Has your man ever said this to you?? (IMPORTANT)?

Yes because sometimes when a man is intoxicated he lets out his true feelings and yeah I think its true.

I would take it with a grain of salt. Some people argue that people get more honest when they are drunk & with some people it is true. However it is just as easy for some people to say things that they don't entirely mean when they are sober.

Then again, you've said that when you discuss long term future goals he lights up. That's a good sign. Talk to him & get him to say it when he is sober or it is meaningless. You may want to discuss his standoffishness. Is this something he can work on? If not, then you need to examine yourself & see if you are the type who is happy with that or if you need a more affectionate guy.

If he does love you then he will tell you that he loves you when he is not drunk as well as when he is drunk.

This is just me, but I would want the first time he told me he loved me to be when he wasn't intoxicated.

It's hard to say! but isn't this what man always say when they are in love, no one can predict the future, its up to both of you to work it out yourself!

♥ It's hard to say although many say that Drunken words=sober thoughts! :-) I'd wait and see how it plays out.. let him prove that he met what he said. Good Luck!