A woman who recently won £10,000 had says she'd initially intended to give some to her close friend of 20 years, who she says earns slightly less than her.
She's now hesitant, however, as she just doesn't want any of the money to go toward treating her friend's new partner of four months, a man she regards as an "absolute loser".
According to this woman, she hasn't spent the money yet, and recently opened up to her pal about the win. Within an hour of learning the good news, her friend asked whether she could borrow £1,000 so that she, her new boyfriend, and her young son could go away on holiday together.
Her friend, who hasn't been away on holiday for two years, has promised she'd pay her back, however, she's doubtful that she'd be able to, and even if she could, she would expect her to.
Although she's more than happy to treat her friend, she just isn't sure about her new man benefitting from her good fortune, as she believes he's a bit of a "sponger".
Painting a less than flattering picture of this new beau on Mumsnet, the recent winner wrote: "He's late 40s, never kept a job longer than a few months, can't drive so has my friend ferry him about everywhere.
"[He] has a child but has never made any effort to meet them and abandoned their mum. [He] moved in with my friend and now she waits on him hand and foot, while he plays PlayStation all day on his arse!
"[My friend] is continually defending him saying, 'Oh well he's just never settled in one job, or he’s been through a lot' so we've agreed to disagree now when she asks my opinion of him."
Reaching out to fellow Mumsnet users for advice, she continued: "I know I'm going to come across as horrible, but I don't want to give this sponger boyfriend money to go on holiday, but I know I can't give to my friend with strings attached either and I would like her and her son to have a holiday! Agh!"
One person advised: "If you really wanted to treat your friend to such a major purchase, could you suggest a holiday together for just you and her along with her son? But I can't believe she had the cheek to ask."
Another commented: "You were daft to tell anyone. It's not a large enough amount to help everyone and you can bet if you give her some money there'll be others who ask.
"Just tell her you've decided you need to put it in a pension or something, but take her and her son out for dinner on you if you want to treat her."
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