3. Make it clear that you depend on your boyfriend—for example, “I want to go to [wherever] but I feel nervous to go alone. Will you come with me?”
“I depend on him, like when I want to buy home appliances but I don’t know which one is good.” When you rely on your boyfriend’s area of expertise, he’ll feel that he “needs to show off!” You could also use this approach when asking him out on a first date.