Okay. So, I've been friends with this guy for about a year and a half but we've only really gotten close this past month. And despite what the title may suggest, I really like him! I like his company, and I love talking to him, and I think there's potential for me to see him as more than a friend. However, today, he told me he had something to tell me. I kind of saw it coming and expected him to confess that he had feelings (which I was fine with) and he ended up doing so, but added that he thought he loved me (I feel like I should mention that we're both eighteen - so naive conceptions of love should be outgrown by now). I told him that I don't think what he's feeling is love and I don't think he was very convinced. I'm conflicted because I can sense that this can lead to misguided and overwhelming attachment and that really scares me and puts me off (because I've been in a situation where the same thing has happened before and it was a disaster) but I don't know how to approach it or make him slow down a bit and I don't want to hurt him either by completely rejecting him. Please help!!!