How long should a love message be?

Very short. Two or three sentences, one of which contains a detail only you would have noticed.

When should you send a love message?

A note left somewhere physical carries differently from a text.

Love

A love message with no occasion behind it has to justify its own existence, and the justification is usually the most romantic part of it.

Nothing prompted this is a stronger opening than any anniversary.

Be concrete. Love notes fail by reaching for scale - always, forever, everything - when the persuasive material is small and specific.

Describe something they did this week rather than something you feel in general.

Length is not the variable. Precision is.

Who you are writing to changes the message more than the occasion does. Each page below is written for one relationship.

A note left somewhere physical carries differently from a text.
In a long relationship, the unprompted note is the strongest available signal that attention is still being paid.
Avoid the vocabulary of greetings cards entirely.

What should you write in a love message?: Be concrete. Love notes fail by reaching for scale - always, forever, everything - when the persuasive material is small and specific. Describe something they did this week rather than something you feel in general.
How long should a love message be?: Very short. Two or three sentences, one of which contains a detail only you would have noticed.
When should you send a love message?: A note left somewhere physical carries differently from a text.

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