<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

I have been dating my boyfriend for about 9 months. Things are going great. I am happier and in a better place than I ever have been. I have had a rough life so far, and have never felt this loved and appreciated. I feel like I deserve it. 

My boyfriend is hands-down one of the best people I have ever met. He is a musician and composer, he is very hard working and focused on his career. He tours a lot - generally for 3 week to month long periods (not that long, I know). He is gone for about 3 weeks, he left yesterday for Europe. He is going to a ton of different countries.

I am a pretty independent person. I am not clingy or needy. However, I am a bit socially stunted. I am not sure how much communication is too much or too little. I don't want to suffocate him but I also don't want him to feel ignored. I want him to know I am thinking of him and love him without being overbearing or difficult to deal with. It's really important to me that I respect his career while making sure he knows that I love him. 

I guess my question is, do any of you have significant others who are not necessarily musicians, but are gone for long stretches of time with career stuff? How do you demonstrate your love and affection while respecting their space and time? What kind of nice things do you do and say for them?
<bot>: How do you treat somebody with a stressful and busy and occasionally long distance career with love and respect without being overbearing or distant?