To feel like this about ex's lottery win?

I’m not sure I would believe him

He is definitely trying to make you jealous,

Feeling a bit bitter is a normal feeling from time to time, most people’s lives don’t turn out they way they hoped they would.

Just get it into your head that he is lying and block and forget about him.

By the way ( as I’m sure you already know) comparison is the thief of joy so just focus on your own life and not comparing it to others, everybody has their issues even if you can’t see them

Yes - for some people, it's life changing in a positive way. Those are the ones that wisely stay out of the limelight and live a low key lifestyle enjoying their millions.

He was really trying to get to you, wasn't he? He succeeded, too.

I doubt he won anything big; I think he's said that to get exactly this effect. If it's millions you might be able to find out whether a winner lives in his area, but tbh I think you're better off blocking him and never giving him a second thought.

If you're unhappy with your life, you need to get that sorted - at least you've got rid of a guy you dislike.

He's doing it to gloat, to say ''Look what you are missing out on!''
But he could be lying.

I remember once when newspapers did ''lottery tickets'' at the weekend, my son saying ''We have won £250,000!
The momentary elation, the soaring adrenaline rush... but son was having a joke.

I could't be cross, but I had a small glimmer of that 'wow' feeling.

followed by a rapid bumping down to earth sensation. 😆

I would respond

'Cool'

And that's it

Yep, seen that a few times.
Miserable, fat and friendless😂after making serious cash or winning it. Family member got very lucky with a business idea and sold it for millions and is now exactly as described. Couldn't conceive, bought a foreign baby, lost interest and sent it back.
OP, focus on your aims in life and forget about him. 5 years is a long time. It's not like you broke up last month.

It’s a bit unlikely he’s had several wins. He’s probably lying.

Even if he isn’t, you sound very bitter to say it’s unfair he won and you didn’t. Him winning hasn’t made you any worse off, it’s irrelevant to your life. Ignore, and get on with your life.

I agree that he’s contacted you to gloat. Stop contacting him, block him and concentrate on yourself.

Did he tell you how much he won?

Maybe it was 4 numbers or something and he got £2000.

He might have money but it hasn't made him a nice person, given he's let you know just to rub it in your face. It won't buy him happiness with that sort of attitude and personality.

I don't understand your bitterness given you have no link and you dumped him. You seem obsessed over what you could do with it, which is odd. Do you feel that way about anyone who has what you want?

Prior to the lottery he was a douchebag.

Now he's a rich douche bag.

I wouldn't stress over it and block him.

This reminds me of that chick lit book- pushing her luck (sorry, am an author and I read too much!). I get why you’re bitter but he said it to you to get this reaction, try to just ignore (sorry!)

You can make the life on Spain if you really want to. Make a plan based on hard facts about costs etc and what income you can have and what assets you have. Put your energy into that, not worrying about if your ex has won loads of money and how unfair it is. You can do it. Thousands do, so why not you.

Have you seriously considered that he may be lying? Lots of possible motivations for him to do this - to get you back or just to piss you off!

Obviously block him on everything @SpeedbirdSquawker . I don't understand why you hadn't done that already.

As pps said, he is probably exaggerating what he won - if he did even win anything.

Do people who won the lottery ever have a long lasting outcome from it?

I always read updates of people back right where they were or worse because they’ve frittered it all away.

To be fair, the OP hasn't said it was the first thing he did or even exactly when he won it.

Are you even sure he won or just rubbing lies in your face?
I had a former friend lie to make people jealous that we left her (she was obnoxious, unpleasant and rude and most friends distanced themselves from her one by one). Turned out there was no littery win but she wanted to see who would run back thinking she had money.

I don't think he's telling the truth. If so, why would the first thing you'd do is unblock an ex to tell them? Why wouldn't you go off and enjoy your millions?

I think he's just trying to get to you - and apparently it's worked!

Statistically you're also more likely to be randomly murdered on the way to buy a lottery ticket than win the lottery - the chances are so small. Maybe he has won - but it's far more likely that he's trying to wind you up.

Wins on the lottery are unfair, they haven’t been worked for. That’s what the word ‘lottery’ means. There’s no reason why it should eat you up any more than if any other random stranger had won. Block and move on.

I'm curious about how much he claims to have won. As your OP made it sound like he's won several million, He can give up work and live off this money with lots to spare for a very luxury lifestyle.

But then this post makes it sound like a 100k at most. I do think that given his enjoyment of eating and drinking with his friends, that he'll squander it on drinking on seaside trips.

Well, the lottery isn't supposed to be 'fair' is it?

Having his millions is not going to make you instantly happy. Being bitter and envious is definitely not going to make you happy. If you want to do something with your life then work towards doing it. I have a close friend that lives very simply in rural Spain as you profess to want to do. He didn't need an ex's millions to do it! In fact he did it on very modest savings.

You are blaming your Ex for not having the money to live as you want. It's not your money and not your Exs responsibility. Obviously he knows that him having this money is going to royally piss you off though which us why he unblocked you. Wish him well, and mean it, and move on. You'll feel better for it.