He told me that he's in love with me πŸ˜ŒπŸ’•

Riane
My boyfriend and I have been dating for nearly a year now and yesterday he told me that he's in love with me. We've said "I love you" but we both feel as though being in love is different than to love. This was the first time "i'm in love with you was said". 
I wanna hear your stories about the first time you've said or been told "i love you"/"i'm in love with you".