He needs to feel wanted. He needs to feel included in what we do and not left out. He needs to feel needed. If you tend to think of God as a formal, stuffy Person, I hope you'll get over it. He hates formality.
Formality separates people.
Try getting formal with your husband or wife and see what it does. It won't draw you closer together. The Lord wants us to be ourselves around Him. So formality is out. What I am suggesting is that when we pray, we forget formality and try loving Him for Who He is.