好吗我是史乐迪

猜猜我是谁呀?我是史乐迪 哦 这封电子信写于24.8.20周二18:10pm.刚刚你说要看看我今早睡不着写的手写信 我说明天发 给你发完消息就来编辑这封信了 是不是很惊喜呢 不知道你能不能收到( ̀⌄ ́) 明天下午两点之前你就要回去了 暑假真的过的好快啊 这个暑假我们见了4次哦 上了高三学的越来越

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Aug 20, 2024 · Traveled 9 months 21 days

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再见

我不想写啦 不敢写了,还有五天就开学了呢,好想你 想抱抱你,只能想想囖,当你看到我给你写的这些东西的时候 会和现在的对象一起笑我吗。都不重要了 也许哪天我也会有新的喜欢的人,祝你幸福 灵灵…

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Aug 25, 2024 · Traveled 5 months 8 days

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致我的大宝贝-吕家福

宝贝,今天你就要正式步入大学的校园啦,我知道你心里激动的同时也会有不安,但是我相信你一定可以把事情都搞定,有一个不错的大学生活。收到你写的信我很开心,我不喜欢规划未来,因为我知道未来是不确定的,更有对未知的恐惧,但是我一想到我的未来里有你,我就觉得没什么可害怕的了,异地恋也并不会让我恐慌,虽然相聚很

guojiawei051023

Aug 28, 2024 · Traveled 7 days

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来自橙子的信

你好啊家辉是我橙子,你收到这封信的时候,我们已经分手193天了有没有好好吃饭有没有开心的生活,很抱歉,我不能再陪在你身边了,嘻嘻告诉你个消息,其实我是不孕不育哦不是说不爱你了,我不想连累你,让我任性一回吧,你不要找我,我或许这辈子都不会再谈恋爱了谢谢你感谢你陪伴我的543天谢谢你,你有没有瘦下来,有

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Aug 29, 2024 · Traveled 4 months 2 days

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橙子的信嘻

你好啊家辉嘿嘿,新年快乐最近过得怎么样啊,快乐吗?过得好不好生活很愉快嘛,每天都要开开心心哦,我好想你啊愿安好 橙子

橙子1

Aug 29, 2024 · Traveled 4 months 28 days

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致一年后的你

亲爱的刘老师,见字如面, 今天是2024年八月最后一天,这个时候你已经睡着了吧。 选择在深夜写一封未来的信给你,因为我真的好喜欢你。你总是说我们两个不合适,可是爱自有天意。我们两个能遇见说明冥冥之中注定好了。 想跟你说很多话,话到嘴边又不知道该怎么开口,情字最难解,也最难说,我该如何去形容对你的爱和

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Aug 31, 2024 · Traveled 1 year

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写给没能继续在一起的我们

我们已经彻底分开快两年了,可是我还是无法从过去走出来。这是我的问题,我希望自己克服。两个女生在一起本来就很难,何况我们中间还有这么多问题。我每次乘坐公司电梯总是回忆一个你独自离去的背影,失落。那天你吃完中饭跑来给我送酸奶,我因为午睡赶走你,都没见你一面,但其实后一秒我就后悔了,我出来的时候你刚好乘坐

波妞波妞

Sep 10, 2024 · Traveled 6 months

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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