I don't think that there is a 'how to' when it comes to writing a true love letter. You simply pick up the pen or, in todays day and age the laptop, and write. A true love letter comes from the heart. It flows forth with each beat. Each word takes on a life of its own. It must have passion and emotion. It lives and breaths on its own. It will not only capture the eyes and heart of the intended person it was written for but if a stranger should pick it up then it should have the same desired effect on them. Their breath should catch and their heart should beat when they read it. If its a sad love letter then a tear should come to the eye of the stranger as easily as the person it was addressed too.

When it comes to writing a love letter there is no guide or rules. Your heart knows what to write. You don't have to be a professional writer or anything fancy. You simply must be a true romantic. The type of person who lives and breaths with emotion. Some people seem to lack those qualities and these people will never be able to write a true love letter. But for those of us who are emotional creatures. For those of us who have not let live make us cynical, the magic can take over and we can write a love letter that is up there with the best of them.

My parents used to write letters to each other. My father was in the Navy during World War II and also for many years thereafter. During his months and years away from my mother the only communication that they had was through the old fashioned letter. Both my parents have passed away but they left behind a treasure trove of letters they had written to each other during those many years. These simple pages live and breath the love that they felt for each other. Theirs was a love that most of us only dream of ever having. It is reflected in each curve and swoop of the pen that my father so lovingly wrote. The replies that my mother had are heartfelt and you can feel how much she missed him with each word that she wrote down. Some of the letters were written at night and they reflect the loneliness and their yearning for each other. These boxes of old letters at true love letters. Ones that capture you and you cannot seem to lay them down once you start reading them. And neither one of my parents was ever a 'writer'. They simply let their hearts lead them and in so doing, they created the truest form of love letter that there is.

So there is no guidelines. Just write what you feel. Write with your emotions.

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