<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I (25f) have been exclusively dating a guy (27m) for 5 months.  It's been long distance, so I feel communication is very important.  He'll listen to me if I start talking about myself, but he never asks me anything personal and gets very awkward when sensitive topics like exes are brought up.  

He reassures me it's not because he doesn't care about me and that he's always been bad at showing emotions. He says he will try to do better, but there hasn't been much improvement.  As a result, I don't feel as close to or intimate with him as I'd like.  I know I shouldn't take it personally, but I can't help it.  I'm really making myself vulnerable and putting myself out there, and I just don't see much in return unless I coax it out of him.  I really like him, so I would like to help him open up instead of dropping him.  As far as emotional baggage goes (that I know of), he grew up with alcoholic, divorced parents, one of whom passed away when he was a teenager, and he has had one long distance relationship that didn't work out and he couldn't get over for a long time.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
<bot>: The guy (27m) I (25f) am dating has great difficulty showing his emotions, and I'd like to know what I can do to make him more comfortable sharing his feelings and deep thoughts.