Nothing spontaneous

Is it bad I feel this way?

My boyfriend & I have been together for almost 3 yrs with a 12 yr age gap (22 & 34). I can honestly say out of all the time we’ve been together he’s only gotten my flowers once, he’s never done anything spontaneous for me to show me he really appreciates me, never a surprise date. For Valentine’s Day it’s always the same “what do you want” & my answer is “always nothing pricey babe just something from your heart” & I’m always disappointed, no chocolates, no flowers, not card. And yessss I get him things for vday (last year was a shirt he wanted, this year his favorite brand cologne). I understand everyday should be vday but for me it’s not. Also I throw out hints on things I want & I never see them unless I purchase them. It’s like he can’t pick up hints or something. The nicest thing he’s done for me is take me on a picnic I begged for him to plan a year later. I’m the one always planning things & surprising him but it’s never the same. But I just get sad bc it’s like he doesn’t have the creativity, to put a smile on my face. He makes me smile w words but he’s not good w actions. We’ve even done love language quizzes & still nothing. I just don’t feel I’m appreciated. I love him & he’s good so I stick around.