I visited a lady last October. Through the translator, I asked her parents how often do they say "I love you" to each other. Their answer was ONCE in the last TWENTY YEARS. This was a lady who wrote "I love you" in our letters but couldn't say it in person. Her reasoning was that she could express her affections in words but not face-to-face. Her definition of love is to take care of the cooking, laundry and other household chores for me. Like mother ... like daughter.
In reference to your post Alex ... it takes BOTH spouse to make a relationship have passion. Sorry to hear about what the CLB agency did to you. Make sure you get your credits back. The Brotherhood will back you up if need be.