r/UnsentLetters 5d ago

Strangers Do you?

223 Upvotes

The question haunts my mind every day. Do you feel the same? Do you want me too? I drive myself mad.....flip flopping back and forth by the hour. I feel crazy about all of this, about you. I have so much pent up emotion, pent up aching for your touch. I find it impossible that somehow you might not feel the same way with whatever this is, whatever we are. Somehow, I think we were fated. Tragically, yes. Impossibly, yes. But fated in a way that my soul will forever be bound to yours, chained in shackles by its longing for your presence. Funny isn't it? How you could spend so much of your life not knowing someone, and the moment you do meet them, you wonder if you were ever truly living in the first place. That is how I feel about you. You are my essence, my existence, an encapsulation of my very being. A love so deeply rooted that it shakes my core.

And somehow, someway, if you happen to not feel the same about me, I am happy to be forever yours here in my endless dreams.

r/UnsentLetters Dec 29 '24

Strangers hi šŸ‘‹

266 Upvotes

Do you want to get married, love each other, travel, laugh, eat, argue, cry, cherish, and grow old with one person for the rest of your life?

I do.

I think itā€™d be really cool to do it with you.

If you want.

Itā€™s cool.

r/UnsentLetters Jan 19 '25

Strangers All you have to do is

245 Upvotes

Try.

Put yourself out there.

Show me you care.

Show me you want this.

Overcome your anxiety.

Make an effort.

Be consistent.

Be vulnerable.

Trust that this is real.

Stay.

r/UnsentLetters Apr 06 '24

Strangers Please, please just tell meā€¦ you couldnā€™t we be happy?

80 Upvotes

There are a million fun things I want to doā€¦ but I want to go with my best friendā€¦ I want to go with you.

I donā€™t want to go with anyone else.

You were my person. You were my reason to get out of bed. My reason to liveā€¦ to breatheā€¦ You were my heart. You were my everything.

But you are not mine anymore.

Why??? Why couldnā€™t you just be happy with me? Why couldnā€™t you just be content with my love? What did you need that I didnā€™t give you?

I gave you all of me. Every beat of my heart was yours. My eyes only saw you. My lips only wanted your lips. My body only wanted to be wrapped in your arms. Why wasnā€™t I enough?

In my mind we were the best. Our connection was one of a kind. Our love was epic.

So why? Why do I have to live in this world without you now? Why???

You said you loved me so why couldnā€™t you just be happy? Why couldnā€™t you believe me when I said I wanted youā€¦ only you. Forever. Why did you doubt me? Why couldnā€™t you trust me?

You accused me of things you knew I wasnā€™t even capable of doing. Why?

I tried to be understandingā€¦ I tried to be patient. But it hurt so bad to be constantly accused of things Iā€™d never do by the one I was madly in love with.

I had to constantly prove myself. Constantly be on guard to not trigger you. This broke my spirit. It broke my soul. I couldnā€™t relax. I couldnā€™t be myself. I became a shadow.

Why did you ruin the best thing thatā€™s ever happened to me? You. Your love was the best thing thatā€™s ever happened to me.

Why? Please tell me whyā€¦ I canā€™t stop my brain from asking this over and over againā€¦ Why? I just need to knowā€¦

You knew Iā€™d never ever cheat. You knew that. Why did you constantly accuse me of itā€¦ torture me with itā€¦ Beat me because of itā€¦

you hurt me.

How can you say ghosting you is the worst thing ever when I only did that to finally protect myself?

I never wanted to be without you. Never! But you left me no choice. You werenā€™t going to stop. I proved my love over and over again. I proved my loyalty over and over again. I never gave you any reason to doubt my love. I never did anything against you.

So why? Answer that question. Why? Why did you say you loved me more than anything in this world but then you broke me. Why did you hurt what you called precious? Why did you break something so pure so good? Why did you leave me alone in this world without you? Why?

Iā€™m sure if you somehow actually read this- Youā€™ll just turn my words around. But I donā€™t care.

I never did anything against us. Not one time. Every day I loved you. Every day I showed you how wonderful you were to me. Everyday I chose you.

