Sounds like your guy is a slow mover (like myself). Don’t take that to mean he doesn’t have feelings for you, more so it takes him a while to realise how he actually feels as this may not happen to him so often.

His use of the word love could be a way of leading up to saying the real thing when he feels the time is right.

The most important thing is being able to have an open and honest conversation about things. If he doesn’t feel pressure he’s more likely to open up to you.

That’s how it would be with me anyway. I hope this helps.
JimmyT

1. don’t say anything and just keep an eye on him
2. realize secretly or not so secretly may be cheating
3. delete it
4. ignore it
5. forgive it
6. worry its actually someone he may know
7. get screened for std’s asap!
(do number 7 if you are intimate w/each other,
you never know, he may actually be cheating.. it is
an obsession he said)

it obviously already bothers you, don’t ignore it
you won’t be happy. mull over it and let the answer
come to you. but don’t ignore it.

I’d not mention it until you know how you feel and
what you want to do and just keep and eye on him and
listen up more to how he’s talking.