80 love notes for him or her, from sweet to silly

A good love note is one line that sounds like you, left where your partner will find it. Here are 80 love notes for him or her, sorted by mood, from short sticky-note lines to funny ones, notes for a hard day and a few for when you’re apart. After the list you’ll find the best places to leave them and how to make any note sound more like the two of you.

Short love notes

These fit on a sticky note, a coffee sleeve or the corner of a receipt. They’re also the easiest to write on a rushed morning, when you have ten seconds and one pen that barely works.

1. Thinking of you. Again.
2. You’re my favorite person.
3. Glad it’s you.
4. Lucky me.
5. Home is wherever you are.
6. I like us.
7. Still you. Always you.
8. You make ordinary days good.
9. I’d pick you again.
10. Hi, cutie.
11. You’re the best part of my day.
12. Me + you = my favorite math.
13. Today’s forecast: missing you.
14. Go be wonderful today.

Try it today: Pick one note from this list, write it on a sticky note and put it somewhere your partner will find it before noon tomorrow.

Cute notes for your boyfriend or girlfriend

Sweet notes work best with one detail only you would know, so treat these as starting points and swap in your own.

15. I love the way you hum when you cook.
16. You make the boring parts of life fun.
17. Thank you for being so easy to love.
18. My favorite place is anywhere next to you.
19. I still smile when your name lights up my phone.
20. You’re my calm place.
21. I hope you know how loved you are today.
22. I saved you the last cookie. That’s how you know it’s serious.
23. You’re the best thing I never planned.
24. I like who I am when I’m with you.
25. Every morning is better when it starts with you.
26. Thank you for all the small things you think I don’t notice. I notice.
27. You make me feel like the luckiest person in any room.
28. If I had to do it all again, I’d find you sooner.

Funny love notes

Humor works well for partners who’d roll their eyes at anything too mushy. It also makes a note easier to write when you’re feeling shy.

29. I love you more than sleeping in. That’s a lot.
30. You’re the only person I’d share my fries with. Most days.
31. Roses are red. I forgot the rest. Love you anyway.
32. You still owe me a back rub. This note is your reminder.
33. I would fight a goose for you. Probably.
34. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even the bad ones. Especially the bad ones.
35. You’re my favorite notification.
36. If you were a vegetable, you’d be a cute-cumber.
37. I love you even when you steal the blanket.
38. Warning: this note contains feelings.
39. You’re weird, and I’m into it.
40. You’re the cheese to my macaroni.
41. I love you more than coffee. Please don’t tell the coffee.
42. Of all the people who leave a mug in the sink, you’re my favorite.
43. You’re the reason I check my phone 40 times a day. Okay, one of the reasons.

Encouraging notes for a hard day

Keep these gentle. On a hard day, company usually helps more than a pep talk. A note goes even further with one of these little things to do for your partner, like taking a chore off their list.

44. You don’t have to be okay today. I’m here either way.
45. I’m proud of you, even on the days you aren’t.
46. Whatever happens today, I’m on your side.
47. One thing at a time. I’ve got dinner.
48. You’ve gotten through hard days before. You’ll get through this one too.
49. It’s okay to rest. The list will wait.
50. You’re allowed to be tired.
51. Breathe. You’re doing better than you think.
52. Text me when it’s over. I want to hear everything.
53. This week is a lot, and you’re still showing up. I see it.
54. Whatever the result, we’re having ice cream tonight.
55. You are so much more than one bad day.

Flirty love notes

Flirty, but tame enough that it’s fine if someone else finds the note first.

56. Can’t stop thinking about last night.
57. You looked really good this morning. Just saying.
58. Hurry back. I miss your face.
59. I have plans for you tonight. They involve the couch.
60. Kiss me when you find this.
61. You owe me one long kiss. I’m collecting tonight.
62. Your smile is very distracting. Please continue.
63. Still have a huge crush on you.
64. Wear the thing I like tonight.
65. Thinking about you in that sweater.

Love notes for when you’re apart

Tuck these into a suitcase before a trip, or send them in the mail. If you write several at once and number the envelopes (“open on day 3”), one trip turns into a week of small surprises. If you’re apart for long stretches, they fit well into daily rituals for long-distance couples.

66. Same moon, different windows.
67. Counting sleeps until I see you.
68. I left a hug in this envelope. Use it wisely.
69. Wish you were here to finish my sentences.
70. The distance is temporary. You’re for keeps.
71. Your side of the bed misses you. So do I.
72. Every mile is worth it.
73. Good morning from my time zone to yours.
74. Call me when you read this, whatever time it is.
75. I’m wearing your hoodie. It’s mine now.
76. I saved every voice note you sent this week.
77. I keep telling people about you.
78. Hold on to this until I can hold on to you.
79. Not long now.
80. Next time, I’m not letting go first.

Love notes to leave around the house

Half the fun is where a note turns up. Some spots that work well:

• On the bathroom mirror, in dry-erase marker or on a sticky note
• Inside the coffee or tea tin
• In a coat pocket they won’t reach into until next week
• Under their phone on the nightstand
• In their lunch bag or work bag
• Taped inside the kitchen cupboard they open every morning
• In the book they’re reading, a few chapters past the bookmark
• Stuck to the lid of the ice cream tub
• Inside a shoe (a clean one)

Don’t live together? Slip a note into their bag when you visit, or tuck one inside something you lend them, like a book or a sweater.

How to make a love note personal

Any line on this list gets better with one detail only you two would get. A few ways to do that:

• Name one specific thing. “I love how kind you were to that nervous kid at the party” says more than “you’re amazing.”
• Use your own words. Swap in your nickname for them, an inside joke or a place that matters to you. “Same moon, different windows” becomes “Same moon, different windows, and yours has the wonky blind.”
• Write it by hand if you can. Messy handwriting is part of the charm, and it’s hard to fake.
• Add the date. Notes tend to get kept, and a date turns a drawer of sticky notes into a small record of your relationship.
• Borrow a template when you’re stuck. Fill in one of these: “I thought of you today when ___.” “My favorite thing you did this week was ___.” “I can’t wait to ___ with you.” “You were so ___ when ___.”

Photos make good notepaper too. If you like writing on the backs of photos, we have more ideas for what to write on the back of a photo.

Try it today: Take a photo of something small that made you think of your partner, like their favorite mug or the bench where you had your first coffee, and write one of these notes on the back. Pairloom gives every daily photo a back for exactly this, and your partner can leave a whisper (a short message) on it in return.