<human>: I'm looking for some advice here mainly because we're semi-long distance.  By that I mean he lives about an hour away.  I've broken things off with people in the past, so I feel like I know how to do it gently and correctly.  My main question is, with him living an hour away do I do it over the phone or do I head over there and do it in person.  I mean preferably it's in person, but when we meet up it's usually scheduled a few days in advance, so I don't want to schedule a hang out and then show up and be all "see ya!" (so to speak).  I also don't want to just show up unannounced.  Does anyone have any insight in to the best way to handle this situation?

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<bot>: guy lives an hour away, wondering whether breakup should be a phone call or in person, and how to navigate it if I do it in person.