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
2024.08.29
给未来的猪头
生日快乐我的男孩！不知道今年你生日我有没有在你身边呀，你现在去踢球了，我刷抖音看见可以给未来写信，我就想着给你写一封信。如果顺利的话这个时候我应该已经在实习了，我想一直跟你在一起呀宝贝，想嫁给你，给你生两个小孩，我爱你。
孙馨
2020.11.28
晨桑生日快乐
记不记得今天是啥日子，你应该换手机了，备忘录没了吧，中考结束了，我相信你肯定进二中了，毕竟我对象是谁嘛bwb，咱俩不会还是就牵过手吧，咱俩可一定要进同一所大学，结个婚啥的，最后今天是你生日，生日快乐！希望我这时在你身边呢
n5379
2020.11.27
11/08/16:47
余思诚：早，是不是已经被我吵醒了？今天你刚玩完真心话大冒险。其实吧，我有点怕怕的你玩真心话大冒险，你懂的。我刚白跑了一趟机场。饿死宝宝了。不知道你到宿舍没有，还是今天晚上不回宿舍呢？妈的要不要问你呢？好纠结，骰子说不要问
tyj小可爱没头脑
2015.11.08
老公，我们还在一起
亲爱的胡同学，我是十年前的杨敬。现在你看到这封邮件，一定笑了。现在我已经名正言顺的睡在你身旁。十年，我们还在一起。我现在肯定已经长发及腰了，从齐耳短发到及腰长发，不管混成如何，感谢有你陪伴，我爱你。再有十年，我依然爱你。
敬儿
2014.08.22
写给曹萧幻宝贝
亲爱的宝贝: 专属于你的新年祝福信已送达祝你在新的一年暴富暴美，好运爆棚！！最重要的是找到你想要的那个男朋友呀！！！开开心心，快快乐乐，学习嘎嘎好！！
lyr
2022.12.18
写给未来的…
哈喽宝贝，想我了没有，你肯定很惊讶我是谁吧，我是你男朋友哦，只不过在我写这封信的时候是三年前呢，唔，高考结束了，不知道将来的我还有没有和你在一起，不对，我们一定会在一起的，对吗？我真的很喜欢你哦，我好想和你在一起一辈子
Poison54844
2020.11.28
梅梅
不知道这时候的我们是不是还在一起，不知道你是否还记得我。如果还在一起，那么我想养两条狗，一条叫兜兜，一条叫转转，纪念我们兜兜转转还在一起的这几年。如果已经分离，祝你快乐。2016.10.25
泓三三
2016.10.25
写给未来的你和我 何海豪 陈琪灿
何海豪阿 我和你是从2014.10.25 相爱的 我想一年后你还在我身边不管发生什么也不要放开我的手我们要一起努力 为了自己的目标 我们是彼此的动力我们翻山越岭只为来到未知的对方身旁 然后做一辈子的最亲密的两个人
Aican
2014.11.01
生日快乐🎂！
生日快乐🎂！哈哈不知道我们复合了没，但是还是祝你生日快乐，天天开心，也不知道长胖了没，长高了没，和别人相处的好吗？没错，又是我，可能你已经记不得了吧，可能会感觉恶心吧，emmm，但是还是要天天开心哦o(*≧▽≦)ツ。
n8561
2024.09.25
写给未来的…
没想到吧 其实我特别特别的喜欢你 只是你不知道而已 我真的好怕 我也很想和你在一起 但是我知道异地恋和网恋难度有多大 我不想以后再去失去你 所以我只能不去拥有你 如果五年后你能看到 而且我们还在的话 那我们就在一起吧
n5470
2020.11.28
写给一年后的大宝❤️
老公❤️不知道你能不能看到我写的这封信 写给一年后的我们今天我们是不是应该在一起庆祝我们的四周年 是开房还是我们已经有了自己的小窝呢？是不是你还给我做了我最爱的天天翅 我们睡觉的时候还是不是紧紧抱在一起。就快要毕业了
实在想不出好名字了怎么办
2016.12.10
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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