Money Moral Dilemma: Should my brother share his lottery winnings?

puk999

He should burn it (or the money if claimed) in front of her and say "happy now?" 😃

StrugglingNurse

Surely when she bought it the gift she knew there would be a chance of him winning something.

I’m guessing if he won £10 she wouldn’t want any of it?

I’m glad the brother is seeing sense and not agreeing with his gf!

Lovehols_2

he should take her out for a Mac Donald’s and pay then keep rest

Emerion

No, she shouldn’t be demanding cash back ! But I would have expected him to treat them both with some of the money, like in a normal relationship. If he has, and she’s not satisfied, then it’s not a good sign is it? If he hasn’t, neither of them sound like a good catch to me.  

annieshb

Depends on whether he still wants her to be his girlfriend😂
seriously though she gave him a gift and it’s surely then up to him how he uses that gift.

jegs

A Gift should be given freely, without conditions, either before it is given or any time after. 
If the scratchcard had not won, then surely........she would have given him........N O T H I N G   !!!!

Morrigan_2020

puk999 said:

He should burn it (or the money if claimed) in front of her and say "happy now?" 😃

That sounds like a sensible and perfectly sane response.

jackieweiß

He needs a new girlfriend

iclayt

Well it's none of your business, but you have made it your business and now made it ours so...
Personally if I won anything over, say, £50 or £75 or so on a scratchcard I wouldn't hesitate to treat the person who bought me it. But that's what I'm like.
If they are in a serious relationship, maybe live together, I don't think the girlfriend is unreasonable in expecting that a £500 win that she brought about for him might result in more than a "thanks love", especially if he is planning on spending it all on a shiny pile of new stuff for himself. I'm not saying he should split it 50-50 but he could spoil her, maybe a nice big takeaway and pay to view a film they would have gone to see at the cinema. Just share the joy a bit!
If they're not serious, not living together, maybe that's why you think he should keep it? Either way it's entirely up to him, and as you haven't told us what he thinks maybe you don't know yourself so I suggest you stop worrying about it.

fifty-something

He would do well to reflect on what this tells him about his girlfriend's ideas of entitlement, and how they might develop as time goes by.  Me?  I'd find another GF and spend it on her.