and i thought i loved you then

i've been dating my boyfriend for almost a year. and it's been great :) we've had plenty of rough spots, but we always manage to find our way out of them. and the other day i was thinking about the first time we said i love you to one another (he said it about 11 days into the relationship, crazy right?!). and i kept asking him how he knew that soon and he said he just did. and if i ask him the same question right now the answer would be the same. thats just how it is. we were meant to find each other. meant to meet. and meant to fall in love. period. no questions asked. but the funny thing is whether its 11 days in, a year, or 20; we still use the same word. and i wonder if the word changes its meaning or if it's the same love that was felt the first day it was said.