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

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20150609

老婆,恭喜你答辩过了,基本上所有事情都完了,你可以好好玩了,感谢你让我知道了爱的滋味,好好的。希望你开开心心,快快乐乐。

大屁飞

Jun 10, 2015 · Traveled 6 days

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happy bday 麦麦

今天六月十二号,马上就到你的生日啦!生日快乐哦!生病那次再见到你以后就一直很想陪你过生日,因为我们已经错过我的生日啦,所以就很不想再错过你的。你记不记得我说过觉得认识你太晚,错过了好多。 不光想喜欢现在的你,更想喜欢以前的你。想知道你是怎么成熟起来,经历了什么辛苦,什么伤心,才变成现在的你,你所经历

張妤潔

Jun 12, 2015 · Traveled 1 month 9 days

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写给今天最帅的Michael!

今天六月十二号,生病那次再见到你以后就一直很想陪你过生日,因为我们已经错过我的生日啦,所以就很不想再错过你的。你记不记得我说过觉得认识你太晚,错过了好多。 不光想喜欢现在的你,更想喜欢以前的你。想知道你是怎么成熟起来,经历了什么辛苦,什么伤心,才变成现在的你,你所经历的那些,我都很想陪你。生日快乐!

張妤潔

Jun 12, 2015 · Traveled 1 month 9 days

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写给今天最帅的Michael!

生病那次再见到你以后就一直很想陪你过生日,因为我们已经错过我的生日啦,所以就很不想再错过你的。你记不记得我说过觉得认识你太晚,错过了好多。 不光想喜欢现在的你,更想喜欢以前的你。想知道你是怎么成熟起来,经历了什么辛苦,什么伤心,才变成现在的你,你所经历的那些,我都很想陪你。生日快乐! 希望今天的你是

張妤潔

Jun 12, 2015 · Traveled 1 month 8 days

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给亲爱的老公

亲爱的老公: 生日快乐! 老公,我想告诉你,认识你是我这辈子最幸福的事。我爱你,好爱,好爱…… 老公,谢谢你那么爱我,包容我。我知道,我脾气不好,爱耍小性子,没耐性,还爱哭,我向你保证在这两年我会尽量改掉这些臭毛病,我会努力做一个好妻子 老公,我们不要吵架好不好,虽然没见过夫妻不吵架的。就算吵架了,

chuyangyang

Jun 18, 2015 · Traveled 1 year 7 months

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写给未来的…

当你收到这封邮件的时候,请不要感到诧异。这是我五年前就已经给你写好了,然后选在这一天发送给你。毕业已经一年多了吧,我们…还在一起吗。我曾经说好的毕业后要住在一起,要给你烧好吃的,要跟你晚上一起去逛超市,要给你买好多好多东西,都实现了吗?这几年我们过得怎么样?还是会经常争吵吗?我对你还耐心吗?我会经常

我的强迫症是你Q

Jun 21, 2015 · Traveled 4 years 5 months

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予你

我不知这封信若是我不会署名,你会不会猜出我是谁来。我们在一起,有四五年了吧!写到这里你就知道我是谁了吧。我是了解你的为人的。四五年里,送来交往不超过一年的你,竟然就这么与我坚持了下来。能够走到今天,我着实也有太多的感慨。其实这也不算什么,不是吗,比起我们的一辈子而言。是,你的确是放弃过很多坚持过一段

西风过境

Jun 22, 2015 · Traveled 7 days

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2015年,来自上海[记得你是我最后深爱的人]的时光信。

不知道为什么。2015年端午节的石家庄。我就来了。用说我是谁吗?切,如果你看到了,应该就猜的出来。 想想看?什么人会写一封邮件,给两年后的你?恐怕只有我吧? 还猜不出来的话,我就再提醒你一下。上海。 猜到了吧?给你写这封邮件的现在。也就是2015年的端午。我在石家庄。先别急着呵呵。我来石家庄不是为了

岳博宇

Jun 24, 2015 · Traveled 2 years

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两年后的你还在吗?

今天是你们老师请你们毕业前聚餐的日子,坐在办公室的我心中忐忑不安,马上步入社会的你会离我越来越远?还是越来越近?我们走过了漫长而又幸福的5年,异地恋的等待中度过,等待每次的相聚,害怕离别的到来,希望在接下来的日子我们在一起……永远!两年后的今天你在我身边吗? 你亲爱的 瑜

傻傻鱼

Jun 24, 2015 · Traveled 2 years

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亲 生日快乐

Happy Birthday MUZILI My love is Always in;Good morning Miss Li ----- Mr.Kimw 我最亲爱的老婆: 10月5日,世界上任何人可以忘记,但唯独对我来说是永远不会忘记的。 如果没记错的话2011年的夏季认识的你,那时的我们尚未相识

MUZILI

Jun 28, 2015 · Traveled 3 months 7 days

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zjj写给未来的zbb

今天是初中毕业的第一天 我把这封信的时候设在三年以后寄出 我不知道三年后还和我有没有交集 也许你有新的男朋友 我不知道.不过无论我们生疏到什么样子 至少曾经的亲密是真的.现在你也应该毕业了.毕业快乐.你送我的衣服我会一直留着的.

n871

Jul 4, 2015 · Traveled 3 years

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写给未来的你

这封信是我在六年级暑假写的,我想把我想对你说的一切写下来。记得刚见面那会儿吗,柳梦雨安排你坐我后面,我时不时地扭头看看你在干什么。你总和其他别的男生不一样,那些男生总喜欢打打杀杀的,你不一样,你总喜欢安安静静的坐在位子上。有时啊,还钻进书架里。我知道,你并不是不想学,而是,你很努力地去学后就厌恶了。

柚浅i

Jul 6, 2015 · Traveled 1 year

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.

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