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给沙沙的生日祝福吖
首先，祝我们沙沙20岁生日快乐！！这是我陪你过得第一个生日，还不知道你过得其实是阴历，好尴尬啊！！不过没关系，只有我陪你过，想想也很有纪念意义哒~真不错啊~嘿嘿~这个时候你应该在睡觉吧，大懒猪，天天就知道睡，也不多陪陪我，哼╯^╰！ 其次，希望我们沙沙能变白，哈哈哈哈哈哈哈太黑了不好看，我也会嫌弃你
n7399
Sep 3, 2021 · Traveled 8 days
给亲爱的萝北月
嗨，宝贝！当你看到这个的时候我应该还在睡觉，我们已经在一起三个多月了，没想到吧，请继续爱我，我也爱你宝贝
n7402
Sep 4, 2021 · Traveled 1 day
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我们在一起一周年啦宝宝！
小蜗宝我们在一起一周年啦！！！希望看到这封信的时候我们都上岸啦！！！今后的年年月月都要在一起呀！！！手牵手一起走！！！爱你！！！！！from秋1253867766
enoufine
Sep 8, 2021 · Traveled 8 months 28 days
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写给三年后的小蛋仔
张蛋蛋，是我呀还记得我吗前面有给你发过几封信，不知道你有没有收到现在是2021年9月17日凌晨5：26十月六号我就去非洲啦，在你生日的前一天你过得很快乐吧这几日总是梦到你。大概是快要忘记你了吧如果不是还有你的照片，可能我已经记不清你的模样了谢谢你陪我的那三年尽管在最后的那一年里，你好像已经不爱我了。
彼得
Sep 17, 2021 · Traveled 3 years
给一年后的小胡同学
一年后的小胡同学: 你好！ 爱情里的我们都是固执的，总希望对方多包容自己一点，有了争执也总是希望对方先来找自己。我们之间的问题其实一直以来都是一样的，我希望得到你更多的关心和陪伴，你希望拥有更多的自由和空间，感情里的事不能说谁对谁错，只能说观点不同。 现在我们俩已经是吵架不说话的第三天，谁也不肯低头
守候14231
Sep 20, 2021 · Traveled 1 year
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王润你好好久不见
仅以此信致一年后的你 致我们逝去的感情（希望你认真看完）你好王润不出意外的话这是一年前的我给你写的，我叫鲍纪宇不知道你还记不记得我啊，一年前的今天你和我分手啦emm在一起81天了最后还是分了啊，心里也总有万分的舍不得和不甘心，一年前的今天你让我真的真的好难过，我说过我会一直讨厌你恨你也不知道释怀了没
阿姆姆
Sep 21, 2021 · Traveled 11 months 30 days
给我最最最爱的宝子
嘿嘿 今天应该是我们一周年啦 不知道现在的我们有没有好好的在一起 如果有那就太好啦！我呢不是一个脑子很灵光的人 谢谢宝子的照顾。这是我们共同努力的第一年，我也相信我们会有很多很多的365天。我们会一起出去玩 一起去旅游 一起生活，四年很长，但是我爱你的时间会更长。爱你哦宝宝！
n7425
Sep 25, 2021 · Traveled 8 months 20 days
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给一直幸运的小坤
嗨!小坤，我是你的万能小高! 2022年，是属于我们的第七年，祝今年的我们平安顺遂，所求皆如愿；希望我们感情越来越好。最后我想说:一起努力共同进步。哈哈哈哈新年快乐～ ——万能小高
n5760
Sep 26, 2021 · Traveled 4 months 6 days
Photo letter
给一直幸运的小坤
嗨!小坤，我是你的万能小高! 2022年，是属于我们的第七年，祝今年的我们平安顺遂，所求皆如愿；希望我们感情越来越好。最后我想说:一起努力共同进步。哈哈哈哈新年快乐～ ——万能小高
n5760
Sep 26, 2021 · Traveled 4 months 6 days
给曾经的挚爱——崔哥哥
考研结束啦，恭喜。好好休息，前途光明。感谢你曾经给我的一切。祝你幸福快乐。
詻
Sep 26, 2021 · Traveled 3 months 1 day
你好，婷婷
你好啊婷婷，两年了你过得怎么样也不知道你现在有没有男朋友过得好不好，也不知道咱们还有联系吗，也不知道我们见面了吗。给你写这封信的时候是我们分手的第1天诶哈哈哈哈我竟然感冒了！我严重怀疑是哭的鼻子堵住了然后感冒了哈哈哈哈不开玩笑了，网上说网恋不可信我反正不太信那个东西的，我不在的日子里你照顾好自己啊真
用户7558078370
Sep 26, 2021 · Traveled 1 year
写给我未来老婆的一封信
嘿 宝贝你还好吗工作怎么样啊手脚还凉吗 姨妈还是不准时不规律嘛过得开心吗emm 工资开了没
mxt28
Sep 27, 2021 · Traveled 6 months 27 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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