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写给小
有被自己蠢到，辛辛苦苦讲了好多话突然就没了我吐了。不出意外的话，我们现在已经在一起一年啦撒花撒花撒花
n6228
2020.12.14
写给未来的…
我和我的猫都很想你可是我没有猫也没有你你看，我就是这样无论你怎么伤害我我还是想你人性本贱啊七夕节快乐
神仙要去哪里找
2019.07.09
你最近好吗
连着好几天在做同一个结局的梦 我真的 好不隐藏地 想你了 。嘿 现在你们在一起了吗 或者还是老样子吗
迷糊糊糊小姐
2016.01.26
wuli欧巴
这是一个写时光信的网站 对 没错我就是那么cool 那啥 就是实验一下跨网站你收得到不
曙影
2016.02.19
加油，我能给你想要的幸福
我一直在等待你的出现，我知道现在还不是时候，但我愿意去等，我会努力去奋斗，为未来的我们的生活加油，
瑾懿加油
2013.03.19
这是来自一年前的一封信
祝你生日快乐，一年后的你，另外，有可能我们那时候已经分道扬镳，祝你开心（其实我还是有点喜欢你的）
2023027864
2024.03.07
嘻嘻，我喜欢你，不知道你知不知道
一年前的今天，突然想起你给我发了时光邮件，嘻嘻，有很多话想要说，可是却都不知道从哪里说起来然后呢
如初见ice
2016.08.17
。。。
我们已经分开了 之前我用这个给你寄过一封信你还记得吗 我以为我们可以永远在一起的
饼饼丶
2015.07.20
对你,不管阴晴圆缺,也不变。
至少我知道你的名字 听过了你的声音 也跟你近距离聊过天 也感受过你的温柔 我们就这样遗憾收场吧
n6739
2021.02.27
2021的张译心
如果没错的话，今天应该是2021年的第一天！新的一年，我们一定还会在一起！新年快乐哦，宝贝子！
n6112
2020.11.30
我
3541508365 许馨悦的QQ加她 我喜欢的女孩
n5162
2020.08.01
对马一甲简短的话
开学了，想说的话还是没有说尽，后悔没有早点遇上你你。这是一个新的开始，也希望是我们新的开始。
klh
2025.09.05
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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