When my boyfriend was in Iraq and I would send pictures, I put each picture in its own envelope and wrote on each one. The message I wrote depended on the type of photo. I would write love poems, fantasies, or just mini letters. This way he didn’t get to see all of the pictures at once. Sometimes, I would put pieces of paper that I have kissed, rose petals, or love coupons. I put all the individual envelopes in a care package or mailer. He really liked it. He said it was a nice change from just one long letter.

My boyfriend and I are hundreds of miles apart so every night before we go to sleep he’ll call and I will read him a story from “Chicken soup for the Couple’s Soul” It’s stories of others’ relationships and it helps us to know that no matter what the circumstances - love will prevail.

A Deck Of Love Letters
A couple of years ago, I was involved in a long-distance relationship. Sending letters in the mail was one of my favorite ways to communicate with her, but I also wanted to do something extra special for her. While I was at the store, I bought a fine-tip permanent marker and a deck of poker cards. Each day I would take a card out and write a short love letter on the face of the card and mail it to her. Fifty-two days later, and she had a complete deck of love letters. Whenever she was feeling lonely, all she had to do was take out the deck of cards and play solitaire to be constantly reminded of how much I loved her.

My Dearest,

I have not leisure to write much, but I could chide thee that in many of thy letters thou writest to me, that I should not be unmindful of thee and thy little ones. Truly, if I love thee not too well, I think I err not on the other hand much. Thou art dearer to me than any creature; let that suffice. The Lord hath showed us an exceeding mercy: who can tell how great it is. My weak faith hath been upheld. I have been in my inward man marvellously supported; though I assure thee, I grow an old man, and feel infirmities of age marvellously stealing upon me. Would my corruptions did as fast decrease. Pray on my behalf in the latter respect. The particulars of our late success Harry Vane or Gil. Pickering will impart to thee. My love to all dear friends. I rest thine,

Oliver Cromwell

Dunbar, 4 September, 1650

I am a soldier
Trained and conditioned
Served my time
But I didn’t choose this mission
Fighting a war
I think I’m the only
Solider for the lonely

I have been wounded
Under fire
But it’s not deterred
Or weakened my desire
To defend them
‘Cause I’m the only
Solider for the lonely

Chorus:
For every heart that’s been broken
For every kind word left unspoken
Every promise not remembered
I’ll not forget
I’ll not surrender
‘Cause I’m the only
Soldier for the lonely

Here in the trenches
No sanctuary
Nights are long
And solitary
Nobody holds me
‘Cause I’m the only
Soldier for the lonely

Repeat chorus

I’ll plant a rose
I’ll shed a tear
I’ll die alone
No one to hear
My battle cry
‘Cause I’m the only
Soldier for the lonely
I’m the only
Soldier for the lonely

Do you remember our phone conversation on Easter two years ago? You were driving to spend Easter with your family. You said that when I met your family, they would want to know my intentions. Then you asked me, “What are your intentions?”. Do you remember my answer? I boldly stated, without hesitation, “My intention is to marry you!”. I was never shy with you. My goal was the love of a lifetime and a lifetime of love together. That is not much to ask is it? That is me, swinging for the fences and expecting great things. It will always sadden me that I did not get to share that life with you.

You may have thought, in the last few months, that you had forever missed out on that life with me. That was not true. If at any time, you boldly stepped forward and stated that you wanted nothing more than a lifetime of love with me, you would have received a seemingly unending hug and a shoulder wet with my tears.

Instead, you have made some relationship decisions that have troubled me. You are a good and trusting person, but I think you are also vulnerable due to the unresolved sorrows in your life. I am saddened that my love wasn’t able to do more to heal your wounded heart.

It appears our relationship has dwindled down to a one way conversation via e-mail. Although you may read them, I feel they don’t really reach you. It has been very disheartening to be pushed out of your life for the sake of a 2-3 month relationship with one of the walking wounded in the battles for love. I thought I accounted for more in your life.

