It's a shame

Now a days people are so afraid of falling in love instead of rejoicing in it because it's risking pain and heartbreak which happens more often than not anymore... The new meaning of "let's just take it slow" is "don't tell me you love me yet". It really is a shame and I understand how it is 100% because that's how my relationship is. My boyfriend and I have known each other for a long time have had sex countless times, hell I even lost my virginity to him when I was 14, and he's planning on moving in with me but neither of us can say those 3 little words again when all those years ago we could say it so easily. It's because in the time we spent apart we've both been hurt and we've both been lied too more than once or twice. No matter how much we might both feel that we love each other again he can't say it and I can't either... it's too scary.