r/AskReddit • u/AuthorConfident9386 • 13h ago

Men, what’s one small, seemingly insignificant thing you’ve noticed that can be a telltale sign of the difference between a genuinely good man and a bad one?

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u/SyntheticOne 11h ago

Empathy for others.

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u/Ill-Luck-1397 11h ago

So Im a bad person because i have a personality disorder?

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u/reasonable_man 11h ago

Empathy can be mechanical and still functional. You can learn to apply it deliberately. It becomes easier with practice. Lots of people have disorders they can overcome.

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u/Ill-Luck-1397 10h ago

Oh apparently you know better than my doctor

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u/Appropriate-Trip7192 8h ago

Not an excuse you KNOW not having empathy is bad.

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u/SyntheticOne 8h ago

WE know that you're a sweetie pie, buried deep and out of sight. You had the empathy to reply!