Keep in mind that this guy fell in love with you based on who you were presenting yourself to be on the dating service where you were matched.
Since you love him too, all you want is for him to look past the false information you provided on your dating profile.
Nevertheless, that is not realistic.
Irrespective of how much you two have fallen in love since you were matched on the dating site, he fell in love with the person you portrayed yourself to be.
A long-distance boyfriend that is on an online matchmaking site is motivated by the desire for a physical connection with someone closer to where he lives.
Although you have been coping with the long distance, he has been struggling with the loneliness.