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
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今晚做个好梦哦
亲爱的,此刻你看到的这封信是博哥在一年前的今天写下的,那天刚刚下完雨,博哥想你想的睡不着呀,就给你写点东西吧,希望你看完这封信以后可以做个美美的梦。很开心,我又陪你度过了一个年头,现在的你成熟多了,这一年你吃了不少苦,我都疼在心里,别哭,你是个出色的女孩子,是我的好老婆,我的骄傲,我不会让你失望的,
May 5, 2017 · Traveled 1 year
未来的吕逍扬
爸爸亲手写给你的 这是我3月14号写给你的 咱俩在一起好久了丫 也不知道这个时候咱俩还在一起不 肯定还在一起的
May 7, 2017 · Traveled 7 days
回到青岛第二夜,,
忽然间感觉老家信号差,没有网也是挺好的,最起码之前的几天,她的世界里没有了炫舞,没有了QQ,也没有了微信和空间,唯一剩下的就只有她老公,没有网的日子,手机基本上就是半个板砖,除了心里安慰之外,什么也没有,我们尽情的你侬我侬,好像与全世界隔离了一样,仅剩下彼此,,,到了青岛,有了网络,也有了wifi,
May 8, 2017 · Traveled 1 year
一滴眼泪
昨天晚上上了一夜的夜班,后半宿很忙,只休息了两三个小时,前一天白天还跑了一天,办完证坐地铁回来的时候,在车上就差点睡着了。但是回到家看到媳妇感觉什么都没什么大不了的,然后我洗刷了一下,打起精神,出去吃饭,逛街,买东西。媳妇今天很乖,很调皮,很活泼,很好,很粘人,感觉整个人都美美的。三点左右媳妇心疼我
May 12, 2017 · Traveled 1 year
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致我最爱的Mr Right先生
我23 三年的时间我不知道最爱的你是否能够出现在我的生活里 是否可以在三年内遇见你。我不知道最爱的你现在在哪里,也不知道要去哪里寻找你所以,让我先将这封三年后的信寄存在这里,存在我的邮箱里三年后,我希望你能在我的身边,在这特别的一天,依偎在一起读这封信 我曾无数次的幻想过我最亲爱的你是什么样子 我想
May 14, 2017 · Traveled 2 years 11 months
记事本
你好阿,我不知道你看到这个开头会不会想起一个女孩子,一个属于她的字。 不知道一年后我的心了是不是还记得一个她,至少在我现在看来我还是很喜欢她。其实喜欢她是一件很难的事,可以同时和很多男生聊的很好。是啊,许多人给我说不要喜欢你,离你远一点,说你这样做对我不好。我明白可是很难做到。和她坐同桌的时候真的很
May 18, 2017 · Traveled 10 months 14 days
我爱过你
我曾经爱过你,那时候的你阳光善良,拥有所有美好的字眼,那时的我就是丑小鸭,平平凡凡,我没有勇气表达我的爱,而且你当时拥有了你认为的幸福,我本性与世无争,也不愿破坏你的幸福,我觉得你的你幸福了我才会幸福,后来,我忘不了,我决定用写小说的方式表达我的爱,我让自己的结局很惨,让自己不在想你。好久不见在家乡
May 24, 2017 · Traveled 2 days
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写给小仙女杨婕
杨婕小仙女你好: 这里是江西下罗皇家会计大学的最帅的人给你寄出的一封信。你不需要知道我的名字。不管我在你的心里留下多少的记忆,你都会一直在我的心里。婕 我知道在这个世界上,喜欢你的人很多,不缺我一个;我喜欢的人很少,除了你就没有了。如果有人问我为什么爱你,我觉得我只能如此回答:“因为是你,因为是我。
May 25, 2017 · Traveled 7 days
你现在追到45了吗?
一年前你和你的对手BAR争夺45,现在你得到她的爱了吗?
May 29, 2017 · Traveled 1 year
冬天到了
冬天到了吗?天气变冷了我想起以前读书时候的冬天都是和你在一起的。我看到旧照片,2014年10月份的,你给我拍照,我给你拍照。还在上海,老太太的房间。纪念日过去了,你来找我了吗?我没有装可怜你现在有新女友了
Jun 1, 2017 · Traveled 6 months 4 days
一个人哭
我很难过,一个人躺在床上哭 心里特别疼,绝望 彻底失去你
Jun 1, 2017 · Traveled 3 years
心跳莫名很快,你来找我了吗
已经是新年了。你过来找我了吗?已经过去两年了。你过来找我了吗?你已经不爱我了,我所做的任何事情对你来说都没有任何意义。我和你的恋爱当中,只剩下我一个人了。我做梦会梦见你,我昨天晚上做梦,梦见我给你生了一个宝宝,我在梦里忘记看那个宝宝的性别,我只知道我给他喂奶。你现在已经结婚了吧,你有宝宝了吗?你和我
Jun 2, 2017 · Traveled 1 year 6 months
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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