My H has said these same things, Balto.

Just recently he is acting as if a love affair is a good thing to aspire towards. What a nice feeling to finally be on the same page.

He is, by nature, a practical person so it has taken a while for me to not personalize his desire to be practical in all areas of his life. I used to take it as an insult to me, but now I see that he has a great deal of difficulty being Romantic in this one area of his life, while remaining practical in all others. However, I think he values being married to me more than holding on steadfastly to his traits, so he's attempting to break out a bit.

Heaven knows I've had to learn how to be practical, for him. It's about time there was a little reciprocity.