Do not start serious conversations daily.

You approach him all so properly motivated with the phrase: "We need to talk..." And he's horrified and doesn't know what to expect. And you let him talk about the problems in the relationship. Do you think he is a deaf and dumb idiot and does not understand that there are problems in your relationship? Unlike us women, who find it important to describe feelings in words, men prefer to think in actions. Therefore, more specifics, baby!