Hmmm, I wonder this a lot with my H too Rouky. As you say, who knows. I don't think we'll ever be able to understand what makes a MLCer tick!
My H still does 'looking after me' things like that too yet he clearly doesn't see it as a sign that he cares for me. I have looked back at a lot of things from years ago that didn't register at the time but now I see that H is a very controlling person. So maybe he does the things he does as a way of controlling me. Maybe your H is the same? Either way, it seems they can't totally let go.