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We've known each other for two years, and we've showed our feelings and desires to be together since around a year ago, but we've only been officially together for six months.
I love her, and I know for a fact that she loves me as well. The only problem is that she is too proud, and thinks that telling a man that she loves him turns her into a fragile dependent woman. I strongly disagree for selfish reasons. Through my life I have always given too much importance to verbal demonstrations of affection, mainly because my parents never did so, but my first girlfriend did, and I became addicted to being told I was loved.
I feel I could be happier if she said she loves me more often, but I feel I would appear extremely needy if I asked her to do that, pushing her away.
Should I tell her how I feel? Or should I try to get over this "needyness" of being told that I am loved?
<bot>: I want my SO to tell me she loves me more often, but I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do. Is it?