<human>: Provide a brief overview of the text.

We are pretty close and have been dating off and on for about a year, but he recently decided he wanted to give us a real chance. Over the past 4 months, I've had no complaints.

We both agree that anal sex is something we want to do, but only something we'd do with someone we really trust. It is definitely on the horizon for us. However, I'm not sure how he feels about saying "I love you" and I don't know how to tell him that I want us to get to that point before I spread my cheeks (and maybe his).

I've danced around it by saying I want us to feel stronger about each other beforehand, but I want to make sure he knows what I mean.

Just to be clear, we have pretty intimate conversations, but this is a delicate matter.

How should I phrase this? Thanks!
<bot>: Good relationship, just wondering how to bring up saying "I love you" before we go as far as anal sex.