Cry...

[Niels]

 

[Apollo Celestio]

An anthropological question (in case we have an anthropologists among us)...

Is it true that men cry less than women?

IF so, is that cultural or physical?


I think of the FEW people I'm close enough to to get a sense of that. My parents and two sibs (one male, one female), the several close friends I have (about 50/50). Even my own self (when I DO cry, it's almost always private). MY very, very limited experience is that it TENDS to be true: men do cry less than women. I just don't know if this is an universal characteristic that may be chemical in nature OR if it's a cultural aspect (especially since I cried more when I was a little boy and such was culturally okay).

Any anthropologists here to weigh in?




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It's a bit of both. Some people by temperament generally don't cry a lot. But as boys we are trained from birth to "man up". Even my nephews get it and they're not even 10. Put yourself in the situation.. What would you do if you felt them rushing and you were not in private. Do you ever try to stop them when you do?

 

[Fremdin]

I cried today! At work. I before that I cried yesterday. And the day before.

 

[TheApostleJohn]

I cried over a girl in the Spring. I don't even remember the last time I cried before that. It felt starnge. It was like my body was trying to stop me. My eyes were basically just watering, but every few seconds I'd have a spasm and a few tears would run down my face. My whole face hurt. Every now and then I'll get "watery eyed" usually out of anger/frustration. There were a few other times I'd stopped myself from crying. The last time I'd cryed before this Spring was probably when I was 10 or something.

 

[Evie1980]

I don't think I cry enough. I sort of deal with things by sleeping and ignoring its existence. Apathetic is what I would say I am. But this is not a good thing as it doesn't allow room for God to work. I feel like I should have done better or I should have expected the outcome that I got.

Crying requires caring and when smething we care about doesn't turn out the way it should, crying is how we resond. It is not a bad thing. It allows us to feel and show our emotions even if it is only to God. But I have only just gotten back to the place where I can care. After a hard year of disapointments, failed relationships and disasterous situations, I had learnt to keep my emotions to myself. Finally I am able to cry and know that Someone who cares for me is listening and willing to spend His time and love on me. It is a good thing.

 

[stephanieamber]

i cry 3 or so times a week. just call me "waterworks." but i rarely cry in front of people.

i cried tonight. felt much better.

 

[PinkSweetart]

How often would you say that you cry? What have you most recently cried about?

Yeah, probably a few times a month. I really don't know. I wont cry in front of people, though. It is rare to see me cry unless it's a HUGE issue. I don't even cry after watching sad movies.

But when it comes to stress, feeling worthless and dumb stuff of that nature I will cry. Again, it's always to myself. If my family saw me cry they would blow things out of proportion and worry about me, so because of that I'll cry away from people.
I can't remember the last time I cried exactly, but it wasn't too long ago... and the reason is too personal for me to explain.

 

[Thunder Peel]

I cry when I see someone buying a Dave Matthews album, only because I know they can do so much better.

 

[trentlogain2]

onions and The Spirit of God.

 

[elenore]

crying is a healthy, human function. I've read somewhere that it releases some kind of hormones or something that if you keep bottled up by not crying - is detrimental to your health.

(however being able to cry, can sometimes be another thing)

 

[Sonfest Rocker]

I try not to cry....