How do I set a boundry without hurting him? I tried communicating it, but he gets upset. Yesterday, I woke up to too many missed calls. This is getting on my nerves. He calls immediately after waking up, which goes for 2 hours. Then he calls me again before leaving for work. He texts from work too whenever he's on break, then goes home and calls me again for 3 to 4 hours. We are in different time zones. The only time we aren't talking is when we are working. We've been together for 2 years, and I understand that distance makes a difference (we met four to five times a year) but I want a life of my own. I want to read books, watch movies, go out, etc. I also don't want to give him minute-to-minute updates of my whereabouts. This is suffocating. Btw, if we talk once a day and have a meaningful conversation, it makes me happy. I love him (so please don't suggest leaving him or "doing him a favour and letting him go"), but this lack of space is nauseating. How do I talk to him without invoking negative emotions/ reactions?
Tl;dr: LDR boyfriend (34m) calls me (36F) several times a day and talks too much, without giving me space.