Let’s Talk Dating: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Understand My Love Language

Chattanooga-based Dating Expert Brock Olsen joins Gino D every Tuesday Afternoon at 5:30pm for Let’s Talk Dating.

Hits 96 Listeners email their dating and relationship scenarios and questions to gino@wdodradio.com and Brock gives his expert advice on the air.

Below is this week’s question and make sure to listen to Brock’s answer below…

Hey Brock!

I’ve been with my boyfriend for several years, and while he’s great in many ways, I’ve noticed that he lacks in the area of gift-giving. He never gives me gifts or surprises, even something simple like a letter, a flower, or a card. I’m not sure what his love language is because he’s not particularly affectionate either.

He used to be much more touchy, but during my pregnancy, I didn’t like being touched, and ever since then, he’s stopped being physically affectionate. Our daughter is 11 months old now, but that level of affection hasn’t returned.

He’s also not romantic with words, and I’ve spoken to him about how much it bothers me that he doesn’t give gifts—not even for my birthday. I used to give him gifts frequently, but I’ve stopped because he never reciprocates.

His reason for not giving gifts is that he didn’t grow up doing that in his family, which I understand to a degree, but it still leaves me feeling unappreciated.

How do I address this without disregarding his background but still expressing how important it is to me?

~ Anonymous

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