15 of the Most Romantic Love Letters Ever Written—and How To Write a Great One Yourself

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, we've rounded up a list of excerpts from the love letters of all time, to give you inspiration and instruction. Let these examples prove that love and romantic letters are a perfect combination, both a free gift and the ultimate keepsake.

Don’t wait until Valentine’s Day to make the gesture, either. The world needs more romance, always. So, get to writing!French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was known for his ruthlessness as a ruler, but in letters to his wife, Joséphine, the military leader reveals a vulnerability not found in his autocratic approach to expanding the French empire.

Before you swoon: He divorced her when she could not have children. But Napoleon continued to write to Joséphine for years after their separation.

In one, a few months after their marriage, he expressed how much he missed his wife."Since I left you, I have been constantly depressed.