What does it mean if he says he wants love

[Piglet80]

If your partner said he needs love, what does that look like. Do you think he means simply more affection? Im not really great at showing my love for him, I dont really know how

Maybe more loving gestures, affection, kisses? Are you affectionate with him?

How does he show his love for you? Chances are that’s how he would want to be shown love.

Is he angling for more sex ?

Or do you not have much physical (even non sexual) contact at all ?

Sex.

Ask him?
'What exactly do you mean?'

You might find the book on love languages helpful (Google it). Also a good bit of advice I recievwd was that sometimes men think they just want sex when it cab mean a lot of other things. But we all know how the boys struggle to recognise and articulate their intimacy needs (beyond 'blow nob').

I think you need to ask him. People show (and want) love in different ways.

You need to ask him what he means. I'd automatically think sex if a bloke said that and it might not be.

Probably sex. But if you’re not generally very ‘loving’ in other ways then maybe he means kissing, cuddling and kind words.

u need to know his love language. you feel unloved if yours isn't being met.

Affection including sex. Are you on your phone a lot in the evening?

I'd say he wants more affection.

It's often said that a man needs to have sex to feel loved, a woman needs to feel loved to have sex.

There is truth in that I think - I am a man BTW.

Apparently the are 5 ways people show or want love and you have to match

Time
Affection
Sex
Gifts
Laughter

My husband gives and looks for affection more than I do

I prefer laughter and time so I have to make the effort to give affection.

I apologize if I am generalizing, but from my personal experience, if a man is asking for more "loving", he means sex.

Sex

It’s probably sex but don’t waste your time guessing, ask him.

maybe go through the love languages thing together

Me and dp = both a little bit of everything and have no main one

quality time
gift giving
acts of service
affection

etc I can't remember all of them but give it a google

My ex always used the term affection when he really meant more shagging!