Breaking up is hard to do, but it can be even harder when one party takes revenge on the other. In this case, a Redditor’s ex-boyfriend took things to a new level of pettiness when he wanted to shower at her place after a long day of physical labor and she said no. This rejection was apparently too much for him to handle, so he decided to take revenge in the most painful way possible: he cut down the willow tree where they had shared their first kiss.
For the Redditor, that tree held special meaning, and she describes how it provided a feeling of safety and shelter, as if it shielded them from the rest of the world. The memories they shared under that tree were a source of comfort for her, even after the relationship ended.
But the destruction of the tree didn’t just hurt her emotionally – it was also illegal. In a brazen move, the ex-boyfriend even sent a letter bragging about what he had done. The Redditor took action by forwarding the letter to the property manager of their apartment complex, who made the ex-boyfriend pay for the damage and plant a new tree in its place.
