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
今天徒儿开心吗
生日快乐！你的老师父祝徒儿生日粗卡哈米达！
wuli纯纯的巧克力牛奶
2017.08.25
xyc
希望我和你一直好好的，把所有遗憾全都补上，
lizzzzzz
2017.07.15
天天开心
特别喜欢你哟宝宝，希望你天天开心哟，想你
yhy
2024.05.08
命运
如果你遇到了命运中的那个人，请好好爱她！
Petrichor
2019.11.24
宝贝
宝贝，你不要在意别人的目光，做自己最好了
n2594
2018.01.25
写给未来的
一年多了，如果你还爱着我？我们在一起吧！
苏伟健
2013.04.04
我爱你犹如你爱我
文涛，祝你生日快乐，生日粗卡哈米达！
wuli纯纯的巧克力牛奶
2017.08.24
宝哥的来信
阿财还在鞋柜上睡觉，你在卧室里睡觉
瞳孔渲染温柔
2020.08.24
你是傻瓜吗？
猜猜我是谁？ 爱你
乖乖
2021.03.03
写给马宇阳的信
马玉阳，晚安哦❤❤❤❤❤❤
n3743
2018.11.26
。。。
I LOVE YOU !
Bou
2013.09.22
辛儿好
1234567890
小破孩155
2015.11.28
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
Write yours