<human>: It's very simple. We were really close friends, both with a history of abusive relationships and depression, that started dating during a period when we were both lonely, so ours isn't exactly a romantic love story. It was more pragmatic than that. 

There's a lot of love here, we're both really good to each other, our arguments are healthy, calm, and productive,and our sex life is amazing and frequent. 

Still, lately he's been dealing with severe depression (not really caused by anything concrete, just not being able to enjoy life). He's a lonesome person that has the tendency to isolate himself (which I respect) but I know he feels very alone and misunderstood in the world. 

I don't know how to help him, except to keep reminding him that I'm here for him if he does need help, and I feel like id like him to know that he's loved, that he's not alone. 

So I want to say "I love you", but I'm almost positive that he's not there yet. That part in particular doesn't bother me, I know different people are on a different pace when it comes to these things, but I don't want to make this awkward. I think I'm being selfless in my motivation to tell him I love him, but I figured id run my plan through you guys first to make sure I'm making the right decision.

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: We've been together 8 months, he's depressed and I want him to know I love him even though I don't think he'll say it back.