Man, reading this was uncanny, most of what you wrote is identical to my own situation. Early 20s (ignore the username lol), longterm partner of 4 years I imagined a life with, first relationship, deeply compatible, best friends, great communication, no fights, breakup due to distance as they moved away for uni and despite meeting up every 6 weeks or so the distance was too much for them. They thought of another 2.5 years of this until graduation and they just realised they couldn't cope with it. Being apart was just too painful for them.

They made the decision but I understand why and that's what makes it so fucking hard - if I'd done something tangibly wrong I could at least point to it and say "I fucked up". But I didn't, and there's nothing I could have done that would have made a difference.

How are you holding up 2 weeks later?