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He also may be feeling at this point being showered with attention is a quick fix on your part and may not think it will last. I know you said you've talked and listened, but has he opened up about his feelings? When you respond, do you say things that would make him confident you get it and really want to fulfill his needs in the marriage? I would think if you are the one person he can confide in and trust, you can do a lot just by listening and making him feel you really care about him, since that was the void he was feeling over the years, overly mushy romantic gestures may be too much for him at this point.