The 10 Greatest Love LettersMillions have written love letters in thousands of styles about thousands of things for thousands of years. But are these the 10 very best, the greatest love letters of all time?
You'll get to read them in a moment, but I need to make a point first. Who's the judge? Who can say conclusively this one or that one is the best!? Excellent question and I have the answer: I am the world's greatest expert on writing love letters... to my wife. Not even Petrarch or Shakespeare compare.
The simple point is this: it's subjective, no one person can say these are the 10 best. Perhaps my 10 best are your 10 worst. So start writing love letters, create your own top 10 list and become the world's best love letter writer -- to your sweetheart, the beholder of your love letters.
So about those love letter samples. These 10 love letters are a mix of mine with some classics (including one bonus from Shakespeare). And by the way, this top 10 list will change from time to time and you will even have an opportunity to vote on your favorites. Submit a love letter of your own! Who knows, maybe one of your works of art (your love letters) will show up on this top 10 list one day. Enjoy!
Where would we live if we could anywhere?We’d live at the beach with an ocean breeze and an old porch with some rocking chairs you fixed up nice. They’ll have a new coat of paint and a throw blanket over the back. I can just see you sitting there – rocking, enjoying your margarita. You’re beautiful, with your hair gently catching an ocean draft, your eyes glimmering in the sun rays bouncing off the sand. Looking over the rail, you smile as ... [Read full love letter: Where would we live if we could live anywhere? ] Why You Make Me HappyMy wonderful wife, Zest for life exudes from you, regardless of whether you’re down or not. You want so much out of life, and you don’t hesitate to go get it – even if from your ... [Read full love letter: Why you make me happy. ] Your Giftby Englishwomen Dearest and rightly beloved, You cannot tell how your gift has pleased me; or rather you can, for it shows you have a long memory back to our first meeting: though at the time I was the one who ... [Read full love letter: Your gift ] Without A Metaphorby Englishwomen DEAREST, Did you find your letter? The quicker I post, the quicker I need to sit down and write again. The grass under love's feet never stops growing: I must ... [Read full love letter: Without a metaphor ] A Birthday PresentThis letter is in smaller print for good reason. It is very important to make sure it fits on this page exactly as it was written in its original form. That is, the same number of words on every line must appear below as they appeared when it was first written and presented to Linda. Why? Well, that will become apparent when you’re finished reading... [Read full love letter: A birthday present ] Pizza On The FloorMy sweet tender Linda, Remember… Content with our simple lives… we didn’t care that we had no furniture, no chairs, no tables, no forks and knives – pretty much nothing. All we had was a bed, a kitchen table and a microwave oven. Of course, we had each other too. And that’s all we needed. We were as happy as a couple of clams. Sitting there on the floor, laughing, joking and having more fun than maybe we ever had, perhaps with the possible exception of ... [Read full love letter: Pizza on the floor ] If You Were A LandscapeYou would have wide open prairies (your understanding) with lush green grass and patches of Wild Flowers everywhere (your easy nature and your beauty). Although you sit under ... [Read full love letter: If you were a landscape ] Breathtaking RealityHome-town love found over a hot dog counter. It doesn’t sound romantic, but it was the single most important event in my life. Among old friends that I can barely remember – among those fading names and faces – I ... [Read full love letter: Breathtaking reality ] Top 10 Places We've BeenClose and far... laughed and cried... alone and with a crowd. Thousands of places experienced with you, but these are the most memorable... [Read full love letter: Top 10 places we've been ] Not Written Youby Bismarck March 17, 1851, Yesterday, my love, I received two letters from you, enclosing one for the Countess Stolberg, and to-day, to my joy, I find one again, and for your diligence I praise you very much and thank you. It makes me all the more ashamed because for three days now I have not ... [Read full love letter: Not written you ] Bonus: Sonnet CXVIby William Shakespeare |
