Be aware that love is conveyed in different ways. Your husband has a love tank, and it’s your job to keep it filled. Gary Chapman, the author of The Five Love Languages, says there are five different ways to say, “I love you,” and put love in that tank. They are: words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, acts of service, and gifts.
If you put gifts but not time in your husband’s love tank, and what he really wants is your undivided attention (quality time), pretty soon he is going to feel deprived. Likewise if you repeatedly tell him you love him and that he’s the most handsome man around (words of affirmation), but ignore his wants and needs when what he most wants is your acts of service, he will also feel neglected. What makes your husband feel loved may be different than what makes you feel loved.
Most of us are naturally adept at communicating in only one or two of these ways. God shows us love in all five ways, and He can help us learn another “language.” You can learn to show love in the way your husband most wants to receive it and be the companion he wants you to be. It is also good to communicate with your husband about what your love language is. Likely he would appreciate your being direct with him about it so that he will know how to fill up your empty tank as well!