So, this is goodbye. I will miss you Faire Princess, just as I have in every moment in the last 790 days that I have been away from you. My heart was never really satisfied unless I was holding you in my arms. I have loved loving you and being loved by you. You have grabbed hold of my love and embraced it like no one else ever has.

Please give me a call when life allows you to enjoy a warm hug, a good meal and one of our loving heart-to-heart talks on the couch. I will look forward to that day… if it ever comes.

Goodbye My Love,

I adore you. I long to hold you close to me. I feel such warmth and comfort when I am in your arms. I am relaxed and content when we sit on the couch and talk. My heart is at peace when lay on the floor and cuddle. My heart quivers when you touch my face and my passion flows when you touch my lips. I get immense pleasure from gently touching your face and feel tremendous yearning and passion when I touch your lips. I long to be near you. I want nothing more than to be close to you. With a passionate affection,

I am SO glad you are back.  You just have no idea how much I missed you!! My arms missed holding you.  My eyes missed your smile.  My ears missed the sound of your laugh.  I missed the smell of your hair and the taste of your lips.  I missed your head resting on my chest.  I missed snuggling close to you in front of the fireplace.  I missed looking at you across the couch as I rub your leg.  I missed brushing back your hair, exposing your neck to loving and tender kisses.  I missed holding your face in my hand and staring into your beautiful blue eyes.  I missed being held by you.  I missed being near you.  I missed you.

With love from a longing heart,

I thought I would let you know that my love for you is burning very brightly this afternoon.  My heart longs for you.  My heart longs to leap at the sound of your voice.  My heart longs to be filled with joy by your smile.  My heart longs for my love, respect and adoration to flow to you as I gently kiss your hands.  My heart longs to be warmed when I hold you in my arms.  My heart longs to feel the passion as I caress your face, stare into your beautiful eyes and tenderly kiss you.  My heart longs to see our love for one another grow as we sit on the couch and we share from the heart.  My heart longs to express my love for you as I rub your leg while we talk.  My heart longs to be calmed and comforted as I lovingly kiss and caress your bare arms.  My heart longs for me to cup your face in my hands and draw you in for a tender, loving and passionate kiss.  My heart longs to feel the sensual passion and desire as we feed each other grapes.  My heart longs to express its desire as I tenderly and lovingly touch your lower back.  My heart longs for me to feel the love and desire of your gentle touch.  My heart longs to experience the sensual passion between us.  My heart longs to feel the love and joy of us cuddling and snuggling close.  I adore you my love.

With all the love of my tender heart,

A first kiss should always be done while the two of you are alone. This will help to avoid any unnecessary nervousness and embarrassing situations. The best type of kiss is one that uses different variations… such as starting with a small kiss, working into a French Kiss, maybe sucking on your partner’s upper or lower lip… And don’t just leave kisses to the lips. Kiss their cheeks, their chin or their eyelids. This can be very seductive and romantic

Great Breath - This is very important. Make sure you brush your teeth before going out on your date. There is nothing worse than kissing someone with bad breath.
If your date consists of having something to eat before the actual kiss, make sure you have a mint on hand to take right after you finish eating. Don’t take the mint just before the kiss or chew on gum. You don’t want to have something in your mouth when you kiss.

Moist Lips - You want your lips to be slightly moist when you kiss. Run your tongue over your lips once before you kiss. Don’t wear lip gloss because that tends to make the kiss too gooey.

And don’t wear a lot of lipstick unless you want your partner to wear it too after the kiss. Slightly moist lips makes it easier to move your lips over your partner’s and gives both you and your partner a more pleasant experience.
Positioning - Stand close to your partner. As the two of you move closer together tilt your head slightly. If you can see which way your partner’s head is tilting, tilt your head slightly in the opposite direction.

Close Eyes - Just before your lips meet, close your eyes. Some people prefer to leave their eyes open during the kiss. But until you know what your partner prefers, it is best to close your eyes.

Open Lips - Open your mouth slightly and place your lips over your partner’s lips. Do not hold your breath! Breath through your nose. As your lips meet, press them gently over your partner’s. You may wish to move your lips in a slow, circular motion or just leave them still over your partners.

