Jak, I'm thinking you're H won't make an effort to change until he's forced to. I think we're all like that when it comes to those areas in which we're underdeveloped and have neglected.
You two are not on the same page--you want space and distance, and he wants a physical connection but no intimacy verbally and emotionally.
When he says that you can sit with him, do you go over to him or stay on your side?
I can remember years ago being kissed by a young lady who went thru the motions, rather than be honest with me. I would have preferred honesty, though her distance showed in the kiss.
I wonder if he senses your distance? I would think that he must know something's up with you.
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"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."