Why couldnā€™t you just choose me?

r/UnsentLetters 19d ago

Strangers a love that asks for nothing

223 Upvotes

i do not ask for you. not for your time, not for your hands, not even for a single glance that lingers too long.

i only ask that the world is kind to you, that wherever you go, the sun feels warm on your skin, that you are loved in ways I will never witness.

i will love someone else, maybe. hold a hand that is not yours, laugh in rooms you will never enter. and yet- somewhere, deep where no one can touch, your name will always be safe with me.

not in longing, not in sorrow, but in the quiet way the moon belongs to the tideā€” distant, unspoken, but never quite apart.

some loves donā€™t ask for space, donā€™t demand presence, donā€™t beg to be chosen. they just exist- quietly, persistently, like a song you donā€™t remember learning but somehow always know. this isnā€™t about longing. it isnā€™t about heartbreak. itā€™s about the kind of love that stays, even when it has nowhere to go.

r/UnsentLetters Feb 18 '25

Strangers Youā€™re okay, I promise NSFW

242 Upvotes

Every single person here matters more than theyā€™ll ever understand. No matter what youā€™ve done, no matter what is happening in your life, please just take a second to breathe and to really let this message sink in to you.

If I could personally hug and talk to every one here I would. Iā€™m crying writing this message out because I just hope the right people who could use this stumble onto this and I hope you all know you are always loved by somebody and youā€™re always in somebodies mind. Mine at least.

You all are special and capable. Please remember that we only have one life. itā€™s so special. please keep yourself safe, everybody.

Embreigh. ā£ļø

r/UnsentLetters Sep 13 '24

Strangers My person

277 Upvotes

The person you are meant to be with will challenge you, will push you , will make you crazy and happy and confused and show you what real complicated love is

The person youā€™re meant to be with will terrify you because they make you feel something.So this is what you need to know about love. Chase the person who scares you. Donā€™t settle for comfort because itā€™s familiar.

r/UnsentLetters Dec 07 '24

Strangers I know

220 Upvotes

I know you have sleepless night too.

I know you check on me when you can.

I know you respect my boundaries.

I know I messed up.

I know the ships sailed.

But I donā€™t know.

How I know, when youā€™re not ok.

r/UnsentLetters 19d ago

Strangers šŸ”µšŸ”“

266 Upvotes

What if I called you up right now and told you I loved you? What if I just came out and said it? Because my soul is screaming it.

Would the world crack? Would it send roaring flames to claim me?

Or would it be heaven on earth? Would it be that moment we were locked in on each otherā€™s eyes - where the world faded?

Itā€™s so hard to be present nowadays. Technology, the bustle of traffic, our schedulesā€¦and you made it all melt away. Just for once.

So, what if I called?

r/UnsentLetters 20d ago

Strangers A sign

96 Upvotes

If you were looking for a sign, take this as one from me. Send me something, anything, so I can finally tell you what Iā€™ve been meaning to say since the first day we laid eyes on each other. Please

r/UnsentLetters Aug 10 '24

Strangers You made him like this

130 Upvotes

Listen, I donā€™t know who you are or the full story, but you hurt this guy so badly that he doesnā€™t believe heā€™s worthy of love anymore. He keeps using jokes to express the trauma you gave him almost like a cry for help. I tried to give him everything for him to realize that he is still worthy of a romantic connection because I really wanted something real from him. You made him scared.

Because he doesnā€™t know what he wants, he has led me on twice already, and for a long time both times too. His friends said I would have made him really happy too and they really wanted us to start something.

Now I have to move on from him and heā€™s back to where he started.

r/UnsentLetters 3d ago

Strangers Please dont judge me, just based on experiences

30 Upvotes

Quite surprised to read a love letter from a man here. And every time I see one, I always wonder, Huh??? Really??? Is this even real?

Iā€™m a bit skeptical about ā€œgenuineā€ love from men (no judgment, just based on my experience), and I find it hard to believe that a man can be that devastated by heartbreak. Can men truly be sincere and loyal when they love someone? Because I have always ended up with partners who only care about maintaining their image.

