Dear Emily,
I’ve been dating my boyfriend for two years and we live together. He has fully embraced being the zaddy to my (now our) cat and makes our house a home. He’s loyal, makes me laugh, and is kind to my family. We talk about getting married and having babies in the near future. But while I know he loves me deeply, I also know he isn’t amazing at showing me his love. I have asked him to improve on his words of affirmation and to take more of an active role in planning fun things for us to do.