Does anyone else talk really quietly with Loops in?!?!

My partner laughs every time I wear my loops and says things like "I wish you could hear yourself right now" and says that I'm barely above a whisper.

1. I can hear myself. 2. I can FEEL that I am talking at a normal volume. (I can feel it in my chest and vocal chords and the strain from whispering is really different)

ALSO, I even went so far as to record a video of myself talking with the earplugs in? Am I missing something?

I don't think he's joking or exaggerating because he's done it at times that would be entirely inconvenient for him/I've had to take one out to get my point across. I'm kind of at a loss here. I want to wear them in loud places but I want him to hear me. I also don't want to be whispering at servers, guests, bartenders, strangers etc etc.