<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

Together for 8 months now.

She's always been cautious around the "L-word", making sure she only says it to someone she can see herself spending the rest of her life with.

So instead, we tell each other we like each other. Depending on how we feel, it'll range from "I like you" to "I really really like you". When we sing love songs, we make sure to replace "love" with "like".

I've talked to her about it. She says that while she really likes me and hopes to some day love me, we're not at that point yet.

Lately, she's gone from "I really really like you" to "I like you". I feel like we're making no progress toward actually saying "I love you".

A friend of hers broke up with his girlfriend of one year, and his ex told him that while she always liked him, she never actually loved him.

I don't want to be that couple.

Should I end this relationship knowing it'll go nowhere? Am I placing too much importance on this word?
<bot>: Girlfriend doesn't want to say the L-word and we're moving further away from it ever happening. I don't want to be a couple that doesn't love each other.