To: “frank” <frank@postsecret.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025
Subject: Thank You
Hi Frank,
I saw this secret when I was in high school, and it changed my life. I want to thank you and the person who posted it.
I didn’t even know I was a lesbian back then, but right when I saw this, I knew it was the type of love I wanted: unconditional and childlike, someone I could tell anything to and never have to be afraid they’d leave. At the time, I was going through a friendship breakup with a girl I loved more than I thought I should. I’d look at this secret when I was lonely and tell myself that there was someone out there who would feel this way about me.
It stuck with me, and years later, during the 2020 lockdown, I started writing their story, at least what I imagined it to be. I wrote about childhood best friends who had this type of love, and when it turned romantic, it didn’t destroy them like it did for me. They were able to build a new, stronger type of love on top of what they already had.
After many revisions and rejections, last year, I got on a call with an editor at Penguin Random House, and she told me they wanted to publish the book. It will be out in April 2026.
And the best part is that I have finally found a love that feels like that secret. We’re getting married on June 20th.
Thank you, Frank, and the poster of this secret, for reminding me of the kind of love that’s out there. I am so glad I didn’t settle for anything less.
Love,
Rebecca
P.S. At first, I imagined the girl whispering the words written on the postcard.
When I started coming out to people in college, I thought she might be telling a similar secret to mine, one she worried would change things between them, and the listening girl was urging her not to be afraid.
Now, I’m back to the more literal interpretation. I think asking someone to be completely honest with you and promising to never be disappointed in them is terrifying! We’re people, and we’re going to hurt each other, so to me, loving someone like I love Allie, and like my characters love each other, is a risk worthy of being the big secret. And the way the listening girl is smiling says it all!
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