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致于希特勒
嘿嘿嘿还是我 你去辅导了 我好无聊哦 你的努力一定不会付出哒 咱也不知道你考上一中了没,考上那个大学 咱俩有没有联系了 看到这封信 能不能给我回个消息啊 有没有点感触我好牛p啊 不知道对你什么个情感 但我挺喜欢你的
00:00点的小超超收
嘛,现在是2019.2.27.4:40在这之前算是跟你商量了一下给你买什么生日礼物,哦!先祝你生日快乐嘻嘻嘻。我纠结了很久,虽然很想很想给你买情趣大礼包,但是我最后还是决定给你买杜蕾斯,毕竟看起来挺好吃的样子咯咯咯
永远
老公:亲爱的 今天你坐在我旁边的时候 我静静看着你很久 很贪心的样子今天你说想和我平淡在一起就好 我说和你在一起就好就这样 在微信记录里我们留下了很多这样的真心话 老婆我很幸福老公 你是我一辈子看不腻的风景 我爱你
写给未来的…
我们之间有条鸿沟是你说和我说过次数最多的话高三高一相差两级相差三岁俗话说三岁一代沟所以这就是你拒绝我的理由吗很早被叫起来去扫墓出去的时候天气阴阴的像我心情一般累了一天还不忘和你聊天最后却换来这么一句所以是自作自受吗
希望你一直好,不被任何困难所绊倒!
嘻嘻,我在想两年后的你会是怎么样的,两年后你考上了那里的大学,过得怎么样,我们的关系又会变成什么样子了,正在想象着呢!嘿嘿,你说你想去好多地方玩,去五座城市看看,我一直都记得,都记得,但好希望以后陪着你的人是我呀
20150425
傻丫头,我怎么可能不找你,怎么可能不等你,说说气话,你还记上了,这么久了,不知道我是什么样,早就把你当成了全部。。。。叫我怎么不找你,不等你,有没有想过没有你我会是什么样,我都不敢想。。。放心吧,老头一直在。。。
好想好想
前几天做梦梦到我们在一起了 觉得可幸福了 特别开心 比中了几百万还开心 那时候真的好真实,好像你就在我身边 我真的好想你 好想跟你一直在一起 真实到都感觉不到是个梦,可惜,梦还是醒了。真的好想你 好爱你啊袁渝程
致歉
首先,向你道歉,但不对你对象道歉,我骂你菜鸡,是过激了,但你直接骂家人就让我受不了,看我哥和你对象骂,真难受,我们之间的事为何扯到家人,我劝你少和你对象交流,他骂的真伤人,你被他影响没我也不知道,再次向你道歉。
亲爱的老公 生日快乐
亲爱的哥哥 这是我偶然间发现的时光信箱 我在一年前为你许下的生日祝福 。现在是2015年五月的最后一天 我们还是异地 希望明年的我们 已经结束异地 哥哥我爱你 我会一直爱你 直到我们一起老去生日快乐 我的宝贝☺
给我最最最最亲爱的冯先生
爱你 爱你看到了嘛 现在我设置一封信 到2030年你过生日那天 你会收到它今天是2023年1月23日 先提前祝你生日快乐 几年以后会怎样呢 身边有我吗还会记得我吗 fz啊爱你 一辈子说长不长 祝你平安顺遂
致歉
首先,向你道歉,但不对你对象道歉,我骂你菜鸡,是过激了,但你直接骂家人就让我受不了,看我哥和你对象骂,真难受,我们之间的事为何扯到家人,我劝你少和你对象交流,他骂的真伤人,你被他影响没我也不知道,再次向你道歉
写给未来的你
你好啊小刘同学!今天还在忙着618抢东西吗?但我要提醒你的是今天是我们相恋一周年了!最近过得怎么样了啊也许现在我已经没在你身边了你可能现在已经在马来西亚了我也面临着马上要专升本了我们站一起的日子有吵架也有开心
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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