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
Photo letter
写给未来的…
应该没有跟你见面应该你已经走了应该你不知道9.15是我生日应该你忘记我了应该我还在想着你
神仙要去哪里找
Jul 3, 2019 · Traveled 2 months 12 days
写给未来的…
我和我的猫都很想你可是我没有猫也没有你你看，我就是这样无论你怎么伤害我我还是想你人性本贱啊七夕节快乐
神仙要去哪里找
Jul 9, 2019 · Traveled 29 days
Photo letter
给大黑黑
还记得三年前的今天吗？现在的生活我在做月子，你还在农商行上班，马上你就要去体检了，我们的宝宝现在健康的长大着，不知道三年后的我们生活咋样？宝宝还像现在这么乖吗？你进入财政所了吗？工作咋样？我还在农商行上班吗？可考上公务员了呢？可辞职了呢?
mjj
Aug 11, 2019 · Traveled 3 years
不知道怎么开口的开口
恩…嗨~老朱同志 希望你还记得这个信 哈哈哈 给某人的第二封信今天是2019.8.27 我在宁波 你在象山就是 很多话吧想说 但是又有些不知道怎么说 微信发给你吧 我觉得自己太矫情 所以就选择还是写这样的信吧 嘿嘿恩…其实说来说去还是那么点事嘛 我吧 知道你的前任 都是瘦瘦的 好看的 然后我自己呢
郑点点点点点
Aug 27, 2019 · Traveled 1 day
写给未来的你
今天是2019年9月8日。我也不知道三年后会发生什么。说不定这个时候你已经有男朋友了，甚至都快要结婚了。但我写这个信的目的是，想让你知道2019我的内心独白。 我这个很想和你在一起，我也很爱你。但现在的我却不能够去爱，因为距离。就像你说的，这只是网恋。我真的好想你。当你看到这封信的时候，或者我们已经
用户7302544866
Sep 8, 2019 · Traveled 3 years
［晚安］［爱心］［玫瑰］
陈霖，我爱你。如果此时我们没在一起，可能也断了联系……还是这句话：如果再也见不到你，祝你早、午、晚都安
用户7302544866
Sep 8, 2019 · Traveled 3 years
那个人啊
17.你骑车去你高中的学校了，还发了抖音。你给我打个电话多好！
付丹丹
Oct 2, 2019 · Traveled 11 months 29 days
Photo letter
给你一个快乐轻松的家
亲爱的！ 如果收到这封信你还在梦中，身边睡着的是你最爱的人，那么恭喜你已经拥有了一个快乐的家庭了。 今天是国庆第三天，我突然想给自己最爱的人寄出一封未来的信，没想到在网上真的有这个服务，我不知道你收到这封信会是怎样的感觉。 我写这封信除了想说这份爱多么的珍贵，令我无限感动还给我一个无限遐想充满希望的
叠影秋水
Oct 3, 2019 · Traveled 11 months 28 days
写给你的9封情书1
我不想变成你余生的一段回忆，我希望每天清晨你跟阳光都在。我想说跟我走吧，手给你，怀抱给你，雪糕的第一口给你，火锅的最后一颗鱼丸给你，等待给你，家给你，一腔孤勇和余生六十年都给你。可是，你不愿意！ 写在放弃你的第1天
付丹丹
Oct 14, 2019 · Traveled 30 days
写给你的情书2
我是个懒惰而又特别不能坚持的人，除了喜欢你这件事坚持了好多年。今天在路上看到树叶黄了想拍给你看看，网上看到的搞笑段子也想说给你听听。我真是啰嗦爆了。我想去一个地方，除了叶子和风，没有其他喧哗。我想爱你，便只爱你一个人。可你不愿意！写在放弃你的第二天
付丹丹
Oct 15, 2019 · Traveled 1 month
写给未来的…
我想你了，不是说今天我想你了，而是现在我憋不住了。风和日暖，令人想永远活下去。世界上好人不少，我不想做好人，也不想做坏人，只想做你的心上人，你要是愿意，我便永远爱你。可你不愿意！写在放弃你的第三天
付丹丹
Oct 16, 2019 · Traveled 1 month
还记得你的《爱情纲领》么
还记得你的爱情纲领么，没事的时候多回去看看吧
爱惜未来的乔子木
Oct 24, 2019 · Traveled 1 month
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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