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写给未来的…
5.14明确是真的喜欢你,因为心动骗不了人6.18号知道你的名字 张佳浩 辽宁人 辽阳1我永远喜欢你,不是说我会十年二十年一辈子都喜欢你,而是指,我这一刻喜欢你的程度,让我有勇气说出来我永远喜欢你。在不了解的状况下喜欢上一个人,却发现那个人真实的一面比你想象的还要美好,这应该算的上幸运。7.5 10
Nov 3, 2019 · Traveled 1 day
我最可爱的丽
我可爱的丽你好,我是2019年的可可呀我们经历了很多很多,也分过一次,我已经很努力的去珍惜你了但我这臭毛病总是让你感到不开心,我是真的希望抱着你睡觉的那个人是我今天是你二十生日吧,祝你生日快乐!,如个那个时候我们还在一起的话我会给你一个大大的礼物,永远陪在你身边,不离不弃爱你哦
Dec 13, 2019 · Traveled 4 years 10 months
写给未来的你
亲爱的狗子,2020年安好。我准备用一首串烧歌曲的时间给你写一封信,也就是八分钟,但是我觉得我会情不自已写的更久,因为这个APP有点卡 有点跳跃,字总是打不进去,。新的一年里,回首往事,叽叽哇哇了几年,每天都还有说不完的话,莫名的情愫啊,谁会将它带走呢?不好意思抄了句歌词进去。。我真的,,替你感到庆
Dec 31, 2019 · Traveled 7 days
呜嗷
先来个一个星期试试看吧!能不能收到呢一个星期后俺就考完试了就可以找你了!太好了呜呜呜呜呜我好想你如果能收到的话就再来个三年五年的那个时候我都大学快毕业了啊(叹气)好!就这样!寄出!塞尔达真好玩(突然)
Jan 5, 2020 · Traveled 7 days
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生日快乐
时光就像晃动的钟摆,在滴答中流逝, 现在给你写信的我是24的时候,熬着黑眼圈,写给27岁的你。从来都是相爱容易相守太难,但我们从认识到到相爱好像花了5年的时间,曾经的五年里,我们是同学,家门,从一开始我就没想过我们会在一起,一直到后来我都是稀里糊涂的,但是好在最后还是你。我们从16年开始,到20j年
Jan 29, 2020 · Traveled 3 years
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2019感谢有你
胡洋: 感谢2019能够遇到你。 我们俩认识是在2019年12月20日,经长辈介绍。这也许就是缘分吧,从陌生人到认识了解。那段时间我过得很开心,我很珍惜。 我们相距一千两百多公里,也许,需要莫大的勇气和认可才能在一起吧? 谢谢你给我带来的甜甜的,酸酸的,苦苦的日子。 从2019年12月23日开始,我
Feb 5, 2020 · Traveled 1 year
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来自2020年的李悦
hi。亲爱的沈砚你好 我是你20年爱的李悦。我不知道当你看到这封信的时候还有没有跟我在一起,起码此时此刻的你跟我之间彼此深爱,现在的我非常非常的爱你特别好奇明年的你有没有跟我在合肥同居一起生活,说不定明年的今天我就睡在你的旁边哈哈哈。有很多话想说可是又不知道说些什么才好,第一次跟明年的你对话心里还有
Feb 12, 2020 · Traveled 1 year
Kirotr
亲爱的小林 生日快乐! 我是Kirotr,近来安好嘛?这封信大概是会在你大四的时候收到吧,那时候会是怎样的光景呢?不知道,但现在的光景我想同你说说。 这一年有刻意的疏远你,没有太多同你讲话之类的,因为我挺自卑的,害怕建立过多的联系后再失去会太难过,而且也临近高考了,我希望期望能够考上一个好些的学校,
Feb 16, 2020 · Traveled 4 years 1 month
写给未来的“猪”
这是猪猪的16岁生日呀,猪猪生日快乐!猪猪又大一岁了呢,没想到猪猪这么小,还老说自己是大人呢!我开心,开心在我生气的时候你会哄我,开心在我难过的时候你会安慰我,开心你包容我!有时候呢,会跟你闹脾气……可是,猪猪我真的是太没有安全感了,我怕我时时刻刻都在想你,而你却没有!可是我的猪猪永远都是最棒的!希
Feb 17, 2020 · Traveled 1 month 10 days
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来自广寒宫的一封宇宙无敌信❤
没错是我,可爱的月亮姑娘,美丽的小仙女,漂亮的公主,你的我(呕吐) 不晓得这个时候我们还在一起不,不在一起了就很尴尬了,看到这就OK了,可以删了,但你说万一还在一起嘞,那该多好哈哈哈哈哈 但是最最基本的是 你这个时候没死吧 差了8个月在,应该没这么快死 不然我写给谁看呐 给死人好瘆得慌哇 为了不让我
Feb 18, 2020 · Traveled 8 months 3 days
鹅鹅鹅
应该应该上课了吧哈哈哈哈疫情应该也结束了 我也应该见到你了哈哈哈哈不知道你在教室有没有理我呢爱你爱你爱你
Feb 23, 2020 · Traveled 14 days
致rua鸡
亲爱的周润川:你好!生日快乐!如果没错的话,你已经18岁了吧。恭喜成人!我是三年前的丁紫琪。你的初恋(也许吧)还有几个月就高考了,你会不会很紧张呢?在高中有没有找到新的女朋友呢?也许你已经把我给忘了吧,毕竟回忆什么的东西与你而言并不重要吧。相对而言,也许我也会忘了你,也许不会。那时候你温柔的笑容一直
Feb 24, 2020 · Traveled 3 years 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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