IMO, this is something you can practice - it's awkward in part because it's unfamiliar. Get a close and trusted friend to compliment you in private (get them to say things that they really mean) and just practice saying saying "thank you" for a bit.
Your husband seems to have already caught onto this, and sounds like he would help you practice.
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When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created.
When people see things as good, evil is created.
When the way is forgotten, 'morality' and 'piety' need to be taught.
-Dao De Jing, Chapter 2
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