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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很抱歉,我欠你一句真诚的对不起.

哈喽,你或者已经忘记我是谁了,没关系,一直以来我都以为我自己不会走到这一步,或者很多事情是注定的,就像以前我说因果论也是一样,对的,我还是那样子认为因果论,难道不是吗?现在的时间是2018/09/22早上七点,今天我睡了四个小时就自然醒了,大概在这半年来第一次这么正常的一次睡眠吧,我通过以前不用的微

Roman

Sep 22, 2018 · Traveled 3 months 3 days

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谢谢你,嘻嘻怪

小通通你好啊。收到这封信的时候我可能已经结婚了噢。不知道呢,我其实不太想结婚。在你出现以后。 我觉得我是有点喜欢你的,但是我们是不可能的啦,因为我已经没有耐心再去谈一段好长的恋爱了。从开始到现在,是我对不起你。 像你这么好的男孩子,以后一定有一个很爱你把你当宝贝的女朋友。但是我想说,如果她做了不好的

搞闺密

Oct 3, 2018 · Traveled 11 months 29 days

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给你的信

我在写这封信的时候,我想过了这么多年你还记的我吗?那个时候你加了我,对我说我爱你,我喜欢你的时候我懵了。我们明明不认识啊!最后我把你删除了好友,可是我明明不喜欢你为什么我还那么想你在加我。过了几个月后你加了我,不知道为什么我好开心啊!我感觉我喜欢上你了......我知道这封信来的很突然,如果我打扰到

n3549

Oct 21, 2018 · Traveled 5 years 6 months

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李嘉宾你还好吗

李嘉宾,你还好吗?我是吴昱萤,这封信是我在18年11月7日写给你的。不知道现在咱俩还在一起吗,但我想应该是的,万一,不幸的,你我分手了,恰好你又有了新的女朋友,我先说对不起打扰你了。今天是你的生日,先祝你生日快乐,希望你天天开心。现在的临汾很冷,我刚洗完澡,脚脚凉,你在我旁边,我肯定会插在你的腿里,

n3612

Nov 7, 2018 · Traveled 8 months 3 days

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毕业季

曾经有个少年可以将一切送给你,可是他再也不会回来了。我多想化作人间烟雨一直陪着你啊。真不知道我能不能喜欢你一辈子,想想就真有趣啊。

用户6851592435

Nov 14, 2018 · Traveled 2 years

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亲爱的(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)璐璐

以往之不谏,来者之可追要坚信美好尚存,还有永远爱你的❤️

n3684

Nov 21, 2018 · Traveled 3 months

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写给马宇阳的信

马玉阳,晚安哦❤❤❤❤❤❤

n3743

Nov 26, 2018 · Traveled 1 day

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First month of love

亲爱的其: 当你收到这封邮件的时候证明我的第一封邮件测试成功。说明这个时空邮局是真的。同时也说明今天是我们在一起的第30天。30天,我的天呐,都已经30天了,你相信吗?我都有点不敢相信这竟然是真的,到现在我都还清楚的记得第一次见你时的样子。就是那天晚自习预备铃响了以后我进教学楼门口时我们的那次“偶遇

GKJ

Dec 8, 2018 · Traveled 1 day

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The third month of love

亲爱的其:“今天是个好日子,心想的事儿都能成”,你知道为什么吗?因为今天是我们在一起90天了,怎么样?时间过得快吧!这三个月我们一定经历了很多吧,有高兴的,有生气的,有对的也有错的,要是我的错,我今天给你说声对不起,要是你的错,那我也不会生气,因为我知道那代表你在乎我。不管以后怎么样我都会相信你,我

GKJ

Dec 8, 2018 · Traveled 2 months

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三哥 ,你好

三哥,你看到这封信的时候已经是2021年3月12日了吧 ,这是我三年前寄给你的一封信,现在我在菲律宾上班,也就是上班的第十一天,我在这方挺好的,就是有时候什么都是自己一个人,自己奥这么大老远的来工作。我也是没有办法的啊,我也不想背井离乡,我的想法其实很简单,在最短的时间里面,整最多的钱。我不知道三年

蓝胖子要睡觉

Dec 17, 2018 · Traveled 2 years 2 months

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三年都得你还在吗

2018年12月18日,我每天写这个信的时候都是下班前的一个小时,今天是我们相恋的时间,我会永远记得在这一天我爱上了一个人,这个人我或许会牵挂一辈子,不管怎么样我这段时间都是很想你的,我想每天跟你打电话,可又怕你嫌我烦,我不知道你那方的情况怎么样。我们这个比异地恋更加的艰难吧。我希望最后是你。三哥,

蓝胖子要睡觉

Dec 18, 2018 · Traveled 2 years 2 months

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你好三哥。

2018年12月19日,今天是我工作的第十三天。三哥,你好啊,今天我终于找到我的第一个技术了,我心里面还是有点高兴的,我昨晚其实是不想跟你打电话的,我听见我下铺的那个说,你怎么不跟你女朋友打电话,我就没有忍住 就跟你打了。我也知道别天天打。我知道了。今天就这样吧 。爱你哦!!

蓝胖子要睡觉

Dec 19, 2018 · Traveled 2 years 2 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.

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