He says "love isn't real"

So I have finally worked up the courage to tell my boyfriend of 2 months that I love him. He said it back but then went on to say that he doesn't really know if love is real. He said he's had his heart broken so many times and has watched his parents marriage completely fall apart over the course of his childhood. Is this just like a cynical view of things that might change? Or could he really not be capable of loving anyone because of his past ?