Closed Lips - This is like the type of kiss you’d give your grandma or aunt. Instead of opening your mouth when your lips meet, keep them closed. This is also a good way of letting your partner know this is as far as it goes. It also makes a great hello/good-bye kiss or a great first time kiss if you’re nervous.

I miss you. I want to be with you and hold you. I want to gently touch your face and cup your cheek in my hand as I look into your beautiful blue eyes. I want to snuggle and cuddle with you, to just be close to you. I want to rub your leg and stare across the couch as we talk of our feelings for one another. I want to hold your hand across the table at a restaurant. I want others in the restaurant to be jealous of our intimacy and our tender affection for one another. I want to lie next to you in front of a fire and gaze into your eyes while I rub your back. I want to romance you. I want you to know how beautiful you are in my eyes. I want you to know how much I cherish and adore you. I want to give my heart to you. I want your heart, I want it all. With fond affection and longing thoughts,

I love you! Just writing that puts a smile on my face. You put a smile on my face. I love you because of your sweetness, your kindness, your tenderness and your thoughtfulness. I love you because are you are my dear friend and loving companion. You smile at my silly jokes and enjoy my youthful spirit. I love you because I have a longing to be close to you and you long to be close to me. I love snuggling with you in front of a fire and cuddling with you as we watch TV. I love to be near you. I love holding your hand on a walk during the day and holding your hands across the table at a restaurant at night. I love you because you listen to me as I share the small triumphs or struggles of the day. I love you because in moments of friction between us, you hear me out. Even when you don’t agree with me, you listen with a longing to understand me. I love you because you respect me. You honor the man that I am, rather than try to make me into someone I am not. You suffer my imperfections and my shortcomings largely without complaint. I love you because you appreciate me. You enjoy my attentiveness and appreciate my efforts to romance you. You appreciate my generosity to yourself and my generosity toward others. I love you,

I have a question if love is not a game why are there so many players it has not sank in yet and
I have not totally realized that he has pushed me out of his
heart for her I’m not sure I want it to hit me all at once because when it does
I will fell a pain like never before the say if you love someone enough you
can still hear their laughter and tears when they are gone
I would like to bereave that one day i will wake up and not miss him I will finally realize that when
he broke my heart he did it for a reason one I don’t understand yet but when
I do I will know he messed up not me it would be great if someone did not get mad at
someone else because of something they brought on them self
I can say I’m fine when he does not see me cry I can say I can move on when I can’t even try I can
sat I’m happy when I just want to die but I cant say
I love someone else because he said goodbye it is really hard to live your life when you want to be part
of someone else’s I want him to know that I do not regret a single moment i spent with him because it is what happen during those times that made me feel this way

I’m writing you this letter,
Telling you how I feel,
I am very hurt right now,
I wish it weren’t for real.
I just can’t help myself
I’m going through a lot,
I have so much pain
I feel like I’m falling apart.
But why did it happen?
Especially to me,
Why was I heartbroken?
From all them you can see?
Love hurts so much,
It causes lots of pain
Especially when you’re heart broken
All you want to do is complain.
I feel really sick right now
Sick of all the lies,
Telling’ me you loved me,
When there was someone else by.
I can barely write this letter
While I sit and cry at night.
I wish it were something better,
That I had to write.
I just wanted to tell you
That no matter where you’ll be,
I’ll always love you…
You’ll always be my baby.
So one day I may lie,
With no watery eyes,
And guess what baby?
You’ll be the one standing by.
I love you so deeply,
I love you with all my heart.
But the way you hurt me,
You broke me all apart.
Well baby,
These are my final words,
I just wanted to say goodbye.
I hope you’re happy now,
That I’m out of your life.
Just remember baby,
I’ll always love you,
I just wish you could have loved me too..