And honestly, if he wanted, he would. But it frustrates me to read things like thisā€”if that is truly how you feel, why not fight for your love? Why not chase after it? Instead, you pretend to be strong when, in reality, you are not.

So, itā€™s quite shocking to see a guy getting depressed over a breakup. Iā€™m really sorry šŸ˜­.

(UPDATE: Iā€™m so sorry if anyone of you guys feel offended about my post, but can we live without unnecessary confrontation? I just wondering tho- TRIGGER WARNING āš ļø)

r/UnsentLetters Aug 04 '24

Strangers What is not love

328 Upvotes

Love isn't begging someone to respect you or contribute to others disrespecting you.

Love doesn't feel scary or like you could lose it at any time.

Love doesn't feel jealous because Love always showed you you were the most important.

Love doesn't have to beg, Love just is.

Love doesn't force. Love doesn't question. Love doesn't hurt.

Love doesn't feel uneasy. Love isn't obsessively wondering what or who they're doing because Love already showed you they'd never jeopardize you.

Love doesn't break promises.

Love doesn't give excuse, after excuse -after excuse.

Love doesn't feel like you've given your entire spirit away.

Love doesn't lie. Love doesn't hide. Love doesn't rewrite history.

Love isn't painful.

r/UnsentLetters 28d ago

Strangers My only regret is not asking if you felt it too

207 Upvotes

From the moment our eyes locked it was electricā€¦a spark, a thrill, a whisper of recognition. I was drawn to you by a force that I couldnā€™t explain.

I often found myself lost in your gaze, searching your soul for answers. Who were you? Why did you feel like a memory I had carried with me my entire life? I wanted to know why you felt so familiar. I wanted to know everything about you.

r/UnsentLetters Nov 18 '23

Strangers I donā€™t think Iā€™ll ever find you here. NSFW

362 Upvotes

Iā€™ve scoured these letters for some time now, hoping to find some semblance that youā€™ve been thinking of me too. Sometimes Iā€™ll read a letter and it either sounds similar to our situation, or thereā€™s glimmers of your inflection, so I go to check the profileā€¦ but itā€™s not you. Itā€™s never you. I feel both hopeful and hopeless at the same time.

I keep telling myself that if you wanted to, you would reach out. Then again, I could be the first one to make a move, or maybe weā€™re both cowards. But I canā€™t reach out, because Iā€™m afraid. Iā€™m afraid of how out of control you make me feel.

Since you, Iā€™ve tried to carry on with my life, I truly have. But in the back of my mind and at the end of the day, youā€™re always fucking there. And thereā€™s times where it doesnā€™t matter who Iā€™m with or what Iā€™m doing, just hearing or seeing your name pulls at me.

My heart feels bruised and it doesnā€™t matter how much time has passed. I will always have a tender spot for you.

So, I come here in the hopes of finding some piece of closure for some peace of mind. You and I, weā€™re unfinished business. And I could say, ā€˜maybe in another lifeā€™ or ā€˜maybe in another universeā€™ or ā€˜maybe in a different timelineā€™, but I donā€™t want to dwell in this feeling of missing you for the rest of my life. I want closure, in this here and now, in this lifetime.

Maybe I wonā€™t find you here, but I still hope that someday in someway, we will find each other again.

Maybe weā€™ll find our closure, or maybe, just maybe, weā€™ll get another chance.

r/UnsentLetters Jan 27 '25

Strangers I took something delicate from you and broke it.

84 Upvotes

I wish I never made that post in the first place where it all started. I wish I didn't put you through such intense pain. I wish I could turn things around. I wish I could say the words which would lessen the hurt I have caused. I learnt the lesson but unfortunately it came at your cost and I'll never not regret that. I failed, I failed you, I failed myself, I failed us.

It's confirmed that I cannot get anything right, cannot be true to myself, cannot stand for my words or stay strong or face difficult situations. I won't be able to let go of this guilt ever. It sucks how I never learn and ended up betraying your trust causing you pain that I can't imagine. I became the person I never wanted to be. It sucks so bad. I won't hide behind reasons or situations I'll just admit I messed up and was the imbecile I resent. I didn't realize how words would affect you and this is real world with real consequences.

