r/AskReddit • u/AuthorConfident9386 • 14h 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/bleYleng21 13h ago

How they lose

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u/Jonseroo 12h ago

I'm not sure about this one. My wife is a supremely kind, fair, ethical person, but she went to bed without talking to me last week after I beat her high score at Yahtzee.

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u/LeaneGenova 12h ago

I'm banned from playing competitive games with my husband because he always wins and it makes me salty. I've switched to buying only co-op games for the sake of my marriage.

My husband is the most graceful winner and loser, which makes it all the more insulting that I'm such a brat lol.

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u/SnappySausage 12h ago

Hahaha, I have a friend like that. She'd always get so upset if she lost. Even if she won like 9 times (if I let that happen) in a row and I'd get the 10th, she'd be upset by it. Needless to say, letting her win was also not a solution since she'd notice that, which led to a fun lose-lose scenario, as I seem to be a bit better at games generally. So in the end it was a better idea to play co-op games since I didn't want her to get frustrated every time we'd play.

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u/LeaneGenova 12h ago

I never win against my husband, love him to death but he is way too good at games. I've gotten better at it over the years, but my competitive side is a little brat and cannot be trusted and thus, she remains in time out while I focus on marital harmony.

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u/janosslyntsjowls 4h ago

Not to rock that boat haha but did you play any sports he didn't as kids? My husband is way better at pretty much all video games than me but I played soccer all throughout high school and beat the crap out of him at FIFA till I felt bad and started explaining basic strategy!

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u/LeaneGenova 4h ago

Haha, I was a certified girly-girl, so I did ballet and horseback riding. And he is so incredibly happy when I kick his ass and loves to brag about me beating him. Honestly, it's unfair he's such a good sport. I've never seen him even remotely offended, except when someone else is a bad sportsman.