He was speaking love, and he was sincere, but she did not understand his language. Perhaps she was looking for love in his behavior and didn’t see it. Being sincere is not enough. We must be willing to learn our spouse’s primary love language if we are to be effective communicators of love.
— The 5 Love Languages (Gary Chapman), Loc. 109–11
Or, maybe… find someone else? Who speaks the same love language that you speak.