Text conversation help

Hello,

I need some advice. My boyfriend got laid off a few weeks ago and ever since then, he’s not been acting like himself and hasn’t been very nice to me. He’s been short with me and I feel like he’s picking fights for no reason. He’s not really mean or anything but it’s been hard on me. I’m trying to be patient and kind even when he’s being like this. And then we almost talk every night before bed (we are long distance right now) and I asked him if I could call to say a quick goodnight and he said yes and then I was about to call him and he asked if we could talk tomorrow instead. Then he proceeded to text me asking about my day tomorrow, etc. I don’t understand why he couldn’t talk for 5 minutes and could text instead?

I texted him back and asked him if he was out and couldn’t talk on the phone and I just wanted 5 minutes to hear his voice. He didn’t respond and called me at midnight when I was already asleep. He never texted me back. He always texts me goodnight and wants to talk before bed.

I’m not sure how to handle this. Do I just give him space or pretend like nothing happened? He’s also been bringing up really serious talks about money, marriage, kids, etc. and I feel like since he lost his job, he’s trying to figure out everything now.

What do I do? How do you think I should handle this?

Thank you for the advice.