1. An Audio Tape Letter
Well my Fiancée sent me a audio tape, when I first saw the tape I thought it was broken, then I looked carefully and realized that it had a little tab, saying “Pull me” I pulled the tab and started to read what was written on the actually magnetic tape. My fiancée had actually written to me on the tape with a gold pen. This really touched my heart, and all I could think of was, what a wonderful, fun and LOVING person she is. I LOVE her to bits, I wish the same to all the romantics out there that share the same thoughts as me and my fiancée do.
Submitted by Darren Solanki

2. Message In A Bottle
When you’re in a long distance relationship, all you can rely on is letters, cards, emails, and telephone calls. But my boyfriend came up with a creative way to send me a letter. I got a package from him one day and I found a bottle with a letter inside! It was really cute and melted my heart! Who isn’t charmed by received a message in a bottle!
Submitted by Anonymous

3. Dated…
This is not so much an idea, but something that I did for my love. I never believed in love at first sight until I met Micheal. It wasn’t quite love at first sight, but following our first date, there were feelings inside me that went far beyond expression. I didn’t want to say something that I may regret later, or more likely, something that would scare him away, but I had to let it out or I would simply explode. I sat down and wrote him a letter telling him of my feelings for him. I told him that I thought I was falling in love with him and that I thought he was absolutely wonderful. I put it in an envelope and mailed it to my own home, but with his name on the envelope. It was only a couple weeks later when he expressed that he felt the same feelings about me, and so I pulled the letter out of my drawer and handed it to him. Noticing the post-marked date, he read the letter with complete astonishment, and was totally charmed to know that I had fallen in love with him on our very first date.
Submitted by Megan

4. Secret Admirer
I find that the most romantic gestures take a little time to do. Write a glorious infatuation letter, even better type it to conceal your handwriting. Try to make sure there are no tips to give you away, but put hints in it that would make her think it might be somebody else she knows. Use things you might know about her job, or places she might go, but things other people can also know. You might even scare her by telling her you followed her home. Sign it Your Secret Admirer, and send it to her by mail. Send flowers anonymously. Candy, Poetry, whatever you can think of. I set this up for a month, and when I let on who her secret admirer was, I never felt so gratified. It made her feel good that she thought she was still desirable, and when she found out it was me it made it all the better.
Anonymously

5. A letter hunt
My boyfriend told me that he would leave me a love note on my computer for when I got home. Well, he did just that and more. He sent me running around the house finding these little “clues” to where the real love letter was. After running up and down the stairs, finding clues in the cookie jar, ice cream container, under my pillow, in the bathroom, on the tv, and so on-he led me to the wine cellar in the basement where there sat a dozen roses with yet another “clue” as to where my love letter was. He had taped it to the back of the teddy bear he gave me for x-mas. It was the sweetest thing in the world even though I felt silly running through the house like I did.
Submitted by Anonymous

6. A Single Rose Love Letter
Who says that flowers are only for girls? Guys love them too. I bought a beautiful rose for my boyfriend and plucked almost all of the petals off of it. Attached to each petal, I wrote one sentence on a small piece of paper (rolled up) telling him how much he means to me. I placed the petals face up so he couldn’t see the messages. When he opened the box, he saw the left over plucked rose, a small note explaining what’s behind each petal, and the petals underneath. I can honestly say that the reciever will cherish that gift forever. :o) My boyfriend did, and right after he confessed his love for me. To this day, he still takes out the dried rose petals to read each note that explains how much I admire and love him.
Submitted by Cathy

7. Say it with their name
Send your partner roses according to how many letters there name has. For example: “manny”. You would buy 5 red roses and with each rose you would write a message starting with the first letter of their name. For example M: My love. You will never imagine how much I love you. Then for the second rose you would write: All that I ever have wanted is you and only you. then you would finish until you get to the letter Y. Before writing the note you must underline the first letter of every message. It will spell out his /her name. Then leave it where he/she will see it or just have it sent.
Submitted by Ledy Dejesus

8. Floating love letter
Save the next empty wine bottle, the next time you surprise your partner with that bubble bath, write a love letter and stick it in the bottle, cork it and float it in the bath water : )
by Anonymous

9. Love Notes
I love leaving little love notes around the house, but you want to make sure that you leave them where your love one will find them. Two ways this can be done.
(1) buy magnetic letters (bookstores sell) and place them on the refig., they are bound to go there sooner or later.
(2) use a soap bar and write your romantic message on the bathroom mirror. It won’t do damage to mirror and is easy to get off with a little water.
by Nicholas

