Dear GhanaWeb,

My partner and I are in a lovely long-distance relationship. We've been together for three years, one of them long-distance. We're both graduate students, and I believe we have a good, loving, and respectful relationship.

But during the three years we've been together, the same issue has come up consistently: I am an expressive and emotional person who loves affection and attention, and while he will tell me he loves me freely, he is a quiet guy who is just not built to be particularly demonstrative.

I try to be understanding of this, and I pay attention to the small details, but he's not as dependable and doesn’t look out for me even when we talk about things we go through and he is in a better position than I am.

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