Would this bother you?

My bf and I are long distance across the world with no visits for 4 1/2 months. We are halfway done. The only way we talk is text and FaceTime, but it’s really starting to hurt that he never says I look pretty or nice while we’re on FaceTime. And rarely over text. I have brought it up here and there, but he’s extremely stressed with life and we agreed to set aside relationship troubles for awhile. What does this mean? Would this bother you?