A Letter to a Friend, Because a Text Undersells It
Friendship gets the leftovers of the day: a message sent while walking, a meme at midnight. A letter to a friend is what you send when the thing you want to say deserves better than being scrolled past — same envelope, no romance required.
Why a letter lands harder than a text
A message is read in half a second between two other things. A letter is opened on purpose, and it stays openable: they can come back to it on a bad week without scrolling back through a year of chat.
It also gives you room to finish a thought. The reason people say they will tell you properly sometime is that a chat window is a bad place for a long sentence.
What to write in a letter to a friend
Name the year they carried you. Vague gratitude reads as politeness; 'the month I moved and you turned up with boxes' reads as memory.
Include the inside joke, but write the context around it — a letter is read once, not in a thread where everybody remembers the setup.
Say what you want from the friendship going forward. It is the part friends almost never say out loud, and the part they remember.
Letter from friend to friend, and what to leave out
Leave out the apology for being late with it. No friend has ever been upset that a letter arrived on a Tuesday instead of a birthday.
Leave out the summary of everything that has happened since you last spoke. Pick the one thing that mattered and give it a paragraph.
If you are writing to a best friend, you can be blunt; if it is somebody you have drifted from, keep it warm and short, and let the letter be the opening rather than the whole conversation.
Letter to a friend questions
How do I write a letter to a friend?
Pick one memory, say why it still matters, and add one thing you want to do together. Two hundred words is plenty; the point is that it is specific.
What do I say to my best friend?
The thing you would only say in person. A letter is read alone, so it is the safest place to be sincere without an audience.
Can I send a letter to a friend online?
Yes. Write it, preview the envelope free, then unlock a private link or QR code and send it however you normally talk to them.
Is Love Link only for romantic letters?
No. The same page sends a friendship letter: the tone options include playful and sincere, and nothing in the product assumes romance.
Does my friend need an account to read it?
No. They tap the link and the envelope opens in a browser, on any device, for free.