Guy problems!! does he really love me?!?!?

Coming from a guy, if he loves you he wont say ily he will spell it out for you that he does. And he'll spell it correctly not ily or i luv u etc. And he wont always say it first because you might beat him to it but if he never does then no he doesnt love you maybe he just wants you to love him its nice to be told when your loved.