10. Say it in a BIG way!
The other day I made a large envelope and a large note that said, “I love you in the biggest way!” I even went out on the Internet to download pictures of stamps and blew them up in size. Then I had the apartments where she lives call her to the office to pick up an “important” letter…
Submitted by Mike Johnston

11. Book of Love
This is something I did for my boyfriend, and he loved it! I thought of My ten favorite things about him, then wrote a letter about each one and how much it meant to me. I put all the letters (after I’d spent tons of time perfecting and decorating them) together into a little book, and give it to him for our anniversary. Big success!!
Submitted by Sabrina

12. Letter a day…
If your loved one is going away for vacation or a short trip, take a pink colored notepad and for each day that he’s gone write a separate love letter, so that he can read one everyday and be close to you. (I tried it– and it worked better than I thought!)
Submitted by Loving

13. Love Letter Ideas
I like to send my boyfriend a letter (snail mail) every week. However, I want every letter to be as new and exciting as for him as the first, so I try to be creative. Some ideas:
- send a letter in a bottle (be extra careful with the packaging so it won’t break)
-write a letter on the back of a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle, then take it apart and let them put it together
-instead of sending a written letter, send a video cassette of yourself telling everything you want your special person to know.
Submitted by Anonymous

14. Love Letter Ideas
I’ve found that one way to easily make an ordinary letter or package more special for somebody, is to decorate the package or envelope that you’re sending. When one of my loves sent me a teddy bear, she lined the inside of the box with gift wrapping paper, and I still cherish that box to this day. If you’ve got a letter you wanna decorate, and you’re not a good artist, then get some stickers. Too many of us forget about stickers after about grade school, but you can attach a cute or lovable sticker to anything at all, and whatever it touches will become special. A lot of restaurants and stores will have sticker dispensers that have those shiny, metallic stickers, they are superb. But don’t just get the envelope, hit the letter itself, and be sure to perfume those pages. Perfumed pages are incredibly sensual. A good way to accomplish this is to put perfume on your wrist before you start writing. As your wrist moves across the paper, it’ll be scented. Yet another thing you can do to make a letter more romantic is to write something on the flap, so the first thing your love sees when they open the envelope is an, “I love you” or something else. Before they even begin reading, they’ll already be smitten with love.
Submitted by Klancy Kennedy

15. In A Different Language
Write your loved one a long, romantic, handwritten letter in a different language (friends come awfully handy if you don’t know that much). Give it to him/her with something you treasure (in my case, he gave me his lucky pen). They’ll have a memorable time getting the letter translated, and they’ll be inspired to do the same. *smile*
Submitted by Gemma

16. Laundry Surprise
If your loved one does your laundry, write a love letter and leave it in a pocket. On laundry day he/she will find it while checking for forget me’s. Make sure to write his/her name on it so he/she will read it, not just toss it in the waste.
Submitted by Anonymous

17. Word Power
When sending your loved one a card or letter, handwrite a word find puzzle on the envelope with the words “I Love You” hidden and ask her to find the hidden phrase. Nice little treat!
Submitted by James

18. A Simple Letter of Love
A simple letter to show them how you feel usually makes them smile. My boyfriend and I are in high school and we were kind of fighting. Well, one day I went all day without seeing him at all. When school got out he was waiting for me by the doors and he handed me a letter and told me to open it. I opened it and all the way down the paper it said, “I love you.” Then at the very bottom it said, “Hope this makes up for the times when I didn’t say I love you or it didn’t seem like I did. I’ll always love you a million times more than what you think.” I looked up and he kissed me right in front of his friends and sister. It was so sweet! See what a simple letter can do to make things better?
Submitted by Tiffanie Merrill

19. I Love You Blanket
Find out his favorite colors and make him a blanket preferably fleece and on one side using felt letters write something like “cover you in kisses” or “I Love you” or “Wrapping you in my love” or something like that. I’m giving it to my BF for christmas I hope it goes well!
Submitted by Anonymous

