text: what do you do when your bf tells you he loves you but you...? i really like him alot but i don't think that i love him.  love, it's a really strong word and i don't think i know well him enough to say it back.  i think he likes me alot, but i honestly don't think he really loves me.  but what do you do if he says he loves you, but you don't feel the same way back? after dating my gf for a few months she said she loved me and then asked me if i loved her.  i was honest and said i don't know.  i told her i liked her a lot, but i don't throw the world "love" around like most people.  when i say it i truly mean it and that i didn't know her well enough to say it.  she was a bit upset at the time, but a few months later when i did, she was really happy.  be honest, i'd rather have someone tell me they didn't love me, than find out a while down the road.