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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband isn’t as vocally romantic as I would like. Yes, it bothers me sometimes, but it’s also just who he is and I knew that when I married him. I grew up surrounded by men who were much more expressive (my dad gushed about how wonderful my mom was all the time) so not having that bummed me out, even though my DH is awesome and demonstrated his love in other ways. Reading the 5 Love Languages helped me get some perspective (cheesy, but helpful). It’s still hard, and we periodically have The Talk about it, which never results in much change though DH does seem genuinely frustrated he can’t give me what I want. It’s the must frustrating part about our relationship, but everything else is hunky dory so I do my best to accept it and appreciate everything else he does ‘right’. 13 years in and I’m more at peace with it than I was at 4 years in.[/quote]

I have a similar experience. We've been married for 18 years. I've realized my DH doesn't express his love in the way I would prefer but he does express it in other ways. I'd like him to be more vocal about how he feels and sing my praises. Ha. He doesn't. But, he cleans the house, takes the kids every Saturday for half the day so I can rest/get things done, etc. Acts of Service, if we are talking about the 5 Love Languages.

I don't know the details of your situation but talking to him is one thing. Talking to him in a way he can understand is another. Is he generally not emotionally expressive? Or just when interacting/talking with you? Dig a little deeper before having another conversation about it. [/quote]

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