Should never have allowed him to destroy any more than the first photo (once he started ripping them up). But really it's immature jealousy on his part. Then again, my ex kept an album of photos of "old friends." When we were in the process of getting divorced, I discovered her diary and read that if a couple of those "old friends" had initiated anything romantic - while WE were dating - she would have ditched me. Choose your partners well.