Woman Finds Herself Accused Of "Emasculating" A Man Because She Beat Him In A Game Of Squash

Being a gracious winner is an excellent trait. But sometimes, we show more character by the way we lose.

Being a sore loser is never an attractive characteristic, and one woman recently shared her experience dealing with a poor loser with the Reddit community. Reddit user u/Forsaken-Treacle-654 turned to the AITA (Am I The A**hole?) subreddit to ask if she was wrong for winning a game of squash against her friend's husband.

You see, the Redditor and her husband had invited their friends, "Rebecca" and "Joe," to join them and another couple for a fun afternoon game when things quickly turned sour. Rebecca and Joe were new to squash, but that wasn't a big deal—after all, it was just for fun.

Everyone had a great time enjoying the exercise and each other's company. Everyone, except for Joe.

It turned out that Joe didn't cope well with being beaten by a woman. He went into self-defense overdrive to try and restore his fragile ego when our OP beat him in a couple of games, taking his frustration out on everyone around him.

Joe was even rude to Rebecca and started belittling her. Eventually, Rebecca turned on our OP out of frustration and accused her of "emasculating" Joe.

As always, the Reddit community had plenty to say on the topic. Keep scrolling to read the story in full and see how people reacted.

Reddit user u/Forsaken-Treacle-654 asked, "AITA for 'emasculating' a guy by winning against him in a game?"

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She explained that she and her husband had invited their friends "Rebecca" and "Joe" to play squash with them.

Reddit / Forsaken-Treacle-654

The Redditor played two games against Joe and beat him both times, as she had been playing for much longer than he had.

Reddit / Forsaken-Treacle-654

But Joe couldn't handle being beaten by a female.

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Later that night, our OP and her husband invited Rebecca and Joe to join them on their evening dog walk.

Reddit / Forsaken-Treacle-654

Before long, Rebecca turned the blame on our OP and accused her of "emasculating" Joe.

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So, the Redditor turned to the Reddit community to ask if she was the a**hole here?

Reddit / Forsaken-Treacle-654

Here's how they reacted.

Reddit / tatasz

"NTA."

Reddit / NihilismIsSparkles

"Toxic AF."

Reddit / Seemoreifsandsorbuts

Not "emotionally mature enough to handle losing."

Reddit / Sk111W

"Get a grip."

Reddit / SaikaTheCasual

"A walking red flag."

Reddit / GoingPriceForHome

"Is Joe an adult?"

Reddit / GrandpaJoeSloth

"Insecure and abusive."

Reddit / RighteousVengeance

He shouldn't "play games if he can't handle losing."

Reddit / DeerTrivia

"Pathetic and nasty."

Reddit / bunkbedgirl1989

"Ridiculously fragile."

Reddit / MadamMashmallows

"A major red flag."

Reddit / Creative_Crab_8621

Get a better game plan, Rebecca!

Reddit / HarlesBronson

"They have to win."

Reddit / crbryant1972

"Rebecca needs to run."

Reddit / HCIBSW

"There's nothing manly about being a sore loser."

Reddit / ConcentrateRegular79

"A gross misogynist."

Reddit / Euphoric-Round-5182

"Bad behavior."

Reddit / brencartoons

"Toxic masculinity."

Reddit / lynncross2001

"He sounds abusive."

Reddit / AffectionateEscape13

What's your take on this? Do you think our OP was in the wrong here, or do you think "Joe" needs to sort out his ego?

It would be interesting to know whether Joe would have been as upset if he had lost to a male, or whether it's purely the fact that a female beat him that triggered his insecurity and bad behavior.

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