Hmm I am pretty sure that I said I loved him somewhere, but there must have been something said that stopped the romance as you mentioned.
But thank you! The console code fixed it right up, and I've now completed the game
I absolutely love this mod, all the characters are unique and interesting each with their own stories and worries. And I actually think that having the various dialogues spaced throughout the game and triggered through areas or events worked better than it would have if it had been timed. Because this way it doesn't matter how fast or slow you play (as long as you pause long enough for them to speak), you still get all the content and you get it where it should be.
I found all the conversations (both between NPCs and the PC) to be quite thought-provoking in their subject matter. It was nice to see things like relationships developing between the NPCs too. Really I don't have a bad thing to say, thank you for making such a wonderful mod.