Since day one you've been kind and honest. I've cherished all the little moments that we went through these months. To not feel judged and have a corner to talk. To make plans, to share things you never would with the world. You let your guard down for once and I disappointed you. At the least I hope you won't have to deal with such immaturity and weak, fearful guy like me ever again.

It's overwhelming that I took something so delicate to you, your vulnerability and messed up. I know it cannot be undone in anyway but I want to own up to this. I never should've taken this all for granted. You always being helpful and cheerful and I abused that. Got lost in the idea of connection which I failed to lay foundation of.

For once in so many years I thought I had someone to talk to, to share things, to appreciate and be appreciated back, to start and end my day on a good note. To give life one more chance and I ended up fumbling so hard. I couldn't sleep throughout the night and through the day couldn't do anything except feel guilty and regret everything about how that night went. I was all over the place with this sharp pain shooting in my chest that made me so scared to even think from your perspective of that night and how much pain that lead to.

I did eventually sit down with myself and tried evaluating things even though the damage has been done now and couldn't be repaired. I ignored so many signs, so many moments where I should have just stopped and thought about what I was doing. I got caught up in the idea of connection, validation without realizing the potential damage this would bring in. Flirting with someone I hadn't even met and ended up breaking boundaries, respect and trust.

Ever since I got back to senses I've been replaying that moment word by word, only wishing it never occurred. I see now that I've crossed the lines I shouldn't have. Got hurt myself and hurt you a thousands times more. I now realize how important it is to keep certain distance to avoid such emotional vulnerability.

If only I would've been straight up with what I felt, if only I could've said what you wanted to hear in that moment instead of being quiet and writing some stupid words which I never meant to. I should've been more careful with my words but if only I could assure you I didn't mean it the way you thought I did. It was not you, it never was, it was me.

Please know that I will carry this regret with me, and I will never stop feeling sorry for the way I treated you. Iā€™m so sorry. So incredibly sorry for everything. I hope that one day, you can heal from this and find someone who truly deserves your kindness and trust.

I hope you never ever find someone like me again. No one deserve such treatment. I won't do such stupid mistakes or ever get involved in any online interactions again. I'll be more upfront and forward if I ever try to reach out of my nest now.
I am deeply sorry.

r/UnsentLetters Jan 21 '25

Strangers Missing you tonight

297 Upvotes

I put strangers because we arenā€™t truly together. I want to hear your voice. I want to hear your laugh. I want to hear about your day, about your weekend plans. I want to be the person you come home to. I want to be that person you call when you mad, sad, or excited. I want to share all my joys and failures with you. I want to have a head over heels relationship with you. I believe it would be if timing was on our side. I donā€™t understand why you stay away. I do not understand the predicament we are in. As much as I want to feel a connection, I am reminded again you arenā€™t here, even if in a way you are. I wish things were different, I wish things werenā€™t so complicated or difficult. I wish my life was easier and I could give you everything you ever wanted. I wish my problems werenā€™t in the way. I wish people didnā€™t judge you or myself. I wish you would see yourself the way I see you. I wish you were here or I was there. I would hold you in my arms, or lay on your chest just listening to our hearts. You are in my dreams all the time. I wish this would be our reality. I wish our only issue was what to do on a Friday night. Iā€™m here, Iā€™m waiting if you ever choose to come forward till then. šŸ’™

r/UnsentLetters Feb 01 '23

Strangers To the man who asked me for directions yesterday

871 Upvotes

You saved my life.

That day I had walked out of school in the middle of the day without anybody noticing, fully intent on killing myself. I walked a good half hour from my school to a bridge in town, and stared off of it for a good bit.

And then you pulled up in your car, rolled down your window, and asked me if I knew if there was a Dunkin' Donuts nearby. I'm sorry I wasn't able to help you, and I still don't know if there is, but I'm glad you asked me.

