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.
How to write this letter
- 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
1520 public letters一封麟写给涵的信
我希望两年后的我们可以变得更好,不会再像这样一直不说话了。我这几天好想你。不知道未来看见这封信你会不会还在我身边,我想一直陪着你,一直。今天我又想哭了,因为你解除了我们qq情侣关系,我以为我们还可以像以前那样,但是我发现我们都成熟了,起码你成熟了,我还不想成长,哎。希望你还陪着我
一封来自24年麟写给涵的信
我希望两年后的我们可以变得更好,不会再像这样一直不说话了。我这几天好想你。不知道未来看见这封信你会不会还在我身边,我想一直陪着你,一直。今天我又想哭了,因为你解除了我们qq情侣关系,我以为我们还可以像以前那样,但是我发现我们都成熟了,起码你成熟了,我还不想成长,哎。希望你还陪着我
给臭宝的信
臭宝,今天应该是我们结婚的日子吧,我现在躺在你家里给你写写封信,想着如果成为你的新娘,我应该穿什么样的婚纱,好可惜,十几天后我就离开了,真的好舍不得你,不知道以后我们的人生是否还会继续,如果你收到这封信时候我没有嫁给你,也不要难过,我永远觉得你是我最可爱的臭宝宝,我也会把你放在心
李先生独享,一定要点开,重要信息!!
Dear 李: 你是年少的欢喜,这句话倒过来也是你。 今天是520,爱你哦!
写给未来五年的你
亲爱的胖胖3今天是2020年11月28日,我是啊雪,我坐在图书馆突然在抖音看到有时光邮局这个网址,就进来给你写一封信,收信的时间是五年之后,我希望五年之后你能看到写封信,五年之后我25岁,你27岁,不出意外的话应该可以准备结婚了,我希望不要出意外,今天我们大吵了一架,让你生气的点
心跳莫名很快,你来找我了吗
已经是新年了。你过来找我了吗?已经过去两年了。你过来找我了吗?你已经不爱我了,我所做的任何事情对你来说都没有任何意义。我和你的恋爱当中,只剩下我一个人了。我做梦会梦见你,我昨天晚上做梦,梦见我给你生了一个宝宝,我在梦里忘记看那个宝宝的性别,我只知道我给他喂奶。你现在已经结婚了吧,
写给未来的…小茗茗
这时候,咱们可能已经订婚了叭,我的工资也一定是上交的吧!哼哼哼,我没有骗你吧,老子说了爱你就是爱你,说了要和你结婚就是要和你结婚!晒不晒晒不晒!强不强!可能这时候我正在出任务?或者说我因公殉职?额,应该不会吧入职才多久就歇逼了,那太苦了,诶,这些都是屁话,我肯定很怂的哈哈哈哈,毕
生日快乐
我知道今天收到的祝福是你发来的!有好多话想说,但没有勇气找你,可能也没有必要!不出意外的话你收到这封邮件的今天是2015.7.20。 生日快乐!也祝你幸福! 现在我们应该都拥有各自的幸福,好好的珍惜吧! 请不要说我幼稚,有句话真的很想说,我忘不掉你,永远
一封来着2025年5月1日的时空胶囊
哈喽!刘扬怡!我的宝贝,我这里是2025年啦我在一个网站留了一个时空胶囊我随便选了一个日期让他发送给你,我不知道那个时候我们还会不会在一起,但是我相信我们这样是肯定还会在一起的喔毕竟我这么喜欢你,如果这封信发给你的时候我们还在一起的话我们就结婚吧毕竟到这个时候了我相信我们还是非常
写给未来的我最亲爱的沈宝宝
哈喽!你好呀沈奕轩 当你收到这封信的时候,我们已经在一起八个月啦,今年的生日应该是有我陪着你一起过得吧。嘿嘿 时间过的好快呀 转眼间已经认识一年啦,虽然应该有过小争吵,不过这都不算事啦,我超级超级喜欢你呦!每天都比昨天更喜欢你!嘿嘿 好多好多想说的话呀,但是突然间不知道说什么,谢
一个很爱很爱你的人
当你看到这封信的时候,一定很懵吧,这是你男朋友三年前给你发的嘿嘿嘿,三年后我们都毕业了还在不在一起,会在哪呢,在干些什么呢,我们刚认识的时候就觉得你很漂亮,但是呢我就很普通了,当时你说你喜欢我我,我一点都不自信,我不敢喜欢你,但是过了一个疫情之后我想明白了,人活着不就争一口气嘛,
<第78天>我现在 好想你
有一两天没给你写东西了,这两天换了新校区,搬宿舍,乱七八糟累到要死,全身的关节都是痛的啊啊啊啊啊啊你的小饼干昨晚很难过,无比难过,其实我不在意你有没有女朋友在不在约会,我可以自己骗自己,可是一旦从你嘴里说出来,听了就是真的真的好难过 我虽然有一个铁板一样坚强的心,但还是会疼的啊,
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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