<human>: My boyfriend and I have been dating for 2 and a half years. I feel like I go through a cycle with him of two months of feeling infatuated with each other and then weeks to months of me feeling upset and unappreciated almost all of the time.

 

Overall, these feelings are stemming from the fact that I don't feel like I receive enough physical or emotional affection from him. I know he loves me, because he is able to show it other ways, but he rarely if ever says something sweet to me, compliments the way I look, or explains how much I mean to him. He also doesn't ever kiss or hug me unless we are having sex- and the sex is amazing.

 

I am not asking for anything over the top, I basically just want a nice remark once in a while, a passionate kiss sometimes when we're saying goodbye. I've talked to him about this and his response is that he feels like I pressure him into doing these things, which makes him not want to (because he feels obligated rather than doing it on his own volition). I love him very much and feel he is the perfect person for me aside from feeling under appreciated and like I need more affection.

 

My question is, is the way he is acting towards me normal? Is it something I just need to accept if I wanna be with him?

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: Is the fact that my boyfriend doesn't tell me his feelings or kiss me as much as I'd like a normal thing that I should get used to?