Guys, Is this a red flag or is he being genuine?

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So I have been seeing someone long distance (he came to my state 3 weeks ago for the first date and it was amazing), and everything has been going well. I appreciate all the effort he put into the date and he's planning on coming soon for a second date.

After we spoke on the phone yesterday and the conversation ended, he said "bye beautiful, love you". I went speechless said bye cuz it threw me off and he hung up. Then he proceeded by texting it in the chat "love you <3". I just replied with "I didn't expect that". Is this something I should just brush off or is this something that I should concentrate on? There's a difference between "I love you" and "love you" but that could just be me. Also its been a month and a half getting to know him... Guys what the hell does he mean?

Guys, Is this a red flag or is he being genuine?
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