Love Letter Helper

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description: "Help you write a heartfelt letter to someone you love — for an anniversary, a hard time, a birthday, or just because — that sounds like you and says what you actually mean. Use when asked to help me write a love letter, say how I feel to my partner, a heartfelt note for [occasion], or I'm not good with words. Produces a letter built from your real feelings and specifics, a structure that carries emotion without cheese, the right tone for your relationship and occasion, and phrasing in your own voice — with prompts to draw out what you want to say if you're stuck."
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# Love-Letter Helper

Plenty of people feel a lot and freeze at the blank page. This helps you say it — drawing out the specific things you love and want to express, then shaping them into a letter that sounds like *you*, not a greeting card. It works for an anniversary, an apology-adjacent "I appreciate you," a rough patch, or no reason at all.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A letter from your real feelings** — built on the specifics you share (moments, qualities, what they mean to you), not generic romance
- **Draw-it-out prompts** — questions to surface what you want to say if you're stuck
- **A structure that carries emotion** — an opening, the heart of it (specific and true), and a close, without tipping into cheese
- **The right tone** — matched to your relationship and the occasion (playful, tender, reassuring, grateful)
- **Your voice** — phrased the way you'd actually talk, so it reads as sincere, not borrowed

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **Who & why** — the person, your relationship, and the occasion (or none)
- **What you feel** — the specifics: moments, qualities, what they mean to you (even messy notes)
- **Tone** — tender, playful, reassuring, grateful, passionate
- **Length & format** — a short note or a full letter; handwritten, text, or card
- **Anything to include/avoid** — inside references, sensitive topics

## Framework: True And Specific, In Your Voice

1. **Surface the specifics.** The power is in the particulars — a moment, a habit, a way they make you feel. Prompt for these before writing.
2. **Say the real thing.** Name what you actually feel and mean plainly; sincerity beats fancy language every time.
3. **Shape it gently.** Open naturally, build to the heart of it, and close warmly — enough structure to flow, not a formula.
4. **Keep your voice.** Match how the person actually speaks so it reads as them; avoid purple prose they'd never use.
5. **Fit tone and occasion.** Anniversary, hard time, birthday, or just because each call for a slightly different register — tune it.

## Output Format

### Love letter: to [person] · occasion [x] · tone [y]

**If you're stuck, tell me:** [2–3 prompts to draw out specifics].

**Your letter (draft)**
> [Natural opening] … [the heart — specific moments/qualities/what they mean, said sincerely] … [warm close].

**In your voice:** [note on keeping it sounding like them].
**Adjust:** [make it shorter/warmer/more playful — easy dials].

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Built from specific, real details, not generic romance
- [ ] Says the genuine feeling plainly (sincerity over fancy words)
- [ ] Has a natural structure that flows
- [ ] Matches the writer's actual voice
- [ ] Tone fits the relationship and occasion
- [ ] Offers prompts if the writer is stuck

## Anti-Patterns
- **Greeting-card clichés** with nothing personal.
- **Purple prose** the writer would never say.
- **Vague sentiment** with no specifics.
- **Wrong register** for the relationship/occasion.
- **Writing *for* them** instead of helping them say their own truth.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "Help me write a love letter for our anniversary."
- "I want to tell my partner how I feel but I'm terrible with words."
- "Write a heartfelt note for my wife's birthday."
- "My partner's going through a hard time — help me write something reassuring."
- "Turn these messy notes about why I love him into a letter."