I agree with everything that's been written, especially with being in a long-distance relationship. I also feel that since those are some very strong words, they shouldn't be said until they are actually felt because people tend to throw them back in your face if things don't work out. (I've had this happen to me several times "but you said you love me so how can you break up with me".....but that's probably a whole other thread"). I wouldn't stress over it too much, we are all different and move at our own pace. The current guy I am dating has told me he has the feelings for me and we have agreed that while we feel strongly about each other, we also need to take things at a slow pace. Neither one of us want to jump really deep into things and then end up hurt. Hope it all works out for you
Oh yeah, back to the long-distance thing, my last serious relationship started out as a long-distant one. We had only been dating about a month and he was going off to Greece in the reserves. He told me the night before he left he was in love with me but it didn't feel real and I couldn't bring myself to say it back, so no one should feel bad either if the timing is off
Too many people I think feel obligated to say it then things end up all screwy.