I'm confused about what is happening?

My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years and 3 months and as some relationships do, we have hit a bad patch. I am leaving in September to a university which is 3 hours away from where he lives. This only started 3 months ago, as I was getting caught up in changing him and because he didn't try I started to become more annoyed at him. But I look back and think about how much of an idiot I was for doing that when, he is who he is even though he can be a bit of a bastard, but I love him for it. For the past month I've been working on myself not being a **** to him, basically and getting it back to how we used to be. But then he started pushing me away, we didn't see each other or talk which I found strange since we are best friends (or I thought so). After a week of him not talking to me we finally talk on the phone where he says he will miss me when I leave, he then drives to my place we talk but then he starts crying about how he doesn't want to be hurt. But I reassured him that I'd never do anything to hurt him (which may be hard since I chose a university far away, yet I asked him before I applied if he was fine with it and he said yes). He tells me over the next 10 days that he will see me, yet cancels 3 days so I end up going to his to ask him what is going on. He then tells me that he wants me to 'fade' out of his life instead of me just going and that it won't work out but after I finish university we could get back together. I told him that, we could try and why should we break up for 3 years just to get back together? But it just went nowhere. Everything was fine the next morning, but then he came up with the same excuse he's been telling me from the beginning of the month "you have to go home now because I'm working". But the thing is, I always stayed around when he did work because I didn't get in the way or anything? Every time he's been 'working' he's been going town with his friends, I wouldn't mind but he blocks my number? I asked him why, and he came out with, it's easier. I'd understand if he did it if I was constantly calling him, but I don't mind if he goes out with his friends, all I wanted was the truth? And what I've found strange is he has been going out loads compared to when he used to. Yesterday, we went out for a meal and everything was great. But we got back to mine and he couldn't hug or kiss me. But this has been happening for the past month now. He can't even look at me. He had a go at me for trying to hold his hand by saying what's the point. So he leaves me at home as he had 'work'. I woke up to a text at 4.30am saying he can't carry on any more. He said that we used to be something but now we're not. I went on to say when did you realise you didn't have feelings for me, he replied with months ago - which meant that it was when I was being a dick. I replied saying I was sorry for trying to change him and that of course we get along, as we would talk for hours every day. But he must have passed out now, since there is no reply. What I don't understand is why there was this sudden rush of, we have to end it now? If he didn't love me, why didn't he tell me earlier and we tell each other everything. Or why did he even see me or tell me about how he will miss me? It's just, if you don't have feelings for someone you wouldn't cry for someone leaving? Also, that he can't be close to me. It's really difficult, as we 'were' deeply in love and really looked forward to our future. When we first met we 'knew' we were supposed to be together but we didn't do anything to form a relationship. It was random events that lead us being together and having spoke to him for the first time, we both went out together and have been inseparable since. I keep thinking it through, but it just doesn't make sense to me. I know he is not cheating on me and he would never, as I fully trust him. I love him and it would be hard to let this go for 3 bad months. I don't have any idea what to do, since I can't understand his actions.

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