<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

Dating 1 year. To avoid a wall of text, I'll just condense it into saying that I often feel like he very much wants a relationship, a life partner, to settle down, to start a family.  But I am not sure he's *in love* with ME as much as just wanting a partner to settle down with.

He treats me fine, but there's no romance (for lack of a better word) or just actions that would suggest being in love.  It's all terribly practical.  He never pampers me or tries to protect me (I'm talking just minor things like calling to make sure I get home ok, or not letting me lift heavy stuff, etc).  My dad is very in love with my mom after all these years, and it absolutely shows.  Anyone can see it when he looks at her.  I don't feel that vibe from my bf at all.

SO, what to do?  I do love him.  I've asked him a few times and he just says yes, he's in love with me.  I'm worried about settling down with someone who thinks of me as a buddy or something more than the woman he's in love with.
<bot>: how to tell if bf actually is in love with me, or just in love with the idea of being with someone.