20. Rescue Me!
I did this for my boyfriend and I’s 1st anniversary, He loved it. OK, I got a big glass bottle with a cork on top. You glue sand on the out side, make sure that it looks like the bottle has been laying on the sand for a very long time. and glue shells,sea weed etc. Then some how get some one to draw you. (make sure you like) Then write a nice letter about how you two got together and how you feel now. Then roll the papers up and place then in the bottle. Oh an extra tip.. drop some perfume on the cork. Enjoy!
Submitted by Emily Aguilar

21. A Letter To Remember
Before your wedding write a letter to your husband to be and have them write one to you. Write about anything. But, focus on your relationship with that person. Then put both letters in a safe deposit box. On your 25th anniversary exchange letters that you wrote to each other.
Submitted by stacy nelson

22. A Ransom Note
Champagne, games, and roses are nice but can get very boring after a while. Instead, get creative and do something off the wall. My girlfriend has this stuffed animal that she adores and keeps on her bed. So I decided to kidnap the stuffed animal making a ransom note from cutting letters out of the news paper.In the letter it said ” give me a McDonalds cheeseburger and a six pack of beer or your stuffed pig is pork.” Then I took a picture of it on a plate with an apple by it and a fork and knife by the edge of the plate. I then placed the ransom letter and picture on her door. Of course when she saw it she new it was me but we had a fun time with it. She would make playful and sarcastic comments and of course I played back. Needless to say I gave the stuffed animal back making myself look like the hero and she rewarded me with a nite of love. However, your mate must have a good sense of hummor or you might spend the nite on the couch.
Submitted by brian

23. Candy Bar Card
For my boyfriend’s birthday, I got a big poster board and I wrote him a letter using candy bars. It said things like you’re better than the Three Musketeers, and meet me at 5th Avenue so I can see your Whatchamacalit. Then at the end I put little hugs and kisses. He absolutely loved it and still has it.
Submitted by carrie lynn

24. Covered In Love
Write a surprise love letter to your significant other on a bed sheet (the one you use to cover up with).
Submitted by Sarah

25. Butterflies
I was getting ready to go out with an old girlfriend I had not seen in five years. I was waiting for her to show up at my apartment and was very nervous. When she arrived I couldn’t believe how beautiful she was, more than I had remembered. She looked wonderful. Anyway we had a spectacular evening of dinner and dancing. After she left that evening I couldn’t stop thinking about her so I decided send her a letter the following week. The letter had small stickers of butterflies I had placed all over it with a message that read “These are the butterflies you gave me last Friday when I heard you walking up the steps to my apartment. I thought you might like them back.” She absolutely loved it!!
Submitted by Anonymous

26. An Overlooked I Love You
Once, when my boyfriend and I were having a rough time on a special day, I cut out nine small paper hearts, wrote one letter of “I LOVE YOU!” on each, and colored them pink and red. I put the hearts in an envelope with a sheet of paper. On the paper I had made outlines of the hearts (from when I colored them) with nine overlooked reasons why I love him, one in each.
Submitted by Anonymous

27. Message In A Bottle
For our one year anniversary, I wanted to do something special for my boyfriend, but I wasn’t sure what to do. Then, while shopping at a craft store, I came upon a beautiful, blue bottle with a cork. Inspired by the recent movie, “Message in a Bottle”, I wrote my boyfriend a three page letter reviewing the past year, and expressing my everlasting love for him. Then I tied the letter with a ribbon, put it in the bottle, put the cork in tightly, and then dated it. When I give it to him, he won’t be allowed to open it…he will have to wait until the following year. A year later, as he opens the bottle from the previous year, he will be presented with another message in a bottle. Hopefully, we will be together long enough so that he will eventually have many, many bottles!!
Submitted by Anonymous

28. Being There For Your Love!
Write your love a love letter using kiddie stickers that say things like “terrific” or “top notch” or the like. It’s a colorful way to spice up an ordinary love letter and will be sure to make his/her day that you put in the extra time.