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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hei ,Lily

jin tian shi 2013 nian 9 yue 6 hao le .hao jiu bu jian le da li .xi wang ni yiqie dou hao .bu zhi dao ni shou dao zhe feng xing shi ,wo men you mei yo

Bou

Sep 6, 2013 · Traveled 1 month 14 days

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per mio pietro

Pietrohey,sn lijie,buon compleanno,si ,e'un e-mail dal passato!oggi e' il 14 settembre 2014,volevo dirti qualcosa,sn un ragazzo timido anzi poca umili

filippoteng

Sep 15, 2013 · Traveled 9 months 10 days

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没有发出的信息

亲爱的,在今天以前,和你相处的每一个日子,对于你,在我们的世界里,我没有原则,也没有底线,也不止一次因为你的冷落而想要改变自己,但都没有做到过。今天之后,我为自己写下了自己的十个原则,如果我可以做到,希望我和你的结局是美好的;在此期间,如果你有幸可以遇到你确定的人,那我真心祝福你。这是在你的世界里,

风中的香

Nov 19, 2013 · Traveled 6 months 13 days

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写给我的初恋

你还记得我说过,我给我们未来的宝宝起了个很好听的名字,现在不知道那个时候的你会是什么样子,我们还会不会在一起。这个名字是我坚持了那么久的信念,付梦姚;如果那时的我已经被你淡忘,那么一定要记得另一个名字,付影馨。 2013年11月19日 风中的香

风中的香

Nov 19, 2013 · Traveled 3 years 7 months

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王伟

今天不知道要跟你说些什么了,跟你说说我自己的故事吧。这个posetome(给未来的他或者自己一封信)这个东西是一个不认识的朋友去年年后从微博里告诉我的 。我的微博里全是江龙的东西 我每天都会写关于他的东西 我希望未来他可以看到 他可以很心疼的抱住我说他爱我 其实我是很认真的人 。。。我一个人爱了他整

金鱼骆驼鳖

Nov 26, 2013 · Traveled 20 days

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王伟

今天不知道要说什么,所以决定跟你说说我自己。这个postome(给未来的他或者自己一份信)的工具,是一年前一个不认识的朋友在我的微博上告诉我的,因为那时的我每天都会给江龙写一些东西,其实我是个很认真的人,虽然没有告诉过江龙 我一个人爱了他整整一年。但是直到现在我都在坚持看他的微博,通过身边的朋友,打

金鱼骆驼鳖

Nov 26, 2013 · Traveled 20 days

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写给我一直爱的人

生日快乐! 宝贝大人 宝贝大人,这是你在我手机里把你自己的联系人改成宝贝大人,其实我更喜欢喊你老婆,我觉得这样更亲切。 我一直想等到你生日的时候跟你一起过,所以我总是把你的生日那天记在心里,等你看到这封信的时候说不定我们真的就分手了,也可能我们又合好了,当然我多么不想失去你,我又是多么想好好珍惜你。

天鹏元帅

Dec 20, 2013 · Traveled 9 days

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写给我一直最爱的人

宝贝,我现在我习惯了这样叫你,对了,我也是第一次写这postoMe.上次我生日的时候是第一次看到你给我写这邮件。知道吗,当时我看到你写的我很开心,你快要过生日了,我把日期提前一天. 宝贝,其实我嘴比较笨,不懂女孩的心思,但是我心里比我表面还要爱你,和你在一起的越久我越爱你,感觉你就是我生活中不可或缺

天鹏元帅

Dec 20, 2013 · Traveled 9 days

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雪莲,你还好吗?

收到这封信的时候,不知道你在干什么。先提醒你一件事,记得给坤坤和赵耀织围巾,这是寒假的约定。现在我对于坤坤,真的是一厢情愿的付出,完全不考虑后果。记得上次赵耀告诉我,他说坤坤无论如何都不会喜欢我,但是我还是这样一如既往地去为他着想。这个时候都大三了吧,离开双福住在南岸了,是否还和坤坤赵耀保持着密切的

张雪莲要做个贤惠的小女孩

Jan 26, 2014 · Traveled 6 months 6 days

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祝你生日快乐

2014年12月17日,这是认识你的第5个生日,第1498天,祝你生日快乐!

小鱼

Feb 11, 2014 · Traveled 10 months 6 days

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祝你生日快乐!

2015年12月17日,这是认识你的第6个生日,第1863天,祝你生日快乐!

小鱼

Feb 11, 2014 · Traveled 1 year 10 months

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祝你生日快乐!

2016年12月17日,这是认识你的第7个生日,第2229天,祝你生日快乐!

小鱼

Feb 11, 2014 · Traveled 2 years 10 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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