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请你好好看哦
张柯雅啊,我也不确定你是不是曾经知道我的心意,可能暗恋了两年的时间结束了啊,我啊就是想说一下我一直的感受,在暗恋你的时间内我感觉经历了好多,因为发生了蛮多事吧我不知道你心里我是什么样的存在,我感觉我之前一直都挺幼稚的,总想什么事都和你说,被赞同了我会是很开心的,当然啦也有难过的时候,但是我并不觉得你
Aug 7, 2020 · Traveled 1 day
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缘
写于 2020年8月10日, 相识她的第五年第一次和他相遇,是在2016年的一个周末,下雨天。下雨一直以来是我最喜欢的天气。雨滴的落下能平复我的心情,天空中的灰色表现出了生活的平静,是最适合享受午觉的时光。雨滴落下的声音让我感觉身负在林中,穿梭于每个阴森的森林。雨天,没有特别的正能量,也没有特别的低
Aug 10, 2020 · Traveled 5 years
写给未来的…
现在是2020年8月18日,昨天我们刚从武汉回来。你下午不高兴地上班去了,我在你房间里睡到四五点回家。回来之后我们家做了不少菜,我爸妈问我武汉怎么样,问你爸妈对我好不好,巴拉巴拉的。我说好,我爸就说:“哎呀,都做好准备你工作爱情都不顺利,哭着回家来了,结果你怎么总是运气这么好呀?”我说:“他运气也很
Aug 18, 2020 · Traveled 3 years
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宝贝生日快乐(๑॔ᵒ̴̶̷◡ ˂̶๑॓)ゞ❣
hello 宝贝,生日快乐!!!这是我们认识以来的第二个生日了!但是是我陪你过的第一个生日,嘻嘻(๑•́ ∀ •̀๑)其实我从上个月就开始琢磨,你生日的时候要送你什么礼物了。但是现在还没想好,哈哈哈。19年你生日的时候,虽然我当时不知道你的生日,连生日快乐都没有跟你说,但是我送了你一个可爱的女朋友(
Aug 23, 2020 · Traveled 3 months 26 days
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老公
希望现在呢,你还是我的先生我希望呢我们2020年的那个夏天所说的所有誓言都会成真我不知道这封信到时候是打脸呢,还是无线的惋惜我真的真的真的好爱你,好爱你,好爱你,好爱你,好爱你其实我希望现在我是坐在你旁边,陪你一同看的我想问5年后的自己,你是不是眼光很好一下子就看对了人,一辈子的人
Aug 27, 2020 · Traveled 5 years
心似双丝网,中有千千结
弹指一挥间您已过往。如墨的夜里您偶尔间会想起我。原已为会许多话儿对你诉。事宜愿为周围所有繁琐的事牵绊着没有空来的记写。亦明黑白的宋体难以描绘自己矛盾的心里。很想很想趁着这一丝丝的酒意想对远方的你说,我想你了,很想很想。。。可理智告诉我,不可以。不能打扰你。祝你好梦!晚安。贾郝荣
Sep 1, 2020 · Traveled 25 days
来自父母见面的总结
2020年9月12日,你爸爸妈妈来了深圳见我爸妈。闲聊一下,以免忘记这些事。就当找了个备忘录了。算了一下,我们距离合法只剩两个多星期。有时候觉得时间过得真快呀,感觉我俩还没认识几天,看着你还挺新鲜,结果我们9.30领证,那距离我们认识,就已经有了626天。折合20个月17天,89周零3天了。咋的这么
Sep 14, 2020 · Traveled 3 years
一言难尽
爱你❤️好了,快别笑了,这不关心你吗?好歹感谢一下我啊,单身狗第一次被人表白吧【哔————】话说要好好学习哟,当只海龟 :)我知道的,你最爱海龟滴,就和我一样。所以,请别让我失望,努力吧!骚年!
Oct 7, 2020 · Traveled 1 year 3 months
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写给猪
2020/10/20恋爱886留念。哈哈哈哈哈哈哈笑死了臭猪猪
Oct 20, 2020 · Traveled 1 year
hello,曾经暗恋你的人
你好啊,高考过后你还好吗?有没有考上心仪的大学?有没有找到对自己好的人?如果没有,看看我怎么样(滑稽)?开个玩笑,毕竟暗恋是美好的,而且还是第一次。就在几个月前我试着和你聊天,但你说我很高,然后远远的跑开了qwq,我有这么口怕吗?希望以后不要这样,因为很容易伤到别人,尽量找好一点的借口qwq,我的身
Nov 4, 2020 · Traveled 2 years
写给未来的小涵子
亲爱的小涵子:一转眼就过去5年了,5年后的今天,不知道你跟我是不是还在一起,有没有结婚?如果我们现在还在一起,那我真是太幸福了,能娶这么漂亮可爱的小涵子,真是我的福气,希望我们能长长久久,身体健康,我也会努力工作学习,争取早日升职加薪,我们一起加油,迈向更好的人生。小涵子,我是真的想要跟你走到最后的
Nov 4, 2020 · Traveled 5 years
写给这个世界上最好、最温柔、最可爱的女孩子呀❤️❤️❤️
经过三十六天的努力,你的成绩有没有改变呢?❤️你有没有坚持每天都做英语听力、每天看一会书、学姐推荐的干货视频呢?
Nov 25, 2020 · Traveled 1 month 7 days
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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