I left my bf of four years a couple of weeks ago. Things did not end terribly (meaning no one was nasty, agressive etc etc) although I could tell he was very hurt. I told him I would need to go back to retrieve my items & furniture. I asked him if giving him a day notice would be fine and he agreed.
That's how we left things.
I have tried contacting him about retrieving my items & he is not responding to my texts.