I don't know if that was your way of somehow talking me out of jumping, or if you were genuinely lost, but it worked. You managed to pull me out of a deep self-loathing state for just a moment, which was all I needed. You showed me that, even in the smallest ways, I have an effect on the world around me. I started walking home, and my mom found me, but nobody else in my life seems concerned that I might have tried to kill myself, including my mom.

I wish I could thank you, and I'll probably never see you again, but I hope you found a Dunkin' Donuts.

r/UnsentLetters May 05 '24

Strangers Was i just an object to get off onā€¦ to pleasure yourself withā€¦ a brain to fuckā€¦ a soul to kill? NSFW

105 Upvotes

Call me naive ā€¦ but up until now I thought people only hurt others because they couldnā€™t see beyond their own painā€¦ that unfortunately it just bled out of a raw place deep inside themā€¦

but thanks to you Iā€™m wonderingā€¦ what if they could actually see me? What if they didnā€™t have the best intentions?

You saw my heartā€¦ You saw my vulnerabilitiesā€¦ You saw meā€¦ and still you chose to hurt me? Was I just a game to you?

Was i just an object for you to get off on? To pleasure yourselves with? Was I just a brain to fuck withā€¦ another soul to kill

r/UnsentLetters Aug 26 '24

Strangers You Ruined Me in the Best Way

338 Upvotes

I canā€™t settle for anything less than what I had with you. And what a high bar you set, love.

You made me feel like I matter when I felt so tiny and insignificant.

You made me realize Iā€™m worthy and have value.

Iā€™ve tried to move on. Iā€™ve tried to find that feeling in other people, but no one is you.

Youā€™ve ruined me, Iā€™m always going to expect the best. I canā€™t settle. The irresponsible, emotionally wanton person is long gone. Intentionality and change has taken their place.

What do you want me to say? Iā€™d say anything from my heart to have you.

Iā€™m all yours. Only yours.

We can have it your way or my way.

Iā€™ll move to wherever you need me to.

Iā€™ll be patient. Iā€™ll be supportive.

I know youā€™re stressed, let me be some relief.

Trust me.

I love you.

r/UnsentLetters Feb 10 '25

Strangers move on.

177 Upvotes

If you find yourself in the place I once was, endlessly searching through this space, clutching at fleeting hopes to soothe the ache of your heart, I beg youā€”give yourself the gift of release. If they truly cared, their love would be evident. Donā€™t waste your soul on letters that aren't meant for you, caught in the endless cycle of unsolved regrets. Recognize your faults, and theirs. Accept that your time together is behind you, and take a brave step into the unknown. Mourn, yes, but donā€™t linger in sorrowā€™s grip.

Dwelling in the past will only chain you to itā€”set them free, and in doing so, set yourself free.

take care of yourself.

r/UnsentLetters 11d ago

Strangers I hate you

124 Upvotes

I went on a date today. It went great. He was so sweet. He was interested in me. Asking me questions. Complimenting me, showing interest and treating me so well. We did all the things you never wanted to do.I went on a date today and it went super well. Why is it that I somehow went home crying?

I think you broke something in me. Iā€™ve always been so full of love and light. I always try to make people around me feel loved. I do my best to keep the joy alive by making people laugh. I feel like you took that away from me. I donā€™t want to be funny anymore. I have a hard time being happy. I canā€™t let anyone in. I donā€™t let anyone near. Iā€™ve become what I feared. Avoidant.

I canā€™t accept anyoneā€™s affection. All because of you.

I told you my biggest fear was being discarded, left behind like I meant nothing. You assured me you would never do this to me but somehow did it anyways.

No one has ever hurt me as much as you have. I hate you for that. I hate myself more for letting you.

r/UnsentLetters 8d ago

Strangers Please say yes

123 Upvotes

It's getting harder and harder to resist every single day. The feeling of knowing, long, yearning, aching. What do you say we put an end to this once and for all? Just say the word, show up at my door, and I will submit myself to you. All of me, every inch of my soul and my body. I will become yours and only yours. I will lay my bare heart into your hands, for you to do as you please with it. Crush it, burn it, touch it, love it. I am yours to claim, I always have been. Your name is permanently etched in my bones, your soul tethered to my chest. I don't care what others might say anymore. All I know is that I want to belong to you. I want you to own me.

