Lettering Love

Life is made up of moments, some significant, some mundane. And one such significant moment in my life is the first time I am writing a love letter.

I know that this will come as a surprise to most of the very few readers of this blog but I thought I should give this too a try and not regret when I am 70 that I never tried my hand at writing a love letter.

But first who do I address it to. Well let me consider my current crush and name her 'W'. Why 'W' you may ask . There are two reasons. One being the fact that my other crushes were Z, Y, and X and they dont remain unknown quantities anymore!!! And the other reason is that her name .....

Now how do I start......

(Author is thinking, scratching head, stops scratching head after thinking of hairfall, stares at the screen, stares at 'W's' photo, still staring....., and then the brainwave strikes...)

I googled.

I was really surprised looking at the number of sites it threw up but I ended up at the first one

http://library.lovingyou.com/letters/letters.shtml?ID=loveyou

Now where is the fun if I plagiarise. Let me first give it a try and then maybe take some tips....

1st attempt :

Hi 'W'
I like you a lot.....

(Author reads the letter, feels stupid.....)
Crackle...Crackle...Crackle....Thud
(That is the sound of the author crumpling the paper and throwing it in the dustbin)

That is when I realised I have no experience in writing anything mushy, corny, effusive, emotional, sentimental, schmaltzy, sugary......

Hmm....maybe I should review the letter above......

Should I start with a 'hi'. Nah maybe Dear will be more appropriate - after all its supposed to be more personal. But will dear sound as if I have taken things for granted or maybe that I am desperate. But maybe hi will not have that sentimental touch to the letter.

Well maybe I can decide on the salutation later and move to the body of the letter....

"I like you a lot" !!!????

What the hell is that....the more and more I look at this line, the more I feel like an idiot. First thing I realise is that I am scared to use the word 'love' even in a love letter. Ok let me change it....

"I love you a lot"

Hmm.....but I realise the first thought that will come in 'W''s mind when she reads it is this..... What does he mean by "a lot". Does he mean that he is taking love as a measurable quantity. So is there someone who he loves less and someone who he loves more.

Maybe I should remove the "a lot"......

"I love you"

Hmm....this looks better. But does it convey anything at all. I love ice creams too. Does that mean she is comparable to an ice cream!!!

(Author is lost in the world of ice creams....is thinking about the chocolate ice creams that he likes a lot.....sigh!! He needs to complete this)

Well maybe I need to be more specific....

"I love only you"

What the hell is this....Is that even grammatically correct? No...I cant do this...How can I cheat her by telling I love only her when I love ice creams too.

Maybe I should look in some sample letters provided in the site....

"I love you because you bring the best out of me. I love whom, I have become since I have known you. I love your terrific sense of humor. Every time I look in your eyes, my heart misses a beat. I enjoy doing things with you and spending time with you. You are simply irresistible.

Sometimes I feel lost and out of touch, but when your there, I feel safe. Your voice soothes me. I could sit here and try to tell you just how I feel, only I can't find the words other than I am happy we met and have gotten together after all we've gone through.

You make me feel loved, you make me feel needed, but more importantly, you make me feel wanted. That is something that I hadn't felt in a very long time. We have slowly grown into a beautiful relationship that only you and I can understand.

You are becoming my best friend, my lover and my soul mate. You are a blessing that my entire being is very thankful for. I feel that we were made to love, listen, understand, and work through all times in our lives together, a truly rare gift.

From this moment on, we have each other and all the time to be in each other's arms. When I say I love you it is truly meant.

Love always,
"


No....that is not me....I am not that very mushy....maybe I am better off not writing a love letter at all.....

PS : (57 years later....Why 57?....Author is now 70 u idiot...Author is staring at wife cooking sambhar in the kitchen and thinks.....What if he had written that love letter to her...would she still have been his)