Here we have Tywin whose main concern in life is the reputation and prestige of his family and he has this son who is very handsome and a literal knight in shining armor and from one of the most prestigious families in Westeros which means he probably could have been with ANY woman he wanted. He obviously couldn't marry one but he could have enjoyed the company of many, many women.

And who does he choose out of all the women he could have been intimate with??? His twin sister (?!) and 6'3'', short-haired, gender nonconforming Brienne of Tarth who isn't even seen as a 'real woman' and is known for being considered ugly and a freak by Westerosi standards.

I OBVIOUSLY don't think that there is anything wrong with being attracted to Brienne (unlike being romantically involved with your sister) because imo she is a literal goddess and beautiful inside and out BUT I think it's pretty safe to say that Tywin would NOT think that way and that, like most other men in Westeros, he would see her as a freak and not a real woman and DEFINITELY not attractive.

So, imagine Tywin's reaction to Jaime's choices. Jaime could have been with any woman he wanted and he chooses

1. his sister and

2. *The-Hound-voice* Brienne of fucking Tarth.

Jaime: I only slept with two women in my life. Cersei and Brienne of Tarth.

Tywin:

Brienne: No.

Podrick: I do!

Jaime: I know, Podrick.

Podrick: I'm sad...

brienne - grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he's deep-sea fishing (hopeful, pure, innocent, "i have good intentions even if i'm one of the last ones", "please stand on the shoulders of my father while he's deep-sea fishing for all the things he's wishing" -> brienne's deep desire to be able to be the daughter his father wished for and to fulfill his expectations and make him happy)

margaery - the grants (heavenly, angelic, positive: "it's a beautiful life", the topic of religion, the topic of family, "my grandmother's last smile")

cersei - a & w (slutshaming, the bitterness, "i haven't seen my mother in a long, long time", "look at the length of my hair, my face, the shape of my body, do you really think i give a damn what i do after years of just hearing them talking?" -> her beauty making her feel superior and the rumors about her and jaime and her not caring about anything anymore, "i'm a princess, i'm divisive", "do you really think that anybody would think i didn't ask for it? i didn't ask for it. i'm testifying, already fucked up my story")

sansa - candy necklace (melancholic, somber, tired, it's sansa when she's in king's landing, somehow helpless, desperate, naive, trusts people too easily: "you've been bringing me down, i can see it now")

and one of the great things about it is the PARALLELS between olenna and jaime

they both killed a king because they knew that it had to be done and they were backed into a corner: jaime knew that he had to kill either his father or the king, olenna knew that she either had to watch her granddaughter being married to a literal monster or kill the king

and they both wanted to save others from a violent, unpredictable, monstrous ruler