So, last weekend my bf and I made love for the first time after being together for almost a year. I had reasons for wanting to wait so long and he was always respectful of this. We talked about doing it in advance, so it was kind of 'planned' in that he had condoms and we were both prepared that it might happen. We were away on a city break for his birthday. It went so well, the night was so see special. It had been a long time for both of us tbh, him longer than me.
We landed back in UK this morning and both headed home. We don't live together.
He text me when arrived home and said 'I love you' in a text that was sent straight after it.
I've felt for a while that we love each other but it was unspoken. We've never actually said it face to face, the first time was in his text this morning. I replied that I love him too. As you might guess we've both been out of the dating game for a while before meeting each other.
Does this text and my reply need a conversation, or do I just go with the flow?