Haven't read the paper but it reminds me of a popular scene in a Bollywood movie where the leading lady tells her acquaintance to physically burn the picture of

Haven't read the paper but it reminds me of a popular scene in a Bollywood movie where the leading lady tells her acquaintance to physically burn the picture of his ex and flush it down the toilet. To which the guy says it is silly but still does it on insistence from the lady. After the act, he says he actually felt better doing what felt silly at first!