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.
Ideas to get you started
- 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
1463 public letters给一年后的你
其实,写给一年的你,是不是很傻呢,今天是你生日,至于新历还是农历,我真的分不清,总之,生日快乐噢〜我不知道现在的你我是什么关系,分开了?还是在一起,我不敢想象,也不知道。如果我们没在一起,感谢你,亲爱的,给我最美的大学,我所做的我不后悔,就犹如你跟我说过的,你做的都不后悔,亲爱的,我也是。不论我们是
Jan 24, 2015 · Traveled 1 year
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一年后的你
你们还在一起吗?我只是希望你们还在一起。虽然两个人两种性格,一种热情,一种冷漠,但是你们彼此许诺过。如果这个时候你们已经做了彼此的路人,请你要记得,当初不经意间许下的诺言你也一定要遵守。不要选择忘记,也不要选择记恨,因为你们做的决定都将会伤害彼此,谁没有一点点伤就能成长。不过我还是希望你们能够好好的
Jan 25, 2015 · Traveled 1 year
于现状
头发变长了吗 还像俊树说的那样孩子气让人受不了吗 要继续长大啊 有没有好好背单词 四级过了吗 还和俊树宝宝一起吗 两个人在一起我总是缺少耐心不能孩子气不能轻易放弃 不管是否过了磨合期 喜欢一个人就好好和他在一起啊遇上这样一个人不容易 从小到大唯一坚持到现在的也只有英语了吧 好好纠音好好背单词大学三年
Jan 30, 2015 · Traveled 6 months
写给我最亲爱的你
三年后的我们还好么,你是否还陪在我的身边!今天是我们在一起的第40天,我悄悄的写下这封信,是希望三年后你看到这封信的时候我还在你的身旁,你肯定不知道我都已经想过以后要和你在黄山生活,我甚至已经开始了解黄山那边的情况,我甚至想过将来我们会有一个很幸福的家
Jan 31, 2015 · Traveled 3 years
写给十年后的
亮亮,现在还有人这样叫你吗?或许你收到这封信的时候,你这种老年痴呆肯定会忘记我,我也会忘记我写了这封信。我那时候应该二十八接近黄脸婆的年纪了,在家里的逼迫之下,多半结婚了吧!你呢,说不定孩子六七岁了,如果是个女儿,像你,一定长得很漂亮。你一直想要个女儿,女儿就是拿来宠的。有了孩子,就别抽烟了。你说我
Feb 2, 2015 · Traveled 10 years
一年后
颤抖的写完给你信,一个人在家里哭了一场。没有我的一年还好吗?自行车买没买,说好的锻炼身体呢?你刚刚回复“看完咯”,反正我连回复你的勇气都没有。更别提亲自打电话了。太懦弱了。真讨厌这样的自己。只要你好就好 2015.2.2
Feb 2, 2015 · Traveled 1 year
写给未来的琬
这是我刚认识你给你写下的时光邮件,在未来不久,你会收到,其实主要是我等不及了,我想和你一直好好的,我要让世界做见证,我们是彼此深爱着对方的…
Feb 4, 2015 · Traveled 2 days
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一年前的我
如果没记错的话今天应该是你生日,生日快乐!我想 你不知道。 我真的很喜欢你,很依赖你。 想和你有很长很长的未来。 很想把所有好东西都给你。 很想肆无忌惮的爱你。 很想每天跟你在一起。 很想你生病的时候我都在你身边。 很想每天都有你大大的拥抱。 很想你不开心的时候我都可以哄你。 很想你也同样依赖我。
Feb 6, 2015 · Traveled 10 months 26 days
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亲爱的医生哥哥
记得第一次见到你的照片的时候,我就喜欢上你的那双眼睛,找鬼斧神差的和你聊天,一直聊到天亮。不知道什么时候喜欢上你的,也不知道什么时候爱上你的。和我相处的时候,你像我的小孩更像是个深谙处世之道的大哥哥。其实因为你,我进步了很多,也懂得照顾人了许多。第一次去岫岩,临走的时候,听到你说“柔柔,也不知道我们
Feb 13, 2015 · Traveled 1 day
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五年了。
如果你好奇打开这个的时候,希望你用心看看。整整五年了,我们在一起四年,分开一年。从你那次把我拉黑,我再把你加回来,距离现在二〇一五年二月十三日 376天。今天看到你的动态,真的有点嫉妒柴宽。你们永远都是那样,我现在还记得你在他家给他煮面的样子,那个时候我们一般熟。曾经也和他吵过架,只有一次,因为你。
Feb 13, 2015 · Traveled 3 months 7 days
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祝你生日快乐
祝你20岁生日快乐,虽然没有在家里隆重举行,也不要忘记犒劳犒劳自己哟~~~~~~不知那一天你是不是还那么漂亮,漂亮的话答应嫁给我哟~~~~(づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ
Feb 18, 2015 · Traveled 10 months 13 days
hi mike
这几天看电视,看到情侣一起看日出,就想到你。想到那天和你手拉手在夕阳下走,很安逸,很幸福。那时候以为,以后每一天都可以这样过,是不是很傻~ 我们还没有开车去海边看日出,肩并肩坐在海滩上望着远方。没有一起去露营,旅行。突然觉得你的样子,声音,和你的表情变得陌生。 这让我陷入一种慌张。你是否也有这种感觉
Feb 20, 2015 · Traveled 2 days
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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