I think you're headed down a path that leads; somewhere that you believe is love.
My qualifications:
First marriage of 26 years, she decided she didn't love me because I made too much money.
Second marriage of 28 years and stronger today that it was 28 years ago.
After my first marriage, I decided that the next one would be absolutely the last. I reasoned that communication like most things is the real problem.
So, after the first marriage, I developed a long list of questions. The purpose was to determine if we were in sync. So, instead of sex or lots of trips or whatever, we agreed to spend whatever time is necessary to understand one another better. I already knew that she was the one. We agreed that if there were some things we couldn't agree or comprimise on then, we would move on.
It was the best thing we could have done. The second is to remember that we're the core team.
Good piece of work.
DR