Happy Valentine’s Day!

Welcome to our annual collection of anonymous letters, submitted by those hoping their heart is heard. From soul mates to crushes, past lovers, family, best friends, and everything else in between, these letters are addressed to people who have made an impact on someone’s heart. Hope you find yourself inspired by the gorgeous words down below. Thank you to those who submitted and for those who will read. Every voice deserves to be heard.

All of our Love, The Point Magazine Team

To the one who always comes back,
i love you. but you don’t. we’re complicated. we’re everything no one wants. the fights the arguments the calls the messages and yet — i don’t regret a single thing. because every twist, every turn, led me back to you. we’re far from perfect. but even in the chaos, you light up my world like a shooting star i once wished on only to find it leading me back to you. from the first time i saw you — those angelic eyes, i knew deep down, you’d always be part of my story. you’re like the tide, always coming back even when the waves try to pull you away. maybe we are perfect, imperfectly perfect. to me, you’re that angel even when you forget to wear your wings. perhaps you are my wish, one that keeps looping back like some divine string tying us together. a soul tie, intertwined whether we want to be or not, always finding our way back to what we were. i hope you’re the one. god, i hope so. i know you’ll never read this — but just know: i love you. xo, yours.

Written with hopes to jump right in at any second,
it’s me again, sza said, “in another life,” but we only get this one. so maybe it’s time we figure out what we want. maybe we’re out of time. and if that’s the case — let’s try. because truth is, i can’t see anyone else fitting into the picture like you do. if you and me collided, we’d be fireworks — fate striking a match, sparking against a dark night. you made me believe there’s more to life. and maybe more to us. xo, me

To Fairfield U,
Oh Fairfield. You frustrate me with your housing. You frustrate me with your lack of parking spots. You frustrate me with your heating and cooling systems (please can I have AC year round). You frustrate me with course registration. You frustrate me with your wild turkeys. You frustrate me with your expensive fees and dues. But Fairfield, MY Fairfield, I would pick you over any school any day. I love you despite your flaws and imperfections. I love your clean campus. I love your beaches. I love your dining hall (most of the time). I love your late nights. I love your people, my favorite people. I love your traditions. I love your vibe. This is a love letter to you and to all the things, places, and people that encompass you that make it feel like home. Much love Fairfield U. Mwah!

Dear hometown best friends-
To every tear we shed and every laugh we laughed I'd do it over and over again But only with you ten.

To every girl in her 20s,
Everything is going to be okay. Change is scary but staying the same is even scarier. Task risks, go out, stay in, it doesn't matter just do whatever you want. Do not live your life for something else. You are perfect exactly how you are, but you might not be perfect for everyone, and that’s okay. Stay hot, stay kind & stay happy.

To My Little Women,
Time has a way of passing, but some things remain– like the quiet, steady love between us. Six, maybe seven years now, we’ve been side by side, laughing until we cried, crying until we laughed, filling the spaces between with moments so full they belong in their own novel. In high school, we found our way to each other, and in the pottery studio, among the smashed clay and splattered mud, we shaped something even more enduring– us. You are my little women, my truest definition of sisterhood. You remind me why girlhood is something to be cherished. When I feel hard to love, I remember that I have you, and suddenly, I know love in its purest form. Female friendships–ours–is a language of its own. It’s knowing exactly which croissants I’d reach for, how I take my tea, what song will make me cry without fail. It’s remembering the small things, like the gifts under my tree in 2019, and the bigger things, like the way my heart breaks and mends. It’s the ease of “you can borrow mine" and the promise in “call me later.” No words needed– just a glance, and you already understand. It's rewatching my favorite movie for the 28th time and never growing tired of the same old stories. It’s showing up, again and again, teaching me what love looks like, what it feels like, and how to trust that I am worthy of it. For all of this and more, I am endlessly grateful. Forever yours, XO

To My Mom,
Thank you for being my best friend. My rock and my person. I'd choose you as my mom in every lifetime.

To my best friend,
Thank you for sitting next to me on the first day of kindergarten class. You are everything to me and I wish I told you that more. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for you. We may go to colleges far away, but when we come home it’s like no time has passed. You are the light of my life and I just want to thank you for being you. Thank you for always being real with me and telling me as it is, I need that sometimes. Thank you for making me laugh when I’m sad and just knowing when I’m sad without even telling you. I can’t wait to live out the rest of our lives together. I can’t wait to meet your future kids someday and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish. I hope we are best friends in every lifetime. Thank you for showing me what true love is. <3

To the boy who has my heart,
There’s nothing I would ever change about what we have. What we have is special, unique, one in a million. All the late nights talking, the stupid jokes, the loud singing during long car rides. How lucky was I to meet my best friend over these past four years, or better yet, my soulmate. I wouldn’t want to change anything about you. Everything you do and say makes me love you more and more, if that’s even possible. To the boy who has my heart, you make me the best version of myself. I don’t know what I would do without you. I love you.
Sincerely, Me.

To my roommates, girl gang, & all else in between,
What would I possibly do if this little beach town hadn’t brought us together? Thank you for being there- always. Through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, all of you girls have stayed by my side. You are there for the loudest laughs, biggest hugs, shoulders to cry tears on no matter how fast the flow, everyday check-ins, and times when advice is needed- and that includes when you tell me what I need to hear, even if its things I may be hiding from at times. Each and every one of you shine brighter than the sunrises on Fairfield Beach Road each morning, and the most beautiful people inside and out. You make life fun, and never fail to bring a smile to my face every day. I will forever be grateful for the memories made with you over the past four years, and cannot wait for everything else that is to come. Happy Valentine’s & Galentine’s to the girls that have shown me love in SO many ways, XOXO.

To you, who still is on my mind-
Everyday, there is always a moment that I think about you. I still feel a flutter in my heart like butterflies each time I spot you in a room, see you smile, or give a simple wave hello. When I think back and wonder why I walked away, I truly have found no answer for a reason- but I find optimism in believing in the “right person, wrong time” theory. Even now, you never fail to make me laugh a little louder and smile just a bit bigger. I hope that one day, I will be able to tell you every detail of the feelings I have for you, and never lost, even after all this time. But for now, I will continue to feel those little butterflies in each moment I cross paths with you. And if the universe decides it’s best to continue sending us our separate ways, I will always continue to wish the best for you. <3