Should I end it

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Iv been with my boyfriend 2 years we are both divorced and in our late fifties , we live a hours drive apart , everything was so perfect and it's like he's flipped overnight saying needs more space , def no other woman , I wondered if anyone could give me advice before I throw the towel in

I think you need to talk to him and find out what's going on in his head. Something's bothering him and it can't be sorted out unless he talks about it.

Throw in the towel! It’s not worth the mental instability.

He’s too gutless to tell you it’s over so he’s doing his version of letting you go … gently. It’s not what he’s saying, it whats going on between the lines.
It’s time to move on.

Give him space and see if he comes round to talk to you about it. Hopefully he'll have the emotional maturity to do so and you'll be able to make a decision from then.

Keep yourself busy in the meantime and take care of yourself.

It sounds like he's made the throwing the towel in decision for you, he's said he wants space so give it to him...permanently

Sounds like he has already thrown the towel in. Stop wasting time.

Agree with others.
He’s gutless. A lot of men are.
Cut him loose and walk away with your head held high.

Yep, I agree with others too. Ignore him get on with your life.
sorry if you feel sad, but if he can’t even discuss with you what’s going on, then let him crack on.
your life is too precious to piss about .

Give him all the space he needs and don't get in touch with him again. If he misses you and regrets that he might call crawling back but by then I'm sure you'll realise you don't actually need him or want him. I would bet my house on there being another woman though.

You already life an hour apart do presume your time together scalars limited and he wants more space?

Let him gave that space permanently.

And I reckon once the dust settled, you’ll start realise things weren’t quite so perfect as you thought.

This

Men don't usually finish relationships unless they have a replacement. He is dating other women or wants to. Sorry but move on not worth the heartache.

Has he said "It's not you it's me", yet? If not, it will come. As PP have said he is too cowardly to end it. Give him his space permanently.

Throw in the towel now. If he’s an hour away it’s not like you’re living in each others’ pockets, he’s old enough to know what he wants. He just hasn’t the balls to say what he wants or what’s really going on - or he's trying a bit clumsily to walk without hurting you. Sorry OP, but he’s not the one.

To be fair there could be a lot more in it that him being an arse.

He could have had a bad medical diagnosis, or some bad news about a close friend or family, issues at work etc... The OP has not mentioned why he needs space. If its just because he doesnt want to spend time with here then fine, it probably is that he doesnt want to be together

def no other woman ,

How are you so sure?

Something very similar happened with me and my boyfriend after we’d been together 2 years. He was going through a very stressful time moving house. Could he be struggling with something? In my case I told him to have some space and I’d be in touch in a couple of weeks. I didn’t contact him at all during that time and just kept busy. After a fortnight I decided to leave it a couple more days but he then contacted me the day after the fortnight had passed. In our case he genuinely did just need space to clear his head and focus on other things. We’re still together 2 years later and still very happy.