Write a Valentine's Day letter
that isn't a greeting card.
Skip the "roses are red." A Valentine's letter that actually means something says why you chose this specific person, not romance in general.
Create your letterValentine's Day letters have a reputation problem — they're expected to be a little cheesy, a little store-bought. The way around that isn't to avoid romance, it's to get specific. Anyone can say "you complete me." Almost no one can say exactly what it is about the way this particular person exists in the world that they love.
Tips for writing yours
Name the specific thing, not the category
"I love your kindness" is a category. "I love that you always let the spider out instead of killing it" is the actual thing.
Reference a shared memory from this year
Grounding the letter in something recent (not just "the early days") shows the relationship is still alive, not running on nostalgia.
Let it be a little funny
Pure sincerity can feel like a lot. A line that makes them laugh mid-letter makes the sincere parts land harder.
Send it before the day, not on it
A letter that arrives a day early feels like it was written because you wanted to, not because the calendar said so.
AN EXAMPLE LINE
“Every year I try to think of something new to say and every year it comes back to the same thing: I like my life better with you annoyingly, specifically in it.”
Ready to write yours?
It's free to start, and takes about five minutes.
Create your letter