i want some validation, too!

dear boyfriend,
it's hard to repeatedly feel like i am causing you more good than bad. i want more appreciation, i want more affection, i want more pretties and more lovelies and more sexies and more glances. i want to feel admired more, to compensate for the criticism and the complaints. i need some extra love, please, because i think you know this is difficult for me. you yourself said yesterday that you are a hard person to be with, and that your parents know that about you, too. are you able to try?