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写给未来的卢泓羲
刷抖音看见的,不知道2024年我们还有没有在一起。就是很感慨啊,莫名其妙的相遇,如果真的能一直坚持,就真的挺不容易的了,如果还在一起,我们一定会特别特别珍惜彼此吧,如果分开了,回忆也会很美好啊。现在的我还是很期待我们的未来的,我爱你
写给邹申申
分手了吗?还是结婚了呀,我觉得咱俩走不到2025年,感觉好惨,算了祝你幸福吧哈哈哈哈哈,不知道说什么,本来想给你写封情书,我还从来没写过呢,但要是分手了闹翻了,那多尴尬,不说了,一时性起,如果还在一起那你就找我本人去问我没说完的话吧
写给小盼
按照这个收信时间,你应该都不是小盼了,应该是老盼了。不知道你这时间给我生了孩子没,你总说你不会生不会生,谁知道呢。如果有,今年应该19-20岁了。时间跨度这么长,也不知道能活这么久不。哈哈哈我还是比较乐观的。爱你呦小盼。永远的小盼。
宝贝,我们还在一起吗?
宝贝,或许应该叫你文思吧,哈哈。这封信来自五年前的小白!五年前的今天的凌晨躺在床上用寒假打工的钱买的ipad mini2写的信,那时候是大二结束的暑假,我们在一起,很幸福,很满足!现在,五年后,你还是我的宝贝吗?还是我家的小公主吗?
祝你幸福
高考刚结束了,其实我早就放下了,只是觉得太遗憾了,但是错过了就是错过,并且我们的世界是完全不同的,太过执着对谁都没有好处,还是很感谢你让我的初中三年和高中两年过的没有那么平平淡淡,你也可以知道自己很优秀,最后就祝你幸福,真诚的祝福
应该好久不见了,嘿,你好
首先祝你生日快乐,我可能无法像去年那样,没有了身份和理由陪你过生日,所以只能默默地祝你生日快乐,本来想说多点什么的,但是所有的话到了嘴边又不知从何说起了,哈哈,不知道你现在怎么样了呢,在干嘛呢,哎,不说什么了,祝你快乐,不止生日!
20150423
老婆。。。这次去北京我怎么感觉是我这么久心里最忐忑最没低的一次。。。你这会在哪。。。我心里很清楚。。。下午送你走之后我知道依你的性格肯定去找他。。。其他的我不管了。。。我只希望你好好的。。。安安全全的。。。这是我唯一的期望了。。。
想和你过这这个冬天
我这么久了也有在好好生活啦,和她在一起也蛮好的,只是没那种热情了,感觉不会再那么爱一个人了,那是和你在一起才有的感觉,算算下来也一个月了,如果你也和我一样忘不了我,你就回来找我,我们从新开始好吗,我不想再错过了,和我一起跨年好吗
无题
……又是一年圣诞节,今年没有你,以后或许也没有,就这样吧,无论结局如何很感谢上天让我遇见你…….其实也没什么好说的了,一首五月天的《后来的我们》送给你,很抱歉没能给你承诺的幸福,如果有下辈子再补偿你吧,要照顾好自己,一定要幸福。
写给未来的…
见字如面 终于下定决心给你写这份信,喜欢你很久呢,但最终没有认真的给你说出来,我想五年后的我们都有了彼此的家庭,真是应呢得之我幸,不得我命这句话,在这里,我也相信你最终嫁给了爱情,衷心的愿你“愿得一人心,白首不分离”
若兮
还和王奇恩在一起嘛有考个好高中嘛有没有美术了梦想还是央美嘛人际关系有没有好转了 后来和企鹅黄田怎么样了和王奇恩关系怎么样了希望要和王奇恩还是好好的!!!王奇恩怎么样啦 如果还在一起希望以后也要在一起!!
zjj写给未来的zbb
今天是初中毕业的第一天 我把这封信的时候设在三年以后寄出 我不知道三年后还和我有没有交集 也许你有新的男朋友 我不知道.不过无论我们生疏到什么样子 至少曾经的亲密是真的.现在你也应该毕业了.毕业快乐.你送我的衣服我会一直留着的.
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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