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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琳琳

昨天你来北京找我了晚我们吵了一架是因为我不信任你当时有个叫丁浩浩的男生给你打电话,我查你俩的通话记录,你不乐意了,确实是,如果我对你百分百信任,就不会去查通话记录可是当时我真的忍不住第一次见你发脾气,对不起你说,追你的人很多,你为我拒绝了很多,我感觉你好傻,给我说这是想让我更加珍惜你,可是这是有副作

woaby

Mar 2, 2018 · Traveled 1 year

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是梦还是解脱

2018年的我,忘记不了那个人。李雨涵。我什么时候能忘记你。2019的我,已经下考研成绩了吧,八宝怎么样了李雨涵,我已经能梦到你好几次了,执着成魔。还想和你在一起。经历了和WDY的那段感情,我发现自己真的好爱你,涵涵。想着等你回国一定要在一起。我珍惜你的感情,珍惜你的一切。为了让你看到最好的我,到2

121212on

Mar 10, 2018 · Traveled 1 year

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我只想问你一句话分开了接近三年的我们 感情还是一样的好吗?和过去一样无话不谈吗?

程玉玉

Mar 10, 2018 · Traveled 2 years

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嗨,你还好吗?

赵先生: 本来打算写给两年后的你,但是我怕到时候还没有结果很尴尬。10年之后,又怕信白写。2018年3月12日,目前我还是你的女朋友。 咱们有60%的机会不会走在一起(我心里希望咱们是在一起的)。我其实是非常纠结的,因为刨除所有单看你本人我觉得我很喜欢。但是有别的因素掺杂进来,比如距离因素,比如信仰

曾经蜡笔没有小新

Mar 12, 2018 · Traveled 5 years

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写给未来的吴坤杰

现在是2018年,也是我们在一起的第七年。以前真的没想过我们会在一起这么久,不知不觉整个青春都跟你腻在一起了。这封信是写给五年后的你,那时候应该是27了吧,如果还在一起,当你收到这封信的时候正是我们的十二周年,记得给我准备惊喜哦。不过想想还有好久,不知道你能不能收到这封信,会不会看邮箱呢。27岁的你

shrelynn

Mar 19, 2018 · Traveled 5 years

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生日快乐

哈哈哈,今天是3.23,我要祝大半年后的你生日快乐~老公,你今天跟我说晚安我都没搭理你,你肯定想不到我在给你写信,你肯定又说那么多呢我想跟你说的是,这一年你辛苦了~26岁的你辛苦了,27岁加油

付丹丹

Mar 23, 2018 · Traveled 9 months 18 days

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生日快乐猪!

希望不久之后我们不再犹豫,希望一年之后我能跟你一起看到这封信,希望今后的我们幸福快乐,希望我能一辈子都把你照顾好。

谈猪猪的猪

Mar 26, 2018 · Traveled 11 months 5 days

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我爱你,只是给不了你要的爱

不管许什么愿望,我都会许的是,我们能幸福的在一起,但是,这个愿望真的很难,你要的其实不多,而对于我来说很难,我只是想告诉你,我很爱你,换位思考一下,我也会毫不犹豫的抓紧你,不管未来日子如何,我都会与你共度。可能你周边得人影响了你吧,我不会怪你,我们之间一直以来都是那么美好,给这份爱画一个句话,给你的

谁了秋意

Mar 29, 2018 · Traveled 3 months

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写给曾小云

五年了你还好吗小云,这是五年前我给你未来写的信,不知道这五年你过的怎样,结没结婚,他对你怎样,孩子多大了,我对于你,其实我感觉我很内疚,当初那么对你,是我的不懂事,我不是想让你回来。只是想问问你,过的还好。其实我真的没骗你我去过了赣州,我本来想忘掉你,可是在我回江苏的途中,客车没按原路线,而刚好在江

n2751

Mar 31, 2018 · Traveled 5 years

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gg

不知道该叫你什么,慧慧,哈哈,去年这个时候开始聊天的那时候有个大月亮,嗯,哈哈,收到了回我哦,希望我们越来越好哈哈

小豪

Apr 19, 2018 · Traveled 3 months 12 days

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无题

你好吗,一年没联系,不知道你过的怎么样,这是我用时光邮局给你写的信,是一年前的我写的。在这段感情中我们都受到了伤害,对你我很抱歉,从未埋怨你,从未后悔过,遇见你依旧是我人生中最开心的事,即使没有结局,给你写信没有别的意思,只是想把我想说的告诉你,希望你离开我以后越来越好,找到一个懂你的人去爱你。如果

星狼

Apr 23, 2018 · Traveled 1 year

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给我未来的男朋友

写给我未来男朋友这封信来自一年前的一个小可爱嗯,该从何说起呢其实并不确定我有没有遇到你,如果还没有那就继续努力做好自己如果有,那么一封信就是写给你的真的不知道你是一个怎样的人但是你真的好沉的住气哦十多年了都不出现每次看见街上的情侣真的都超级羡慕也不知道你能不能像那些男孩那样对我,嗯,估计也不会,我这

甜七月

Apr 27, 2018 · Traveled 1 day

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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