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/more_magic_mike 12h ago

Are you married to a man?

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u/PlacatedPlatypus 11h ago

If you think that men are, writ large, more sore losers than women, I have many bridges to sell you.

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u/more_magic_mike 11h ago

No but being a good loser does not make a woman a good man

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u/Jonseroo 8h ago

Ah, I see the source of our miscommunication. I read, 'good man', and focused on the good part as being an ethical indicator, leading me to offer in evidence my sore losing yet angelic wife, whereas perhaps you read 'good man' as being someone who is good at his gender role or manliness, which, as you point out, excludes my wife.

How ambiguous our shared language is! Such amphiboly.