We've been together for just over 2 years. I said "I love you" first (about 9 months into the relationship). I made it clear that I had no expectations, he shouldn't feel obligated to say it back, I just wanted him to know. Our relationship went long distance soon after that. I went to visit him for our 1 year anniversary, and he told me he loved me.

We were LD for about a year, now living in the same city (as of about two months ago). Since that first time around our one year mark, he's never said it again. Now, it's not something I need or even want to hear on a daily basis, I think that makes it lose its meaningfulness, but occasionally would be nice. He does show physical affection (touching, hand holding etc), but we don't have sex all that often due to a variety of issues (differences in libido, anxiety issues on his part), so hearing "I love you" every once in a while would be really nice (especially those times when he left me crying in the airport). I know some people just don't feel comfortable saying "I love you" despite feeling it, and some people are more into physical affection than verbal, so I don't want to completely push him out of his comfort zone. Maybe there's a way to ease him into saying it a little more often? Or to ask for it without seeming overbearing or demanding?
user
BF of 2 years has said "I love you" once. Is it unreasonable to ask
assistant
We've been together for just over 2 years. I said "I love you" first (about 9 months into the relationship). I made it clear that I had no expectations, he shouldn't feel obligated to say it back, I just wanted him to know. Our relationship went long distance soon after that. I went to visit him for our 1 year anniversary, and he told me he loved me.

We were LD for about a year, now living in the same city (as of about two months ago). Since that first time around our one year mark, he's never said it again. Now, it's not something I need or even want to hear on a daily basis, I think that makes it lose its meaningfulness, but occasionally would be nice. He does show physical affection (touching, hand holding etc), but we don't have sex all that often due to a variety of issues (differences in libido, anxiety issues on his part), so hearing "I love you" every once in a while would be really nice (especially those times when he left me crying in the airport). I know some people just don't feel comfortable saying "I love you" despite feeling it, and some people are more into physical affection than verbal, so I don't want to completely push him out of his comfort zone. Maybe there's a way to ease him into saying it a little more often? Or to ask for it without seeming overbearing or demanding?
user
I'm not really asking for anything differently, but it's been a long time since I've
assistant