<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

22 F here, dating a 22M. We have been together for about 3 months after a 3 month "courtship" (lol). 

I have lots of relationship experience. The past 2 relationships I've had were both over a year and a half long, and I dated a few guys before those relationships as well. I know what I want and I have a good understanding of my own feelings. For me personally, I feel there are different types of love, some you only understand in retrospect; the "love" I felt for the guy I lost my virginity to at 16 is not the same "love" I felt for my last relationship, which was very serious. Love is love and sometimes you feel uniquely for different people. Anyway, that's not the whole point.

My boyfriend has no relationship experience. I am literally his second girlfriend, his first being a girl he dated his freshman year of college for four months. Our communication is great though and he's a sweetheart. As our relationship has progressed, I've felt myself falling in love with him, as cliche as that sounds.  One night, I made the drunken mistake of telling him this. His response was confusing (He was drunk too) and he basically said he didn't know what love was and didn't understand it, but he cared for me a lot and his feelings were getting stronger. We had the talk about it sober the next day and the same sentiments were repeated from his end. I told him that I was open to talk about it when he was ready, and that I didn't want to pressure him.

It's so hard to not tell him I love him. I don't want to make him feel awkward or like I expect him to say it back. What can I do from this position besides be patient?
<bot>: I'm in love with my boyfriend but he doesn't know what love is. WHAT IS LOVE, BABY DON'T HURT ME.