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
一封穿越时光的信件
亲爱的曾珠，这是我向未来寄出的第一封信。当你看见的时候，不知我俩是否会在一起，人生有许多奇妙美好，感谢我能在生命中认识你。过去你可对我一丝丝感觉吗？
鹤然
2021.07.19
写给2019的情人节
希望这一天，如我在2018年的情人节所言：仍然是你和我，仍然是最初相识时温暖的心情。爱上你，无怨无悔。感谢你也有同样的心情。望彼此的感情绵长永久……
末默无闻的招魂幡
2018.02.20
是我，azhe
Dear 妮子酱： 儿童节快乐，申请如何？ 一定顺利吧？ 把我写的这些截屏发给楠姐看一眼。 发朋友圈也行。 爱你哟～祝你去喜欢的地方学习能顺利。
Rosalie
2025.02.11
辞掉手中的工作，和我一起旅行去把
辞掉手中的工作，和我一起旅行去吧我在等你却不敢找你在你面前我太自卑了如果工作不好，以后我养你，不想你这么累辞掉手工的工作，和我一起旅行去吧说走就走
月
2015.12.13
写给软脚虾
地点，有巢1311我肚肚疼，正在地毯上骑着鳄鱼（好丑好丑你买的好丑）。你正在床上看毛片（看了那么多遍还不腻！！！它比我好看？？？）emmmmmm
n5667
2020.11.28
你现在是谁陪在你身边呢
谢谢你在2017年送给我的所有痛苦，但是我还是谢谢你到我的人生走了一程，虽然很痛苦，但是很难忘，我会幸福的，希望你也能，想你的2018-9-25
早杞
2018.09.25
爱的你和我
我希望以后的五年十年二十年三十年都有你陪着我 何海豪 我希望今年陪在我身边的人 今年明年后年都还在你要好好学习认真听课 不要让未来的自己后悔现在
Aican
2014.11.01
猪猪❤️崽崽
猪猪，这里是2020年11月28日相信猪猪和崽崽依然相爱遇见你很开心，你是个超级温柔的人，包容我的坏脾气和不讲道理谢谢你，我爱你还有平安夜快乐
崽崽
2020.11.28
亲爱的张同学，你好啊
从前车马很慢，书信很远，一生只爱一个人。这封信就寄出在你生日那天吧，先提前跟你说句:张佳浩同学，生日快乐阿，永远18岁，嘿嘿❤️
用户6000358054
2019.07.15
写给未来的爱人
未来的爱人你好，我不知道未来的我你是否能忍受，但我知道我们都会无比怀念这青春年少的时刻，希望未来无论遇到什么事，我们都能彼此共勉，好好活下去。
mila
2018.02.24
亲爱的，我们第一单独看电影
老公，我做完听到你要离开我，简直走火入魔，晴天霹雳的消息让我窒息……六年来的每一步很难，估计你已厌倦，一年后的你还是我的吗？还记得咱们犯傻吗？
傻傻鱼
2016.02.13
写给宝宝的情书
今天我到了你的城市，第一次离开南宁因为男人~第一次写情书~很喜欢你~希望我们好好的在一起~~不要有什么不好的事情发生~永远幸福的在一起~爱你
VEE
2022.03.14
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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