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30 Days to a better man<br />

for everything you do for me, from your delicious dinners to your<br />

magnificent backrubs.”<br />

5. Tell her how your life has changed since meeting her. “You truly<br />

complete me. These last few years have been the happiest of my life.<br />

I can’t tell you how lucky I feel to always have my best friend by<br />

my side.”<br />

6. Reaffirm your love and commitment. “I will always love you, no<br />

matter what happens, through thick and thin. I will be absolutely<br />

true and faithful to you forever.”<br />

7. End with a line that sums up your love. “I can’t wait to grow old with<br />

you.” “My love for you will never end.” “You are my best friend and<br />

soul mate and I will love you until the end of our lives.”<br />

It’s okay to err on the side of cheesiness. The most important rule is to<br />

be completely authentic. Write only those things that you truly feel. This<br />

will prevent the letter from seeming over the top or incongruous with your<br />

personality and relationship.<br />

If you need some inspiration before you start writing, read this letter<br />

written in 1861 by Sullivan Ballou to his wife Sarah, a week before the<br />

Battle of Bull Run:<br />

July the 14th, 1861<br />

Washington D.C.<br />

My very dear Sarah:<br />

The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days –<br />

perhaps tomorrow. Lest I should not be able to write you again, I feel<br />

impelled to write lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no<br />

more.<br />

Our movement may be one of a few days duration and full of pleasure-and<br />

it may be one of severe conflict and death to me. Not my will,<br />

180

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