Reference for Berakhot 118:14

וכל היכא דלית לאחרינא בהדיה לא מברך הטוב והמטיב והתניא אמרו ליה ילדה אשתו זכר אומר ברוך הטוב והמטיב התם נמי דאיכא אשתו בהדיה דניחא לה בזכר

But in a case where there is not another [sharing] with him, does he not use the benediction "Who art good and dispensest good"? Lo, there is a teaching : Should they announce to him "Thy wife has given birth to a son," he says "Blessed... Who art good and dispensest good" ! Even here, his wife [shares the joy] with him, because she has a preference for a son.

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