14 Reasons Ryan Reynolds Is Quite Possibly the Best Husband Ever

Mar. 16, 2025

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HE’S GOT JOKES

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If there’s one thing Reynolds is an expert at, it’shilariously trolling his wifeon social media.

Case in point: when Lively posted a photo of herselfstanding between a naked man’s spread legswhile promoting her new movieA Simple Favor.

02of 14HE’S GOT A SENSITIVE SIDEBennett Raglin/WireImageAt theDeadpool 2premiere, the father of two told PEOPLE that he is far more sentimental than his superhero character when it comes toexpressing his for his better half.“Oh, I’m a little more [sentimental],” he said. “I can lay it on pretty thick. I’ve always been sentimental — since I was a kid.”

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HE’S GOT A SENSITIVE SIDE

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“Deadpool 2” New York Screening

At theDeadpool 2premiere, the father of two told PEOPLE that he is far more sentimental than his superhero character when it comes toexpressing his for his better half.

“Oh, I’m a little more [sentimental],” he said. “I can lay it on pretty thick. I’ve always been sentimental — since I was a kid.”

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HE’S A FAMILY MAN

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HE COMES UP WITH THE BEST LABOR PLAYLISTS

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ON PUTTING FAMILY FIRST

05of 14HE DOESN’T MIND SLEEPLESS DIAPER-CHANGING NIGHTSLars Niki/Getty"I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time," the actor revealed following the birth of daughter James, adding he and wife Blake did not have a nanny at the time.

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HE DOESN’T MIND SLEEPLESS DIAPER-CHANGING NIGHTS

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“I have no problem waking up five times in the middle of the night and changing diapers, and as exhausted as you get, I have this stupid grin on my face all the time,” the actor revealed following the birth of daughter James, adding he and wife Blake did not have a nanny at the time.

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HE IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT HIS KIDS

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HE’S ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE HIS WIFE AND KIDS

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Ryan Reynolds honored with star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, USA - 15 Dec 2016

08of 14HE WAS REALLY AMPED ABOUT BLAKE’S PREGNANCYIlya S. Savenok/Getty"I’m just excited about having a buddy," he told PEOPLE back when his wife was expecting their first child.

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HE WAS REALLY AMPED ABOUT BLAKE’S PREGNANCY

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“I’m just excited about having a buddy,” he told PEOPLE back when his wife was expecting their first child.

09of 14HE CONSIDERS BLAKE HIS BEST FRIEND, FIRST AND FOREMOSTSource: Ryan Reynolds Instagram"About a year afterGreen Lanternhad come and gone and we were both single we went on a double date — [Blake] was on a date with another guy and I was on a date with another girl — and it was like the most awkward date for the respective parties because we were just like fireworks coming across," he recounted onEntertainment Weekly’s SiriusXMDeadpoolspecial. “We were buddies for a long time, which I think is the best way to have a relationship, to start as friends.”

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HE CONSIDERS BLAKE HIS BEST FRIEND, FIRST AND FOREMOST

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“About a year afterGreen Lanternhad come and gone and we were both single we went on a double date — [Blake] was on a date with another guy and I was on a date with another girl — and it was like the most awkward date for the respective parties because we were just like fireworks coming across,” he recounted onEntertainment Weekly’s SiriusXMDeadpoolspecial. “We were buddies for a long time, which I think is the best way to have a relationship, to start as friends.”

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HE FELL IN DEEPER LOVE WITH BLAKE AFTER WELCOMING THEIR FIRST CHILD

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ON HER PARTNERSHIP WITH REYNOLDS

11of 14HE KNEW BLAKE WAS THE ONE AFTER SLOW DANCING TOGETHERGilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic"We were hanging out at this little restaurant in Tribeca that’s open really late, and this song came on and I was just like, ‘Want to dance?’ “Reynolds toldGQof the night he realized Lively was The One. “No one was in there, so it was just totally empty. And it was just one of those moments where halfway through the dance, it was like, ‘Oh, I think I just crossed a line.’ And then I walked her home. And, uh, you know, I don’t really need to go into what happened after that.”

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HE KNEW BLAKE WAS THE ONE AFTER SLOW DANCING TOGETHER

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“We were hanging out at this little restaurant in Tribeca that’s open really late, and this song came on and I was just like, ‘Want to dance?’ “Reynolds toldGQof the night he realized Lively was The One. “No one was in there, so it was just totally empty. And it was just one of those moments where halfway through the dance, it was like, ‘Oh, I think I just crossed a line.’ And then I walked her home. And, uh, you know, I don’t really need to go into what happened after that.”

12of 14HE UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES OF MOTHERHOODRon Sachs-Pool/Getty"I’m just a diaper-changing facility hooked up to a life-support system, but my wife, she’s breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Reynolds said. “She’s a human Denny’s all day long … and it never ends for her. She’s the most beautiful Denny’s you’ve ever seen though, I guarantee it.”

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HE UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES OF MOTHERHOOD

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“I’m just a diaper-changing facility hooked up to a life-support system, but my wife, she’s breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Reynolds said. “She’s a human Denny’s all day long … and it never ends for her. She’s the most beautiful Denny’s you’ve ever seen though, I guarantee it.”

13of 14HE COMPLIMENTS HER STYLE SAVVYEric Charbonneau/WireImage"My wife knows how to work a red carpet, I’ll say that,“the actor said of his wife’s flawless red carpet style. “Yeah, she might be the Beyoncé of red carpets. She’s turned that into an athletic event.”

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HE COMPLIMENTS HER STYLE SAVVY

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ON WATCHING HUSBAND RYAN REYNOLDS' SEX SCENES

“My wife knows how to work a red carpet, I’ll say that,“the actor said of his wife’s flawless red carpet style. “Yeah, she might be the Beyoncé of red carpets. She’s turned that into an athletic event.”

14of 14HE LOOKS AT BLAKE LIKE THISMediaPunch/REX ShutterstockNeed we say more?

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HE LOOKS AT BLAKE LIKE THIS

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ON BEING A ‘BREEDER’

Need we say more?

source: people.com