I really need some advice, pleease! Please, please someone help me D=

I feel a little odd for asking, especially to ask complete strangers, but still...

You see........ I'm a little weird when it comes to certain emotions... especially in the case of love..... Ever since my previous boyfriend (looong story), I've kinda felt like love is more than just boyfriend/girlfriend relationship situation, like there's more to it than just that, right..? I mean, sure I've felt that for a while, but I've kinda thought about it in a deeper sense lately.. like, I want to save my love for who I feel I might spend my life with, something that I want to be completely sure of........ Lately, I've been feeling like how I feel for Kevin (my current boyfriend-- he's so amazing D=) keeps growing and might just be at that point, but I'm scared to say because I don't want to screw things up..... I want to know how he feels, because I don't want him to say he loves me just because I start saying it..... I keep thinking maybe I should ask him, but then that may be awkward, but I feel really antsy trying to wait and see if he'll say on his own....... Like, I want to know how he feels in more than just whether or not he just "likes" me....

I.. dunno what I should do, really...... I want to be sure that we both feel the same way before I say anything, but I'm getting frustrated just waiting for him to tell me...... >>;;;;

I mean.... I just asked my friend, but she wasn't sure how to answer, because she and her boyfriend started saying "I love you" when they first started dating and the feeling developed and grew from there... But she said that lately when Kevin's with me, he seems so much happier and more awake ((He doesn't have a very "normal" sleeping pattern, so he's always exhausted during the day)).. But, I want to know how he feels, sincerely, without me prompting him to say something just because I do... Like, I don't want to say "I love you" routinely and have him respond in the same way, I want it to be a genuine, honest, and deep feeling, something that's actually worth saying....

((Sorry, I was probably really super-redundant just now... >>; ))
.. Any help would be more than greatly appreciated....