I like what you said about coming from a place of doing your part in the relationship. The following quote is from the BB of David Deida. Thought it was fitting.
___________________________________________________________ Women constantly in their head space rather than their luscious body and heart space - trying to work it out.
Work it out work it out work it out work it out work it out work it out work it out
The yearning a woman feels in her body and heart and the sadness at not being wanted or entered or claimed - becomes toxic. ___________________________________________________________
That being said I'm not sure I would give the cards for the anniversary. My H hates anything that smacks of trying to "improve" him. Men in general are petrified of failure. Are there ways that you could verbalize these one at a time in moments where the vibe is positive? I really love Barney's suggestions but I'm concerned that they won't have the hoped for impact.