<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

so, I am a 23 y/o male, and VERY experienced at that. I have seen a lot of shit to know in a mature way who i am. One thing that i pride myself on is my ability to communicate, but not so good at "biting the bullet" when needed. anyways, i was chillin with my GF and she could tell something was wrong. So, after much struggle i told her i was falling in love with her. I am already considering this as a HUGE mistake. To give you some background, she broke up with her BF of 4 years to be with me and yes, they were in love. So I KNEW, there was no way she could be ready to consider using those words this soon....however, i must have forgotten that in the moment. 

There has been an on going dilemma with the age gap. its not huge, but at this age it seems pretty substantial. Might have to do with the development of the frontal lobe. 

Overall, i feel really connected with this girl. And I am so afraid i messed things up. IDK what im looking for on reddit, but I'm desperate.
<bot>: I told my GF im falling in love with her, but she may not be ready for it. Age gap and recent relationship may have something to do with it