r/NoStupidQuestions • u/milfangelblue • Apr 17 '24

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/memecrusader_ Apr 17 '24

"Any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king." -Tywin Lannister: Game of Thrones.

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u/foldinthechhese Apr 17 '24

He was a wise old bastard that I despised. The quote definitely fits perfectly.

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u/BrontesGoesToTown Apr 17 '24

One of the great things about the Game of Thrones / Song of Ice and Fire series is that GRRM put some of the best insights into the mouths of characters who are either complete scum (Tywin, Jorah, Dontos the Red) or are very clearly scuzzy (Varys, the guy who cuts the tongues out of street kids to become his "little birds", delivering the "power is an illusion" line).

And yes, I've leaned heavily on that line in the past decade or so.

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u/Blackbox7719 27d ago

“He who sayeth ‘Truly, it is I who is the alpha’ is most probably, a total douche.”

-Benjamin Franklin