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写给两年后的公主
菲,两年后的我可以这样叫你了吗?我们那时在一起了吗?真的很想知道呢,如果我们在一起了,一定很幸福吧。但是如果那时的我们还没在一起,是什么原因呢,是不是我的努力还不够,还是真的你心中不会有我,一年,两年,三年,会多少年呢,我跟你的命运会如此纠缠,到2017年,我喜欢你
우리 자기 사랑해 바이 쪼잉
자기야.. 우리 200일 지났다 우리 잘지내고있겠지?이번에 우리 자기 옆에 떠어냐돼서너무 마음이 무겁고 힘들다요즘 우리 아빠 아빠서 내가 너무 힘들다만약에 중간에 내가 뭐 실수있가나 신경 못쓴거 있으면이해해줘 ㅠㅠ 미안해으와 165일 더 지나면 우리
写给26年的刘浩成
亲爱的刘浩成 展信颜欢 见字如晤 你好吖 一年后的橙 不要想我把你成子给搞错了 我就喜欢这样喊 现在是25年刚过完年的年初 差不多在我们相识快一年的时候 我向你表达了我的爱意 很奇怪 我们的相识到相爱 二四年的年初跟
在爱的幸福国度你就是我唯一
亲爱的不二:不知道多久没有这样喊过你了记得刚开始的时候跟你在公园逛来逛去的,我好想每天都能跟你这样度过,想每天都能照顾你,让你快乐让你幸福!然而,不知什么时候我开始担心你了,担心你不高兴,担心你在生活中遇到让你难受的困难,想什么事情都替你担着,想让你永远无忧无虑的。虽然生活中也会
写给未来的王子逸。
哈喽,还记得我吗。现在是2022年的2.17凌晨,我看到了你网易云给我点赞了,包括上一次,我都记得,其实我也蛮想和你说说话的,可是我没找到机会,我更怕打扰到你现在的生活。你的微博把我拉黑啦,我知道,所以我新建了一个小号,偷偷看你的动态,想知道你过得好不好。还好,看到你和她在一起的
写给未来的你
亲爱的小祺 这封信你看到的时候可能已经22岁了,不知道这时候我们还有没有在一起,我们约定好要一直在一起的,希望这时候我们还在一起,我们一起去玩,一起吃东西,也不知道到时候我们会在哪里,应该已经毕业了吧,我们在一起2年多了,虽然有时候觉得你脾气很不好,但是我没有想分手的
写给2022的hwh
我看着这个界面呆了很久,不知道第一句要说什么,也不知道后面要说什么。我选择我们最一开始约定好的这个日期给你发这封信,也是想有一些仪式感。我不知道那个时候的我们会是什么样子,可能你已经在济南工作十分顺利,重新找到了一个你心中最好最好的soulmate,你可能会很幸福,重新热爱这个世
林大宝写给你未来的信
hi!王子文,猜猜我是谁!现在还和我在一起吗!现在已经2025年2月23日,你的二十一岁生日啦!还有一年就到了结婚合法年龄了!还记得和我答应过什么吗?答应过完二十二周岁生日 接着和我结婚!如果当兵了呢,我就带着户口本退伍的时候去找你,你说说,我们两个人为对方磨掉了多少脾气,这都是
开学寄语
其实一直有很多话想跟你说,也想和你好好聊聊,就是一直没有机会,现在这个方式也还凑合吧。 不要嫌我啰嗦(虽然我觉得自己要变成老太公了),就是最后这个学期要好好读,不管最后你到哪里去,我都会陪你,如果你不喜欢我了那就跟我说吧。既然最后这个学期决定要好好在一起了,那我就会纠缠到底
我们还会在一起吗
今天无意间看到这样的话,说摩羯座的男人是这么的现实,心里还是有种种不安,不知道此时我还是不是你的唯一!如果你爱上摩羯座男人有的女孩爱上一个摩羯座男子时,周围的朋友可能会说:“天啊!你怎么会爱上一个那么无趣的男人呢!”不过,我倒觉得你真有远见。的确,摩羯座的男人基本上是不喜欢社交的
傻猪猪
hey,傻猪猪,你看到这封信,这封信是我在2013,4月30号写给你的。 我不知道你现在是以我什么什么身份来看这封信的?? 老公??男朋友??好朋友??朋友??普通朋友??还是陌生人。。 我们在一起快1年多了,今天是什么日子你知道吗??是我们的纪念日。
写给未来的二夫人。
二夫人,我亲爱的二夫人,这是一封给未来的信,我现在的时间是2013.8.12. 00:07 时隔一年,当你看到这封邮件的时候,是惊讶,是高兴,还是感到奇怪? 不知一年后的你,还能不能时常想起我,还记不记得有这么个夫君,
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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