Friendship Letter
We tell partners and parents how we feel. Friends mostly get jokes. That is fine, until you realise your closest friend may have no idea what they mean to you.
A friendship letter with no occasion attached is one of the most disarming things you can send, precisely because nothing prompted it.
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What to say in a friendship letter
- 1The moment you went from acquaintances to actual friends.
- 2A time they showed up for you without being asked.
- 3The thing you would call them about before anyone else.
- 4What you hope is still true about the two of you in ten years.
One thing to skip: Avoid undercutting every sincere line with a joke. One joke is charming; four is a defence mechanism they will notice.
Friendship letter templates
Start from one of these and make it yours — they open straight into the editor.
Celebration of a Friend
“Not everyone is lucky enough to have a friend like you...”
Use this template →Long Distance Friend
“The miles between us have never felt as heavy as they do sometimes...”
Use this template →How it arrives
Write it
Pick a template, change the words, choose a theme. Add photos and a bouquet if you like.
Share a private link
Only people with the link can read it. Add a password, or schedule the date it opens.
They open an envelope
A sealed envelope with their name on it, which opens into your letter.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a letter to your best friend?
Start with how you became friends, name a specific time they showed up for you, and say plainly what they mean to you. The lack of an occasion is what makes it hit.
Is it weird to send a friend a letter?
Surprising, not weird. Nearly everyone reports that an unprompted letter from a friend is one of the nicest things they have received.
Other occasions
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Ready to write it?
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