Shocked!!!!

Me and my dude been at it for about 2 years I think. We don’t stay together but of course we communicate. We honestly don’t get to see each other like that because of our schedules. He has 2 kids and extra curricular activities with them and I have 3 kids. And our work schedules collide. We make time when we can but.. today he all of a sudden told me(after about 2 years or so) that talking all day everyday is becoming too much. Well the all day aspect (from 5:30am when he gets up to about 8 when he puts his kids to bed and himself) is too much for him and he’s running out of things to say and it drains him sometimes. I’m a talkative person and it doesn’t bother me. But idk I told him that since our schedules are so blocked off all we have is our communication. But at the same time I don’t want him to feel drained. Idk it just shocked me because we don’t see each other like that… anyway we’re working on compromising….