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给最爱的你
我已经无法抑制我自己只想我们爱着爱着一辈子不要分离遣去你不在身边的空寂没有争吵时间应该拿来更好的爱你不怕你以前的人生我来不及参与幸好我没有错过了太多回忆可不可以就这样凝视彼此的眼睛十指紧扣不离不弃
JASMINE1643
2015.05.28
一言难尽
爱你❤️好了，快别笑了，这不关心你吗？好歹感谢一下我啊，单身狗第一次被人表白吧【哔————】话说要好好学习哟，当只海龟 :)我知道的，你最爱海龟滴，就和我一样。所以，请别让我失望，努力吧！骚年！
戴鹰酱面具的兔
2020.10.07
我喜欢你
我喜欢他，希望他也能喜欢我。小倪很勇敢，向喜欢的人告白两次失败了但还是向告诉他我喜欢你。我却做不到，没想过要去表白，也不敢，希望可以勇敢一点。很喜欢上次的旅行，希望今后的风景也有机会和你一起看。
n1747
2016.11.16
生日快乐
哈哈哈，今天是3.23，我要祝大半年后的你生日快乐～老公，你今天跟我说晚安我都没搭理你，你肯定想不到我在给你写信，你肯定又说那么多呢我想跟你说的是，这一年你辛苦了～26岁的你辛苦了，27岁加油
付丹丹
2018.03.23
12.06
嗨，炮友我们现在是什么关系 有点混乱 不是对象竟然还上了床。是对象 我还没想好我只是很舍不得你 很舍不得你分手第六天你还会回来看我吗 想见你又不想见你祝君安好 感冒快好
穆爷Ha
2015.12.06
Hi 小愚蠢
Hi 余思诚今天是11月1号，崭新的一个月，你不喊我“老婆”也不和我说“我爱你”的第八天。哎你是不知道，其实我每天都要搜索聊天记录，看看你最近一次说“想你了”“我爱你”“老婆”之类的是啥时候。
tyj小可爱没头脑
2015.11.02
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…
1170798127
2024.08.25
#王老师你看花又开了！
过得怎么样？现在是2021年五月二号 今天很想你 很想 虽然我们已经分道扬镳了 唉有机会一起看那部电影（你的婚礼） 有亿点点想你，如果有女朋友的话那就打扰了！如果没有的话我可以申请当你老婆吗
厌屎咕噜咕
2021.05.02
谁家那头猪
25岁生日快乐，时间过得很快，但也很慢，不知道现在的我们还好吗？按照我写信时的想法的话，我们现在应该在同一所学校，你硕士在读我也应该读本，不知道是不是一帆风顺。不管结果怎样，有你在身边就好！
n5717
2020.11.28
苦等
当你看到这封信的时候，可能不会那么惊讶Because，几十天前你已经收到一封我给你写的信了，别忘了还有TA的一封~想看看给你写信的我吗？好吧，我怕你会落泪——你这个泪点低，笑点也低的女孩……
伊秋w
2017.12.17
羽羽小姐
羽羽小姐，时间过得飞快，转眼就到2023年了，今天是2023年的第一天，是一个新的开始。此刻，大家正沉浸在新年的氛围里，难忘今宵，就像我的心情，期望能够很快见面。祝福，永远美丽，新年快乐！
菜菜
2022.12.19
写给未来的我的老公
“如果下辈子我还能够遇见你，我们死也要在一起”， 每次听到这句就感觉这句歌词有一种说不出的心痛，如果我们这辈子能一直在一 起， 那下辈子也要，永远都要。如果我们不在一起了，那你也不能忘记我
恭喜你遇到我了
2021.05.06
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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