Love letters

About six months into my relationship with my BF, he went overseas for 55 days. Not an incredibly long time, mind you, but I tried to send care packages and cards every couple of days while he was gone.

And at one point, I reached back into the days before e-mail and composed a letter. I hadn't written letters since I was a young kid, and even then I think it was merely a hello not to my Grandma. But this one was difficult. I wanted it to be interesting and funny, and not incredibly mushy.

Luckily, I apparently penned it perfectly. He told me that he liked the letter, and was glad it didn't fall into the following categories: 1. The "I can't live without you, you are my life" type letter, or 2. "You're great, but I slept with your best friend and am now dumping you." I pretty much steered clear of both (obviously the second wasn't warranted, and I definitely limited the mushy).

But letters, especially to your significant other, can be difficult to write, and sometimes don't come out maybe the way they were supposed to. I've never received a creepy love letter and I definitely don't think I have sent one.

What do you think about writing love letters? Is it still cute, or just weird? What's the best one you have ever gotten? Or on the flip side, what has some of the scariest been like?