'Dumping [him] was the right decision': Couple breaks up, dude chops down 'their' special tree, she gets petty revenge

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 6, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

This is a great example of how petty revenge begets more petty revenge. In this story, a couple broke up after three years and the guy decided to chop down a special tree where they shared their first kiss. What a way to destroy any good memories the Redditor might keep.

 

Not only did she contact their property manager who made him get rid of the stump and plant a new willow tree, but also she refused to let him take a shower in her apartment afterward. This meant he had to get into his car completely covered in mud. Picturing the sight of him driving away like that, looking like a pile of dirt… I'm getting vicarious fulfillment just thinking about it.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments section. For more stories like this, here's one about a guy's crazy dating spreadsheet.

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    Plant - "Cut down "our" tree? The property manager would like a word with you. And a check."
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    Font - Cut down "our" tree? The property manager would like a word with you. And a check. So I'm single again, after three years. This is relevant because my ex-bf exacted his own petty revenge by cutting down the willow tree where we first kissed. We had ducked under the branches forming a sort of yellow- green umbrella, almost completely blocking out the rest of the world. It was an incredibly romantic moment, and I think more than anything else I'm mad at how that was ruined for me by his mov
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    Font - I forwarded his text bragging about it right to the property manager of the fourplex we lived in. But that's not the petty revenge, or at least not all of it. A couple of weekends later, I saw him out in the garden with a bunch of tools. He had some kind of roto tiller thingy that he used to get rid of the stump, a pick axe, shovels, etc. I learned later that in lieu of being sued and/or arrested, the landlord made him clear off remains of the old tree, excavate the stump and plant a new
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    Font - So the petty revenge: After an entire day of grinding, picking, digging, hauling dirt, etc. he got pretty mucked up. Being the idiot he was, he decided to come up and ask if he could shower off before leaving. And I said (you can quote me on this), no."
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    Font - And so my hole ex had to put his mud and sweat covered ass into his pristine Dodge Ram- something pickup that he treats like it's made out of cotton wool and needs to be kept in plastic sleeves like a rare pokemon card. I watched his lame attempt at putting newspaper down on the seat, only to drop a thousand F- bombs after he noticed the newsprint rubbing off. It didn't make up for the loss of a beautiful tree, or how he poisoned one of the best memories I had of our relationship. But it
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    Font - IanDOsmond +1. 3 hr. ago edited 3 hr. ago That sounds deeply satisfying. Also, every person who owns a pickup truck who they are unwilling to get dirty should be forced to plant a tree and water it well until it is good and muddy and then drive their truck. 437 Reply Share
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    Font - Suitable-Mood-1689 3 hr. ago You dated someone who drove a pavement princess? That was red flag number one. 208 Reply Share
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    Font - CTurple +3.3 hr. ago I love that he had to shlep his his dumb 24 over and fix mistake. Reply Share
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    Facial expression - avfan95 2 hr. ago Why was I not surprised to find out he drove a Dodge Ram?
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    Mammal - LinkStaticMDK. 1 hr. ago Why own a truck if you're going to cry about getting it dirty?
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    Font - gothiclg +2 . 1 hr. ago He makes me appreciate that my reaction to breakups is to be sad for awhile and stop contacting my ex. I'll never end up on a list for petty revenge.
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    Font - thisismyusername51 . 1 hr. ago. edited 10 min. ago +2 What a total bag to cut down a tree just to spite someone else. I can't imagine dating someone like that for even a day.
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    Font - LinkStaticMDK. 1 hr. ago Why own a truck if you're going to cry about getting it dirty?
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    Font - RileyGirl1961 +1. 1 hr. ago Dodge Ram is the ultimate overcompensation vehicle!
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    Rectangle - 59 min. ago rap31264 You should've gone Carrie Underwood on his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive
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