I’ve been horribly spoiled in that my two BILs do say to my sisters and to their family around them exactly what I’ve listed. So I know that men are capable of valuing their wives aur us mai unki shaan nahiN ghat thi, bal kay barRh thi hai.
Even if my guy (wherever he is) doesn’t say it in words, so long as his actions reflect his appreciation for me (respect and affection which I would expect to earn as opposed to being handed by virtue of a nikkah-nama), I’d be thrilled.