# Woman sends love letters in bottles to find a lover, gets reply: “Stop throwing rubbish in the sea”

> A 58-year-old woman from Eastbourne had been sending love notes in plastic bottles into the sea for years, hoping to find a soulmate. But her latest message, written on a concert flyer, was returned by a litter picker i…

Published: 2026-09-17 · Desk: Latest · Source: The Sun

A 58-year-old woman from Eastbourne, East Sussex had been sending love notes in plastic bottles into the sea for years, hoping to find a soulmate. But her latest message, written on a concert flyer, came back to her in a box filled with rocks—sent by a litter picker who told her to stop polluting the ocean. She was stunned and even had to pay £7 to collect the parcel.

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