<human>: First off, names, ages, and irrelevant details have been changed or left out because he is a redditor and I am scared of him finding this.

Important details:

We are medium distance (live about two hours apart). He has some possessions he borrowed from my family and I would like to get them back. He has not shown violent tendencies before this, but I haven't known him that long so I can't say for sure.

I was planning on breaking up with him in person this weekend for various innocuous reasons, the most important being that he frankly bores me to tears and is not worth the gas money. Sorry if that's harsh, it's just the truth. I wasn't gonna tell him this (obviously) but it's the most significant actual reason for breaking up.

However, he just informed me that he purposefully broke an expensive piece of equipment at work because, and I quote, "he was mad." I gathered from his tone and the context of the messages that he told me this because he thought it was funny. I am now worried about breaking up with him, I am not sure if it will be safe.  

I need advice on whether or not I am *actually* in any danger (I could potentially be freaking out over nothing), and if I am, I need to know how to break up safely. Preferably I would like to retrieve the items he borrowed from my family.  Thanks in advance!

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<bot>: I was going to break up with my boyfriend this weekend, just found out he purposefully broke a piece of equipment at work, am I in danger and how do I break up safely?