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写给你,我的内心独白
我们认识五年,其实我发现自己喜欢你的时候是你有女朋友然后她叫你把我删了,那时,我才明白你对我很重要。那段时间我的心情一直比较低落,整夜整夜的失眠,上课注意力也不集中,成绩下滑很快,简直是跌到了谷底,我拿着成绩单哭了很久,那时我真的想放弃了。后来我们又有了联系,我挺高兴的,又后来我生病住院了,我对未来
Jan 16, 2017 · Traveled 7 months 18 days
亲爱的
哎哟喂 情人节 哈哈哈哈哈哈 情人节快乐 好像很好玩的样子 这个网站 寄给你的明信片没收到 好可惜 肯定是别人看好看就拿走了
Feb 4, 2017 · Traveled 10 days
王心怡
喜欢你两年在一起一年,这大概就是我青春最有意义的一段感情了吧。如今分手半年,从一开始的赌气到现在的后悔,我做错了太多事,错过了最美的年纪遇见的最好的你。现在你过得很好,不必在乎我的感受,想笑就笑想做什么就做什么,看到现在的你,也许不打扰你才是最好的。我们的故事结束了,但是我爱你❤️
Feb 7, 2017 · Traveled 2 years
写给未来的…
塞纳河畔 左岸的咖啡我手一杯 品尝你的美留下唇印的嘴花店玫瑰 名字写错谁告白气球 风吹到对街微笑在天上飞你说你有点难追想让我知难而退礼物不需挑最贵只要香榭的落叶喔~营造浪漫的约会不害怕搞砸一切拥有你就拥有 全世界亲爱的 爱上你 从那天起甜蜜的很轻易亲爱的 别任性 你的眼睛在说我愿意塞纳河畔 左岸的咖
Feb 20, 2017 · Traveled 1 day
未来的你。陈贺祥
陈贺祥 现在是2.26 18:55 17年我不知道你是否对没有好好学习而后悔。你一定会的 现在应该是暑假吧?你旁边还是我吗?我们吵了多少架可爱 我觉得我们会一直在一起 起码高中三年 这是你答应的。最近因为你包夜我很生气 总是不能来得及回我消息 但是昨天抓娃娃我没生气 还抓到了不知道第几个我儿子兔兔。
Feb 26, 2017 · Traveled 6 months
小大鹏 生日惊喜
哈哈哈哈哈哈 小大鹏 这是我年轻的时候给你写的一封情书
Feb 27, 2017 · Traveled 9 months 12 days
夜
因为寂寞而想你也因为想你而寂寞反正 我都是想你
Mar 1, 2017 · Traveled 7 days
未来的你是开心的吧
呵呵,我给你留的数学密码的答案是这样的。26字母表,一个数学代表了一个字母在26字母表里的位置,1——A,12——L,23——W,1——A,25——Y,19——S,/13——M,9——I,19——S,19——S/25——Y,15——O,21——U/9——I,14——N,/13——M,25——Y/8—
Mar 12, 2017 · Traveled 3 months 2 days
开心
你永远不知道我有多喜欢,多喜欢你,我记得高考前还有90天时,我看你换了个性签名,我觉得你应该是有喜欢的人了,然后,我想着想着课就听不进去了,上晚自习时我哭了两节课,你是我第一个会让我哭的人,那段时间的我整天都很悲伤,天天都想哭,又不能告诉别人,只能在自己的心里忍着。我不知道你有没有我的这种感受,只要
Mar 12, 2017 · Traveled 4 months 29 days
写给未来的…
对不起!我不能和你在一起!没感觉了,没心思了,原谅我对你许下的承诺。抱歉!还好我们走的都不太深,还能回头!希望你能找到一个更好的陪你一辈子。
Mar 18, 2017 · Traveled 1 year
Photo letter
呀 亲爱的老公大人
这是一封来自2017年的信哟 不知道两年后的在干什么呢 当年的梦想实现了吗 呀 更想知道你现在是不是还和我在一起呢♡ 你个智障都快20岁了 我这时候应该高三 还有三个月就高考了 你可爱的小女朋友今年也18啦 就像今年的你一样 真的特别好奇啊…你现在在干什么呀 现在是下午三点 你会想我嘛?~( ̄▽ ̄~
Mar 19, 2017 · Traveled 2 years
写个我这辈子最爱的女孩 致朱睿
亲爱的老婆大人 你还好吗 如今你已是大姑娘了 现在你应该为了高考还在抓紧学习吧 离高考还有79天 加油 我相信老婆可以的 如果在你旁边陪着你的人还是我的话今天也是我们在一起两年零一个月了 两年的异地恋也就要结束了 今天是2017年3月19号 我们在一起一个月了 你妈妈很不喜欢我 以后会喜欢我嘛 我真
Mar 19, 2017 · Traveled 2 years
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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