Thank you so much Eonbar!! This helps so much because I felt
exactly like how your gf felt the first time he told me. (There was so much going on in my head and i knew i wanted to spend all my time with him, but i didn't quite feel like I seriously loved him just yet). And that iis exactly what I'll tell my bf. And when i'm ready to talk with him about it I'm definitely going to take your advice and use positive talking and begin the conversation with something more like "when I first loved you" as opposed to "i didn't really love you then".
Thanks so much again, you've been a big help!
Wish you and your gf all the best!