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The original was posted on /r/aitah by /u/Practical-Way-4583 on 2023-08-12 14:56:26.

She(20f) cheated on me(20m), sleeping with some guy she met at a bar. Later she broke up with me as I refused to have an open relationship. Back when we were together she had painted a portrait of me as a birthday gift. It was a beautiful work. I ripped it to pieces to release my anger. At first I didn’t tell anyone. Then one of our mutual friends asked and I told her.

She went on to tell my ex who came to my place and shouted at me about how she put a lot of effort into it, and that I could have returned it her. I told her I don’t care how much effort she put into it since she means nothing to me now and then kicked her out.

All our mutual friends are saying that I shouldn’t have torn the painting up. Did I go too far?