Love Letters for Him, in Your Own Voice
A love letter for him works less like poetry and more like evidence: the evening you still think about, the habit only you would notice, the sentence you have never said out loud. Here is what to put in one, and three ways to start.
What to write in a love letter for him
Start with one scene instead of a summary. 'The night you drove back for my keys' says more than 'you are always there for me', because he can see it.
Say the thing you would normally only imply. A letter is read alone, which makes it the one place where a plain sentence lands harder than a joke.
Keep one line for the future — something you want to do together, rather than a promise neither of you can guarantee.
How to write a love letter to a man
Short is allowed. Six honest sentences beat a page of adjectives, and a letter that sounds like you reads better than one that sounds like a card.
Skip the borrowed lines. If a sentence could have been written to anybody, it is not doing any work.
Write it the way you talk when you are both half asleep: fewer flourishes, more of the truth.
Three ways to start
'I am not good at saying this out loud, so I wrote it down.'
'The thing I keep coming back to is...'
'You will not remember this, but I do.'
If he is not the romantic type
Then write a specific letter rather than a romantic one. Naming a shared joke or a small habit works on people who would rather not be handed a poem.
A letter can be funny and still be a love letter. The format does not demand a tone; it only demands that you mean it.
Love letters for him: questions
What should a love letter for him say?
One real scene, the thing you have not said out loud, and something you want to do together. Specifics are what make it read as yours rather than as a card.
How long should it be?
As long as it needs to be and no longer. Three honest sentences work; the page holds up to 2,000 characters when you want the room.
Can I send it if we are long distance?
Yes, and it is one of the better uses: he opens the envelope when he is alone rather than reading it between notifications.
What if I am not a writer?
That is what the free preview is for. Write it the way you would say it, read it back as the envelope opens, and fix whatever sounds like somebody else.
Can I put a photo or a song in it?
Yes. A letter can carry up to three photos and one track from Spotify, and the annual plan lets you choose the moment the envelope opens.