Jenny, Well, here's the difference. During those 2 weeks, MrH was going out of his mind with horniness. Copping feels all over the place and so on. What he couldn't seem to do was locate that raging horniness right at bedtime but I've come to accept that he falls asleep way too easily and it's nothing personal.
So the difference between now and then is that there was no doubt in my mind that he was horny and desirous; it just wasn't translating into any kind of action.
My opinion on your H is that he acts a bit like I do. He doesn't want to show that he wants. He doesn't want you to know how desperately he needs you, sexually or otherwise. That's why he HAS to consign you to the HD role. He phrases it as he's at your disposal when what he really is saying is I need you right now.
You could try to break him of this habit but his oppositional nature will just encourage him to say the opposite of whatever you want, so maybe the best approach is to 'read between the lines' during these moments and pat yourself on the back over how much you are loved and needed. Silently of course. LOL