I'm shocked ya'll are counselling this person to just ghost this person entirely lol. Is there a good reason for that? She said in her previous post that they were friends before they got together so it's not out of the realm of possibility that they could remain friends after a breakup, no?
Generally, if my friend broke up with someone over text or over the phone I would think that was pretty impersonal and selfish if you've been going out for over a year? Unless you think it would be dangerous to do in person because some history of abuse, or because he is a violent, erratic person. But yeah generally give this person the respect they deserve if you feel like you've grown apart, or that you're not in a good spot to have a relationship and need to focus on yourself. Otherwise you end things abruptly and yeah its easier for the time being, but if you ever have to see him, or his friends again than you've fully burned those bridges and invite all sorts of drama into your life imo