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夜
因为寂寞而想你也因为想你而寂寞反正 我都是想你
JASMINE1643
2017.03.01
十八岁约定
和阿平的十八岁约定go to Thailand
鉦Zz
2017.02.03
给周语伊的
身边还是他吗？开心吗？爸妈身体如何，你自己呢
n7821
2022.04.02
美丽陈露给呆瓜陈妍
我依旧一直一直喜欢你，嘿嘿。黑皮牛一尔，bb
n6211
2020.12.11
还记得你的《爱情纲领》么
还记得你的爱情纲领么，没事的时候多回去看看吧
爱惜未来的乔子木
2019.10.24
写给未来的…
谢谢你陪我18年，大学如何，我陪你。我爱你！
可爱的呼噜哗啦
2017.07.25
写给你的。
黄义莎，我爱你。
n619
2015.01.20
520快乐
我爱你哦老公!以后也要继续多多爱我和儿子哦
WONGSIAOCHING
2024.05.08
。
干嘛你把我删了，真以为我会生你的气吗，笨蛋
n6406
2021.02.05
To 猪猪
如果不出意外的话我们在一起一年啦 好喜欢你
lajendeuki
2020.11.28
你跟他结婚了吗
跟梅晓锋结婚了吗，还在一起吗，他还记得你吗
n5495
2020.11.28
我可爱的涂涂刚呀
我们还在一起不，感情怎么样哈哈哈，我爱你呀
又又
2018.01.06
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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