text: why did it take so long for my boyfriend to tell me he loves me? me and my boyfriend have been living together for over a year now and he just recently started telling me he loves me. i am just couriuos as to why it takes a guy so long to say it and when it takes him that long does he really mean it? he doesnt tell me everyday but when he does say it i melt. he surprises me and tells me when i am not expecting it at all. i love this guy and he knows how much i love him i just want to know he loves me to. if you ate steak all day everyday how precious would steak be to you after a week? that feeling you get when he tells you he loves you sounds to me like he's doing it right.