Told girl I'm involved with that I love her, and she said it back

I dunno...I've always heard, from the media and romantic literature and just the general filtering-down of human culture, that saying "the L word" is a big deal. Actually what I said to her, over the phone, was this: "I know this is premature and so on, but I keep wanting to tell you that I love you." She responded "I love you too".

I really did feel it; it wasn't something I said to be manipulative. It just kinda came out. I guess that's the way it's supposed to be?

I was a little worried about it before, but now I'm thinking that too much of a big deal is made of "the L word", and people should be able to say it more often, even if a relationship is just starting. Well ours isn't just starting -- it's complicated, and I'm kinda reluctant to give more details on the thuggish, 4channy, doxxing interwebs. Basically we're a recently-rekindled old relationship.

Wachoo think? O_________O