Is this love...something real?

Confession..

     You see games are usually split up in the week, 2 days between each one right? Yeah perfect time to CONFESS?? Are you crazy....well yes. The day before the next game I gathered all my feelings and texted him 3 words, these words were terrifying and was the most scary thing I have ever done. You see I've had relationships in the past, but he, he is perfect. I can't mess this up in any way, shape, or form! So I texted him.....DUH DUH DUH "I like you" yeah cheesy right? That's what I thought. He texted me back and said that he could tell but, I didn't hear his feelings till later. Throughout the conversation I was scared waiting to hear his feelings and then he said it. The words that changed my life, changed how I was, my habits, good and bad. He said it "I like you" you see that wasn't all of it I felt that way until I read the word, the most useless and heartbreaking word! Why, why did he have to use it the word "but"....I read the rest of the text "I'm with someone." I knew that he was, didn't he know that? Whatever I replied with "I understand, but don't feel this way towards me when your with her it's almost like cheating.." I hated saying that to him, but it was true it was! Was it? I'm not sure anymore...but he replied? Why? Why would he reply to that? The text read "I know but I like you and plan on breaking up with her" I was happy so happy to hear that, but I couldn't do that to this girl that he was dating...because she was one of my previous friends. Although we didn't talk much I still cared for her so...I said "figure thugs out with her then we can work things out okay?😊" he replied with "okay" and we texted and "friends" I guess through the night.