Like vs Love

My boyfriend and I have been dating for 4 months and I know I love him. He doesn’t feel the same way about me so I’ve been saying “I like you” instead. At one point he would say “I like you too” but now he just says “thanks.” I got frustrated and asked if he even liked me and he said define ‘like.’ What is y’alls definition of like vs love? If he doesn’t even like me by four months we’re gonna have to call it quits even though I really don’t want to.

He said he’s attracted to me and my personality and likes spending time with me and says he likes the conversations we have. I defined it as a constant passive attraction to the other person. Like no matter what’s going on in the day you know you like them and want to be with them.