Fillable Printable Love Letter Guide for Girls

Love Letter Guide for Girls

How to Write a Love Letter (to your future husband)

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My small hand reached across t he dollar-st ore’s shelf . I don’t know if it was t he roses or swirly

script t hat caught my eye f irst . But t here it was, a not ebook covered in fancy, ant ique designs.

My nine year old heart craved t his book. Af t er all, a romant ic-looking not ebook would be

necessary f or journaling about crushes, wedding dress designs, and ult imat ely, my True Love.

Lit t le did I know t hat t his not ebook would change my lif e.

Wit h exact ly a dollar and eight cent s, I acquired my prize. Soon af t er, the novelt y of owning

such a “romantic” not ebook wore of f . And f rankly, I didn’t know what t o do wit h it . I didn’t have a

“love lif e” to writ e about . So, t he not ebook lay unused under my bed.

About f our or f ive years lat er, I was list ening to a college st udent t alk about “saving herself ” f or

her fut ure husband. She mentioned writing love let t ers t o her fut ure husband. She said it was a

great way t o pray f or him, and t hat it helped her t o save her virginit y and physical af f ect ions

f or marriage.

I pulled my “romant ic” journal out from under my bed. Perfect, I thought . And I began to writ e

let t ers t o my f ut ure husband. T hey weren’t prof ound or long; somet imes only an “I was thinking

about you t oday,” or, “Just want to say t hat I love you.”

My lif e changed. Inst ead of t hinking of my husband as a f ut urist ic dream, I began t o see him as

a real person. A living, breat hing man whom I would marry. If I would be t empt ed by impure

t hought s, I would whip out t he journal. I would jot a quick not e to him, apologizing f or my

f ailures, or t elling of my t riumphs. On August 10, 2013, I handed t his not ebook to my new

husband. He handed me a pack of let t ers in ret urn. We bot h were overwhelmed wit h t he love

capt ured in t hose let t ers writ t en days, mont hs, and years bef ore our marriage.

It was super easy, as a young t een, to be swept away in f airy-t ale f ant asies and crushes.

Societ y, movies, and music equat e love wit h sex, and make a lif et ime of breakups and broken

heart s seem “normal.” But writing love let t ers t o my husband grounded me in realit y. Each

moment t hat I scribbled a not e, my f ut ure husband was out t here–a real man, who I would

marry and raise a f amily wit h.

You Can Write Love Letters to Your Future Spouse, Too!

Give yourself a second chance—We all make mist akes and mess up. Even if you’ve

given yourself in impure ways, it ’s never too lat e t o st art writing t o your husband. Writ ing

t o him can mot ivat e you t o embrace purit y in a whole new way!

Get creative—You don’t even need a not ebook. You can st ick all of your let t ers in a

f older. Or you can put lit t le love not es in a jar. What ever works best f or you, f igure it out

and go wit h it !

Don’t get discouraged—Somet imes, I would be tempt ed t o st op writing let t ers all

t oget her, since I wouldn’t writ e for weeks or mont hs at a t ime. It’s pathetic, I would think. I

have so few. Don’t let t hat st op you! Your fut ure spouse will love you and appreciat e any

number of let t ers t hat you writ e t o him/her. Just keep writing!

Write about anything—Tell him/her about your dreams, hopes, what you’re excited for

in marriage, what prayers you’ve been praying for him/her (f or example, “I said a prayer

f or you while washing dishes t oday”).

It doesn’t end with marriage—Once you’re married, you can keep secret ly writing love

let t ers t o your spouse. Whet her you hide t hem around the house or give t hem direct ly t o

your spouse, he/she will love t hem. One morning, my husband lef t for an out -of -st at e

t rip ext remely early. When I woke up lat er, I f ound that he had t aped love not es all over

our apart ment! Small gest ures like t hat are wonderf ul ways t o show your love.

Above all, it ’s good t o ask yourself: “How can I best love my future spouse?”

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Anne Marie Miller st udies T heology and English at Franciscan Universit y of St eubenville. She

has a passion f or t he Cat holic Fait h, chast it y, and St . Francis of Assisi, and f rolicking around

baref oot . In August 2013, she was blessed to marry her incredible husband, and t he t wo of

t hem enjoy t he epic advent ures of married college lif e. When she’s not doing homework,

housework, cooking, or playing chess, AnneMarie ref lect s on her random observat ions on her

blog, Sacrif ice of Love. (ht t p://marianninja.blogspot .com)