A man Singapore has lost a court case to get back hundreds thousands of dollars gifts that he had showered his ex-girlfriend. The man, Mr X, is a company CEO. His ex, Ms Y, was a flight attendant. The two met a flight in 2019. Mr X became besotted Ms Y and started giving her lavish gifts to win her affection. He said he also gave her cash "loans". The court said the value the presents and additional loans amounted $369,200. The presiding judge said that Mr X had "displayed a consistent pattern of showering [Ms Y] lavish gifts". The judge said there had been no expectation that Ms Y would have to repay any the money or return the gifts.
The couple were involved a romantic relationship just over a year. They split after Mr X suspected Ms Y of having an affair. He argued court that his ex-partner had requested interest-free loans to repay her credit cards and life insurance premiums, to pay overseas trips, and to seek the advice a feng shui master to assess her apartment. However, there was no documentary evidence to prove this. Ms Y said all gifts were "made of love and affection". The judge concluded that Mr X had been "smitten" Ms Y. He added: "Unfortunately, when their relationship ended a sour note, [Mr X] became embittered and was determined to extract a price [Ms Y]."
