So how do I confess being a "catfish" to the guy I'm in love with?

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About 4, almost 5 years ago, I met a guy online via MySpace. At first I just wanted to talk to my crush as a different person (i. e. the fake persona.) but one thing led to another and he introduced me to his friend E. E supposedly thought the fake picture of me was cute and asked me out. At first we didn't click and I thought this is not going anywhere so who cares? I was even going to break up with him, but about a month in I actually started liking him and he liked me. (I should mention that the only thing that was fake about me was my photos.) And soon enough we fell in love. We've been "dating" on and off for 4 years. And I've tried leaving him alone so he can move on with his life, but he claims to love me and only me. And just recently he asked me to move in with him, but I can't stand hurting him anymore. So how would I tell him about me being someone completely different than the girl in the photos.

I know what I did was extremely terrible and awful, so try to refrain from lecturing me, please. I know my wrongs. Thanks!
So how do I confess being a "catfish" to the guy I'm in love with?
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