Were they in a box? Or could you easily see them once you open the drawer? Sometimes you forget about things packed away. My boyfriend found a box like a year ago full of photos of his ex gf and stuff she gave him. I asked why he still had them but they were in the garage he said he didn't know and he just through them away he didn't make a big deal about it I didn't even ask for him to throw them away because if he didn't do it on his own ww3 would've happened. So if your bf is defensive I'd wonder.
I wouldt be mad especiallynif he threw them away in front of you. My husband and I were going through a bunch of his stuff and found pictures and stuff from his ex fiance.
That's what my bf did with all his ex's stuff i felt like maybe he still had feelings for her and he proceed to me he didn't by choice. Were still going strong.
He threw them in the dumpster in front of me. My sister also had known her she said that shes in a relationship with some guy that shes all in love with.
Depends if he still is in contact with her and what they say. My brother kept all his notes from highschool its kinda along the same lines as a yrbook to him. Something he won't look at but every couple of years because it's nice to remember. If it's like that then I wouldn't be mad. You could always ask him why he keeps them if u care
It's sentimental value. It's "first love" stuff. If he was seriously still madly in love with her and not you then he'd work a lot harder at hiding them I bet. It sounds totally harmless. Let it be. I wouldn't be mad at all unless there were at least a few more "warning signs" than that.
My boyfriend had all his letters his girlfriend wrote to him while he was in prison and it was weird to me but I didn't really think anything of it. I would just ask him about it and see what he says. I don't think it's that serious but you never know
Maybe he forgot about them unless they were with his clothes he always wears ?
I don't think you should be mad like you said those letters were from when he was 16 it's in the past