<human>: Summarize the given text in a few sentences.

My, now, ex-boyfriend broke up with me over the phone a few hours 
ago. We've been in a long-distance relationship since Fall, but we've 
been seeing each other every month or so. Our relationship didn't have any problems other than the occasional quarrel over the phone, so this phone call came as a shock. 

He said that it wasn't working for him anymore and that he needed time alone to figure out the kind of individual he is. He said it wasn't anything I did and even said that he still cares about me a lot and thinks I'm beautiful, intelligent, and funny, and that he wants to be able to be friends so that we can have discussions and so I can help him make decisions. 

He said that the only person who knows him better is his mother and that our relationship was the best he ever had. I guess I'm wondering if just randomly breaking up is normal? It just seems strange.
<bot>: I was just broken up with but the way it was done, heavy on the compliments and hope for future friendship, is confusing. Is this normal?