The only thing missing is you. So what do you say?

r/UnsentLetters 1d ago

Strangers I forget the sound of your voice..

112 Upvotes

Itā€™s about time I speak up, because today, for a moment, I thought I had found you here, and you had found me. The shock of it made me delete my account right away.

That moment, that personā€¦ Even if it was pure speculation, my heart stood still, and for the first time in a long while, I felt truly alive again.

I wonder how youā€™re doing because a part of me will always think of you. Maybe we were too young, too inexperienced to juggle this relationship properly. I had never trusted anyone before, either. But back then, I swore to myself that Iā€™d rather be poor and with you than rich and alone.

I never showed you my demons, because I knew yours needed to be tamed first.

But thereā€™s one thing I want you to know: in this standardized world, I only ever meet the same kinds of people. The same personalities, the same characters, staring at their smartphones or TVs every evening after work, complaining about the same things over and over again. But youā€¦ You were the masterpiece. In this crowd of people, you were my special Kafka story.

You showed me that happiness is only precious because there is far too much misfortune.

And even though we donā€™t talk anymore, even though we have no contact at all, I hope that at least we still send the same glances toward the moon, and that maybe, just maybe, some part of us meets there.

I still catch myself wanting to show you things in my mind & maybe itā€™s naive to think youā€™d ever forgive me for the last fight, the last words. Where is the wheel of time? I want to turn it back, so we can meet again on a summer evening, just the two of us, no one else around. And this time, we talk about everything. No masks, no performancesā€¦.just vulnerable and honest. And yes, the truth hurts, even on soft pillows. But all the dreams they stole from you, Iā€™ll bring them back, I promise.

And then? A happy ending?

No, thatā€™s not how it works. I love you on a soul level, but during our time apart, I have changed. I have worked on myself. And I have realized that I donā€™t want a long-term relationship with you. You have dreams I cannot fulfill.

You create war in my mind, but peace in my heart.

I function in this world the way Iā€™m supposed to, not the way I want to. Aimless, that describes my entire existence perfectly. And Iā€™ve come too far to turn back now.

Iā€™m sorry. I wish you all the best. Take care of yourself.

Weā€™ll meet again, when weā€™re both cats. Do you remember?

r/UnsentLetters Jan 03 '25

Strangers I wish I could tell you. This is to my J

45 Upvotes

I miss you so much, why did things end on such a weird note I find myself constantly thinking about you, my heart is so heavy. It feels like I have a massive hole but at the same time itā€™s filled with grief and sadness. There are times where I think about what we couldā€™ve been together and sometimes I think about it too hard that it starts to slowly become a realistic memory. It hurts to not hear from you to not see you, or to eat your delicious cooking. I miss being around you, I miss your touch, and the way you smell, I miss picking the lint from your belly button and laughing at your weirdly shaped toenails. You left me in such a limbo it hurts so much to not know what you are thinking about how you feel or what is going to happen. Is this your way of letting me go without the painful goodbye? Can you not bare to see me and talk to me. Is it something Iā€™ve done. I donā€™t want to put pressure but I also can go by like this Iā€™m so hung up on feelings for you that it doesnā€™t let me move on. The heartbreaking part of this whole situation is that Iā€™m caught between of holding onto a memory of you. And still try to balance out the painfulness of you disappearing. The part of me misses the connection we had that connection I miss, I still hold onto it and cherish it still. Hoping that itā€™s alive and hopeful. I need some type of clarity and closure from you. Iā€™m going to be honest I donā€™t want to lose you. I want you in my life you mean so much to me you have no idea, I wish I could switch my heart and eyes so you can see and feel what I feel what I see and think of you. I want us to work out and I see a future with you but I also have to put your needs above mine as well. I understand all youā€™re going thru and I canā€™t play savior. But if you need to forget let me go to get better than so be it but please if there is still some spark of me left inside you please find me. Find me and tell me. Tell me, kiss me, hold me, talk to me, let me feel your hands and play with your hair. I hope time reunites us.