We’ve all experienced a typical bachelor apartment. Mildew towels, one roll of single-ply toilet paper, and a collection of bottles on top of the fridge, these home design wastelands are a petri dish of spores and unintentional minimalism, just waiting for the touch of a woman to come spruce things up. That’s why it’s always so obvious when a guy gets a new girlfriend to move in with him—there are some fairly urgent changes that need to be made in order to turn this man-cave into a home.

Suddenly, there are candles on the end tables, there are vegetables in the fridge, and rotating hand towels in the kitchen. Sheets are soft and fresh, the couch cushions are fluffed, and there’s a tasteful carpet runner in the hallway. Men won’t know why their house suddenly feels so homely, but they’ll certainly like it. That’s why, when this woman was going through a massively toxic breakup with her ex, when he said to clear out everything from their apartment that was hers, she complied—and took EVERYTHING that she contributed to their 13-year home together.

Keep scrolling for the well-deserved payback that made this man’s apartment look like Whoville homes after the Grinch stole Christmas.