There are zero reasons to stay with such a person, particularly if they have a tendency to drink.
A mean, egotistical person who cant handle their liquor is a long-term risk to life and limb.
It probably doesnt help that he is a bit of aslobas well.
An irritable person who also misplaces things is a match made in hell.
If OP already described him as abusive, this would have been even more dangerous.
Fortunately, she left him, according to the text, quite a while ago.
Perhaps, as some readers pointed out, this was childish, however, there are psychological benefits.
We as members of society understand that people who do bad thingsshould be punished.
Otherwise, society devolves into chaos.
Some might argue that, if he really was abusive, OP could have gone to the authorities.
However, there are a handful of reasons to not do that.
Instead, OP chose the equally legitimate path of petty revenge.
After all, it fulfills our almost instinctive desire for justice.
At the same time, most people also possess a sense of proportionality.
OP stealing her exs socks was fine because he was abusive.
Revenge also carries an excellent narrative structure.
Naturally, for something to be revenge, someone has to be wronged by another.
This is a classic case of an inciting incident.
The act of taking revenge is something a protagonist would do.
Generally, we tend to enjoy stories with a protagonist.
So OP perhaps shouldnt feel too bad for participating in a storied part of the natural world.
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