Taurus Boyfriend Ignoring me. Help me understand this behaviorrrrrrr

Ok, my taurus man is deliberately ignoring me and pretty sure about it. I don't like to assume but this time i made sure that he is really ignoring my messages, i don't even know if i did something to upset him. Most of the time, I am calm and collected but it's starting to get into my nerves now. We don't usually get in fights and i don't like conflicts. He is always testing me and trying to get a reaction from me. I always assure him that my feelings for him are true and genuine whenever he does that. I even show it through actions but i feel like it's not enough. I am loyal to him and i love him very much but i just don't get him sometimes. I am more expressive both vocal and action when it comes to expressing love but when it comes to him, he doesn't really express his feelings verbally so i am having a hard time reading him. I wonder if he really means it when he says he loves me sometimes. As much as possible, I try to balance my affection with him coz i don't want to look like i'm needy or clingy but i feel like he gets offended, but he's the same way though. he wants something more from me though i am doing my part to make him feel secure. I know that we are both sooooo stubborn and i don't want to give in either. It's starting to hurt my feelings now. What i'm afraid is if this continues, i'll feel distant toward him. I need help from you guys. What can i do to make my taurus man be more comfortable expressing his feelings with me? Also, there are times that i didn't even know that he is hurting. He just acts weird then after a while, that's the only time he'll tell me the reason. Why not talk about it if we have problem? why wait for soo long and make us both feel miserable—I thought we're supposed to be compatible. I'm a Cap sun/Aries moon and he is a Taurus sun/Leo moon.

are you opening up to him? taurus are rubbish at explaining and sharing their feelings until they reach a level of comfort with you. what i found that if i spoke frankly about how i was feeling (about all things, not just love) that helped the situation somewhat. the other thing that helped was just to be patient but if you are avoiding conflict and just reassuring him that everything is ok, then he is not going to change how he is. if you are also being stubborn in your ways, then you have stale mate. someone has to be open to compromise and doing things differently than how it is currently done.

i had some real battles with my partner about his silence but after several times of expressing how his behaviour was affecting me, he started to make a concerted effort. i realised that a lot of it stemmed from fear ie wanting to avoid perceived conflict. now he is truly comfortable in the relationship, we no longer have this issue.