Is it as difficult for guys to see girls cry, as it is for girls vice versa?

haha, even reading the question made me kinda get that feeling of wanting to...haha

anyway...im reminded of a quote...the great "c.m. Punk" once said "women should not be crying...they have nothing to cry about"

whether you agree or not...its still a pretty powerful quote..imo

but yes...i do believe its difficult for guys to see girls cry...just because of the whole thing of why would you want to make her cry in the first place...and plus if she is...i kinda feel helpless, like as if there's nothing I can do to help...just to let her know that I can be there for her, if she needs me

hope this helps

Like my uncles, fathers, and cousins before me; we men are completely helpless and clueless when a woman cries before us.

if their tears were real and honest, and especially if it was because something I said or done, then it might tear my heart. But you know something, girls mostly cry to get things they want and they play lots of games, almost everything they do are things to get something from guys, a promotion in love/a present/money/appreciation/respect/... etc, the list doesn't end. The problem is, when mature girls are honestly crying they never let us see them!

here is the dilemma, if she is honest she will hide herself.

I can't stand to see anyone cry. It's like my imagination goes wild with their personal pain and I can imagine perfectly being in such a situation and it makes me cry. I cry way too much though, even if I'm not in pain or anything. I think I just have over productive tear glands.

I grew up in a household full of women. Two sisters and a mother. No guys. Seeing them cry was just a part of life and I have to say because of this I kind of became immune to the regular banter of lifes daily delemas. However growing up they wern't really crying on my shoulder they were just crying in my vicinity.

I had a friend on mine recently, not a girlfriend, loose her mother and I ended up being the person she vented her emotions to. Seeing her like that was just crushing. First time my heart actually droped while watching a person cry. There was nothing I could do to comfort her aside from just shut up and lissin. Oddly though I didn't feel uncomfortable. I guess it's like you said, it depends on the situation.

In general seeing a girl cry doesn't phase me. That doesn't mean I won't try to simpathyze with her and cheer her up though. On those rare occasions when a girl just crumbles in front of you I think it can be heart renching if she has what I consider to be a "valid" reason.

Bad hair cuts (and I've seen allot of this from my sisters), sorry, suck it up.
The guy you've been dating for 2 weeks brakes up with you, sorry, suck it up.
You've had a bad day, sorry, suck it up (to an exstent).

If you've lost a loved one, okay, you've got my attention.
You're partner of multiple years cheats on you or leaves you, okay, you've got my attention.

If a guy broke down infront of me I have no idea how I would react. Discomfort comes to mind but I think I would still be sympathizing in a guy kinda way. Wouldn’t treat him the same as I did a female. Maybe that’s the wrong way to deal with it but I’ve got “zero” experience in this category.

Even when thinking back on my personal experiances, I’ve only ever cryed once; excluding childhood of course; and I did it hidden from observation. I’m the type of guy who can talk about his emotions but not display them. Is that a bad thing?

I very rarely cry. Not because I don't want to because I actually can't. I've tried on several occaisions and failed. Instead I just get this huge sadness welling inside of me and nowhere for it to escape. That's changed recently because I just broke up with a girl I really loved and I've cried 4 maybe 5 times since. Part of the reason I am so cut about it is that I know if it's bad enough to make me cry then I must be hurt really deeply.

Seeing a guy cry just break my heart... it makes me cry too and I usually find it really adorable... if a guy can cry in front of me... that I'm totally hooked. It sounds kind of mean doesn't it... hmmm I guess what I "like" about seeing a guy cry is that he has a sensitive side and he is willing to show me and I really like that. :) Hope I don't sound evil... lol
And personally I hate crying in front of people... don't know why really.

i hate crying in front of my boyfriend, I guess its just my pride. if we argue though and I end up crying, even if he's really angry, he'll just panic and be me stop, he hates seeing me cry, I can see it visibly pains him. so I really try to control myself because I don't want to see him in pain either.

I agree that it gets to me a lot more when it's a guy crying, rather than a girl.
Of course it hurts to see anyone cry and I always want to try to help. But I guess since it's not as common to see a guy crying, it seems worse, and I don't really know how to react.
I've only seen 2 guys cry that I was close to, and I felt so helpless. One of them was always so strong, he never let anything break him, but finally he just didn't know what else to do; so I just stayed with him and let him talk because I didn't know what else to do. I hated not being able to really help, though.
So yeah, usually it's worse for me to see a guy cry, usually because they don't cry unless it's something really serious.

When I see a guy cry it breaks my heart, I can't stand to see them in pain.

Maybe because women are more emotional creatures then men. One is more prone to see a girl cry rather than a guy. We tend to expect guys to be non-emotional, strong and more macho. The truth is that guys are human like women and have feelings. If a guy cries then let him get it out, he might feel better. I admit I feel really bad when I see a guy cry too.