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[quote=Anonymous]Mine doesn't. He definitely shows his love in other ways, but it's extremely rare for him to bust out with a complement out of the blue. He might say "you look nice" when I'm dressed up or that he's proud of me for some major accomplishment, but I can count on one hand the times he's told me I'm beautiful or some such thing out of the blue (and I remember such things since they are so rare). I know he thinks I'm a good mom, but he has certainly never told me so directly.

It's by far the biggest stumbling block in our relationship. He's not a talker in general and I honestly believe it just doesn't occur to him that I'd appreciate a little verbal affirmation every so often. It doesn't help that I grew up with a dad who constantly was talking about how awesome my mom was. I've tried numerous times to talk to him about it but it's like I'm talking past him and I end up feeling like I'm being super needy, which in reality, I really am not at all.

Read the 5 Love Languages. It's super cheesy, but made me feel a bit better about our relationship when I read it a few years ago. This issue has just come to a head for us again recently and I'm going to make him read it.

And to any taciturn guys out there reading this, shower your wife with some compliments already! Making her feel ignored and unappreciated is definitely not doing anything good for your sex life....[/quote]

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