"I love you" ... does he?

Well, love is just a word, much as we'd like it to mean something. We all have slightly different interpretations of what feelings we feel we need to have, and how intense they need to be, to call it that.

Often thoughts are sometimes clouded, we always think our thoughts are right and true and lack doubt concerning motivations. You seem to have doubt because you feel like a rebound, like he wants to reach out and love anything. This is a good concern, however that isn't the only answer, since you are friends and you did have the caring and confidence to reach out to him.

I think you're sort of concerned that he might just be looking for someone to love him, and not someone to love. I guess time can tell this sort of thing, often people don't really know for themselves.

In the end, whether or not whether or not he loves you is relevant depends upon, like him, are you looking for someone to love you, or looking for someone to love?

Sometimes I do wonder what love is if we will only love those guaranteed to love us back. Indeed, whether we love someone is dependent upon our opinion of them, and if we perceive them as someone to state love deceptively to garner it, this can make us fall out of love, so I guess it is something concrete, but it does mean love is conditional upon our assessment of someone.

Hmm. Maybe don't say it, and see if he does.

You can only tell how you feel if he is being honest. Do you really think he loves you? Sounds like he might be using you to help get over his previous girlfriend, but what do I know. All that really matters is if you believe it when he says it.

Rebound. You are into him more. He hasn't had time to heal from his past breakup.