Love vs Affection

When writing a love letter to a special someone, let’s say your girlfriend of five years, you are pouring your heart out. You tell her how much she means to you as well as how you can’t go a day without thinking about her. And that she is the most beautiful women you have ever seen and no one can compare. You may even tell her that you want to marry her because seeing her with another man would just break you into two pieces. Love letters are meaningful and somewhat serious. You are describing your feelings to someone you really care about. 

Unlike love, you wouldn't sit down to write an affection letter to a special someone. That would just be odd. Affection cannot be put into words, but rather shown physically. You are affectionate when you are hugging or kissing someone. Or when you are rubbing someones shoulder or holding someones hand. When you are physically attracted to someone you may show affection. Being affectionate to someone doesn't mean you love or care about the person because you may be the kind of person that just likes to show affection.