Romantic ideas: Love letters

Posted by r2moo2 on Feb 28th, 2010 | 0 comments home title

Love letters have been one of the most romantic and ancient form of expressing love, and it is still very effective today!

Moreover it doesn’t cost much to make letters at all, although it might take up some time to prepare.

I personally used love letters before, and the recipients are usually impressed!

This boyfriend gift idea is certainly necessary in my opinion, if you have never given a love letter for your boyfriend before! However usually girls are more conscientious concerning gifts, and would probably have given guys dozens of letters already.

Or if you are a guy reading this, make sure to melt your girlfriend’s or wife’s heart by spending some time to prepare this gift!

“There is only one situation that I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. When they are in love and reading a love letter, they read for all they are worth. They read every word three ways; they read between the lines and in the margins… Then, if never before or after, they read.”
~ Mortimer J. Adler (b. 1902)

How to prepare love letters?

Let me share with you an example.

Recently, I prepared letters for Valentine’s Day. I was wanting to invite a lady for a concert, however I was thinking of ways of how to find an occasion to give the invitation.

So I used Valentine’s Day as an excuse to give the concert tickets as well as giving a gift.

I had already bought the concert tickets, and then I was thinking of packaging it well so that the gift will be well received.

As Chinese New Year fell on Valentine’s Day, it is impossible to meet her on that day to give the gift as both of us will be busy on that day. So the previous time I was able to see her was on a Thursday.

In order to prepare a surprise for the lady, I prepared 4 letters, one for each day, so that the letters will lead to Sunday, which was Valentine’s Day.

One of the letters contained the concert tickets.

As shown in the above picture at the right, I also bought an additional gift bag to put the letters in, together with a gift.

And I gave the gift to the lady on Thursday.

What’s her response? She was shocked when I first gave her the gift!

And when she opened the first letter at home, she sent me a message, saying she was well-impressed with the presentation and the letters themselves!

Last but not least, she agreed to go to the concert with me.

What do you need to prepare love letters?

I may be stating the obvious, but I will be giving some tips and advice for your letters to look good.

You will need:
1. Envelops
2. Paper
3. A gift bag or a box (if you have more than one letter to give)
4. Pen (especially colored pens to decorate your letters)
5. Fancy stickers (Optional; for decoration)

I will just be adding more details for envelops, paper and a gift bag or box below.

1. Envelops

Try getting some fancy envelops with different designs or colors from gift shops or stationary stores. Or even make one your own!

The presentation of the gift matters, as it shows an indication of the amount of effort you put in your gift!

2. Paper

You can get paper with great designs on them with different colors.

However, if you are writing a relatively long letter, do try not to get paper with no pre-drawn lines.

That’s because you want your letters to be readable and neat at the very least. With pre-drawn lines, you can write your words easily on them.

Without pre-drawn lines, you will need to make sure that your handwriting is really neat and that you leave lots of space for your words.

If you are good at drawings, or you have fancy stickers, you can just include them as part of the decoration for your paper.

Your boyfriend or girlfriend will notice the amount of effort you put in, and they will be greatly impressed!

3. A gift bag or a box

This is necessary when you do have more than one love letter to give, as you want to keep everything in one place.

Presentation is key with a gift bag or box. You can either make it yourself, or get one from a gift shop.

What to write in love letters?

Many people are clueless as to what to write in love letters.

The most important parts about love letters are to express your heart with your feelings, appreciate your partner or loved ones with your words, truth and sincerity. The letters will go a long way if you do that.

I have some recommendations for you, and may add on to this list as time goes by.

1. Write a short journal about the journey between your partner and you together so far.

This is by far one of the most common stuff that is written in love letters, but it is also one of the most personalized writings ever.

That’s because everyone’s love journey is different, and hence it is always interesting to read about it.

Also, do include your personal feelings and thoughts during those moments as well. Your beloved will be interested to know your feelings then.

2. Compose or find poems or quotes that you wish to share with your beloved.

This works well as most people want to know how much they are being appreciated by their loved ones.

3. Write about your dreams, hopes and vision that you wish to accomplish with your partner.

This is interesting for your partner too, especially if you have never related to your partner about your dreams, hopes and vision for your love relationship so far.

However try not to be imposing when you are revealing these hopes to your partner, as they may feel pressured if they are not ready to hear it.

In everything, do not try too hard to impress or try too hard to be romantic…

If you try too hard, you will sound unnatural and the letters will lose its flavor.

Especially if you are not in a love relationship yet, but you are trying to win someone’s heart. The other party, be it a girl or a guy, will usually be turned off if she or he finds out.

If you are writing long letters; you do not want to be long-winded, but straight to the point instead. And every sentence of yours do not need to be poetic.

Have some moderation in your love letters; just be true, straight to the point and mean your words well. Your boyfriend or girlfriend will love you for it.

This romantic gift idea is suitable for any occasion for a gift, be it just for a surprise reminder for your beloved, or for important occasions such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries or more.

And if you haven’t prepared any love letters before for your boyfriend or girlfriend, it is about time to start one for yourself.

So what were your experiences with love letters, if you had any?

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