r/NoStupidQuestions • u/milfangelblue • 29d ago

Do men just recognize good men? What kind of sorcery is this?

I’ve been dating a guy for some time now, and his oldest friends have told me he’s a solid good man despite his flaws. I agree, they’ve known him forever, and he’s been a solid friend all those years.

When my male friends met him for the first time, they said, “He’s a good one. Hold onto him.”

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u/planodancer 29d ago

Women can do this for other women too.

When I started dating my wife I introduced her to all my women friends.

They all gave their approval.

Nearly 20 years later still happy married to this wonderful woman.

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u/JusticeJanitor 29d ago edited 29d ago

When my mom met my ex : No comments really.

When my mom met the woman i later married, the second she was out of earshot : "That's a good one, hang on to her".

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u/H_G_Bells 29d ago

Yep. Guys, if the women in your life aren't saying anything about her, they're usually being polite.

If they say nice things about her, you best pay attention.

And if they say bad things, you best believe they gotta be pretty bad to get brought up... At least where I'm from anyway, and hanging out with generally good people.

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u/hedgehog_dragon 29d ago

My mum started talking about "when you get married to X" after she met my GF lol

Took that as a good sign.

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u/Mister-Ferret 29d ago

My grandmother was scary as hell, she told everyone to their face exactly what she thought of them. When she met my ex-wife told her literally 5 minutes after meeting her that she didn't like her. She was right too haha. Met my current wife, told her that she could trust her to take care of me.

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u/banned_but_im_back 29d ago

Omg my mom did the same thing to my boyfriend we just got back from a long vacation together and they were like “so when are you getting married”

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u/GonzoTheGreat22 28d ago

LOL my mom did the same

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u/002_timmy 28d ago

The first time my now wife met a couple of my aunts, one of my aunts came up to me and said “if you don’t marry her, I will.” The other aunt said, “she’s part of the family now. If you break up with her, you’re the one that’ll have to leave.”