Forget online love declarations. Old-fashioned men really makes the best love letters.

This 100-year-old letter written by an American World War I soldier named Charles is up for an auction at Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers in Derbyshire, U.K. It contains a heartfelt letter written by a mysterious soldier to his even more mysterious "dear girl"

The letter reads:


Dearest Girl, I love you so, for your prayers and your love. If prayers will aide and they will God will take care of everything. Of course it is hard to understand this war in regards to the Lords will and means of protecting his people – but I guess it was not intended that we should understand.

In the meantime I must stop – sweet girl, I will be so careful and you must be good and write very often. Tell me everything as you do and let the French poppy which I am enclosing represent my kisses for you – dearest girl, all my love. Remember me to mother – yours Chas (more kisses).

Sigh! Did your heart melt a little?