Any ideas?

Each person's disposition is dissimilar.Love a person being probable to love his all.

I dont understand why men are like that. Im in the exact same situation as you so I know how you feel. I guess guys just think that once they do it once or twice it makes up for the rest of the time bein. Just pay attention to the little things he does for you. Guys are not as open as us girls and they deffinatly think alot more practical. I think that if you pay attention for the little things youll see that he is a sweetheart but just in his own way.

Talk to him about how you feel. If you think he is not the showy type, at least he'll know what you want if you talk to him.

You will never can change people if he/she doesn't want to. so stop to force your bf do what you want, and just understand what he needs. I have a husband and just like all husband i know, men are a practical creature. They show their love with something more practical then women. I some condition, we have to tell him what we want, not because they do not want to give us what that we want, but because men do do not know what we want before we tell him. So a very simple thing we have to do is speak to him about our need... don't force him... and say it clear. Example, don't tell him we want him to be romantic, he will confuse about "romantic" term. Just tell him that we want him to give us flowers, or in special day give chocolate, or make a dinner, etc.