Anonymous(36-45)+1 yI'm really curious how you appearantly know what we as women think/know/want. We're not robots. We don't all want and desire the same thing, in MY OPINION bad boys are a waste of time. If I wanted to get hit, punched, and beaten... treated like crap just because my guy "cant show emotions because it makes him look weak ,sad, depressed" then I would've stayed with my ex and eventually let him kill me.
Men or woman people who surpress emotions are more likely and prone to violent outbursts. If a man crys in front of me, I don't see it as a weakness... I see it as he TRUSTS me enough to let go and express his pain. To me, I'd rather have my man feel comfortable enough around me to cry, and feel things. Then him come off as a total ass because "society tells him to"
That is also a BS statement no one ever told boys or men to never show emotion. PEOPLE, other kids, other men, their friends. THOSE are the people who say "dude that's so stupid only a woman would cry" No where in this world except maybe the communist nations would even say that. There is nothing wrong with sheding tears over a lost loved one.
So either your deranged and think you understand every single being on the planet or you think its OK to surpress rage... trust me... I've surpressed my anger for nearly 15 years... to the point where I now have to seek counselling so I don't physically hurt someone. So no... I don't think a man is weak for crying or being sad or depressed... because news flash... DEPRESSION IS AN ILLNESS not something you just "start" having when your sad. I've been clinically depressed for 14 years.
Bad boys are just stupid, guys who are clearly overcompensating I'd rather have a guy who will treat me right and trust me, respect me enough to be able to show any emotion around me.66 Reply
Asker+1 ywrong, you girls love guys who treat you like crap
Opinion Owner+1 yI clearly don't like a guy who treats me like crap. One of my ex's sent me to the hospital he would beat me so badly so no... I don't you must be insane to think we ALL like it no we don't ALL like it. You're clearly deranged. Look how many girls on here complain about being hurt by bad guys and how many say they don't like being treated like crap. You're a Dolt.
Asker+1 yyeah but those girls who end up getting hurt by those guys, they end up going back to them, they give them a second chance
Opinion Owner+1 yThen THOSE girls need mental help. No one with half a brain wants to be hurt all the time.. take it from someone who just got out of a relationship where they almost didn't make it out of the hospital so no... I don't like guys like that. I like nice guys... GOOD guys. Real men... not d***s. Most girls only take them back either out of fear, or they are just so used to it they think its normal. Trust me... Bad boys... Not worth the emotional upset.
Asker+1 yare you saying you got physically abused? but so what, at least the bad boy does get the girl, even if the girl does not give him another chance, at least he got her in the first place
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It's a fact though, he is your -EX- meaning you WERE together with him instead of a guy who wouldn't have beaten you - and that matters if you've rejected someone like that before.
But that doesn't mean the fact I disagree with you and what you wrote above, of course.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 ywhat the hell ?
im a feminist. so I don't believe men have to abide by these ridiculous male exclusive standards, and neither do women have to abide by strict standards for being a delicate, fragile, submissive wilting flower. people are people. some men and women don't show their emotions as easily and others do. I would never think less of a man who is in touch with his sensitive side. crying every once and a while is healthy and id want the guy I'm with to feel like he could express any emotion around me. he can sit and cry in my lap if something bad happened or he's having a rough day, whatever. ill just listen, give what advice I can, and try to make him feel better. I don't want some steel cold hard man because that's not a man at all, that's a plastic toy, an action figure, a doll. something that can be beaten and thrown around and still maintain a smile, never showing any evidence of the blow, no tears, no nothing. who the hell wants that? I know I dont.
i would be worried if he were like that. id think something horrible happened as a kid or something that made him feel like he couldn't trust people, including me. id want to get him help or something.415 Reply
Asker+1 ywhy?
Opinion Owner+1 ywhy what? I just explained lol
Asker+1 ywell girls want a guy with confidence
Opinion Owner+1 yokay? I thought you were asking me a question...lol oookay then.
Asker+1 ywell it makes a guy look weak if he cries
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I wish more people had the same train of thought as you, Answerer.
It's a shame most people don't even a train.
Opinion Owner+1 yThe QA is an attention seeking, misogynistic, insecure troll/idiot. That's pretty obvious. I would bet good money that not only does he cry, but he has little luck with women and finds himself depressed because of his inadequacy. This kind of question is usually asked in reverse to prove a point or whine. for example, x type of girl with no luck with guys may say "men only like y type of girls, so x types should just f*** off". its pretty typical.
Asker+1 ywell you would get your ass kicked by talking crap on me like that
Opinion Owner+1 yyeah right. there's no point in talking about whose ass you would kick online. its like the all time sign of weakness and exposure of how pathetic you are. no one who could actually kick someones ass goes on talking about it online. those who know how weak they are do so because they know its just online banter and nothing else. they'll never have to be held up to their word. and only a weak person who has psychological issues resorts to physical violence over simple conversation. p*ss off.
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Who will kick ass? Pussy like you? Who doesn't even have balls to ask a question with his identity visible?
If I will kick your f***ing ass then you are gonna cry to your Momma and suck on her t*ts.
So stop insulting girls by saying that you can kick their ass.Bitch I will chop your balls off.
Asker+1 ywell you shouldn't have pissed me off like that
Opinion Owner+1 yQA you forget that no one cares about your feelings here. be pissed if you want to, but no one will respect you if you don't earn respect and you're portraying yourself to be a punk ass bitch who can only threaten people online and doesn't actually take into consideration what girls are telling you. you have issues with women, clearly. work on that, instead of trolling online. think about it.
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hahaha! you're veryyyy sad, threaten/ insulting women who are actually trying to answer your question, go all brave when you can't even post the question with your user name... anonymous! REALLY!? just as the answer said: go and get some psychological help, have issues with women and with yourself too! women like strong man, and acting like a pretentious idiot is sign of the opposite, a strong man is a confident man, and a confident man can cry and does not need to fight to prove a point
+1 yAs a woman, I can honestly say that a man crying is not as terrible as you make it sound. If someone he was close to dies, it's ok to cry. If someone he cares about is terribly hurt, it's ok to cry. If he's badly hurt, he can cry. Judging him as weak because he cried is completely unfair. Just because he is a man doesn't mean that he can't cry. So what if he cries, he's human. As HUMANS we are subject to getting upset and crying. Just because a man cries, it doesn't mean that he's weak. It means that something happened to make him cry. If you're saying that it's pathetic and makes a man weak to cry over REAL things that EVERYONE cries about, then you're a really insensitive jerk, in my opinion. Sorry for having to say that, but that's what I feel, just like you feel that men crying over anything makes them weak and that they have no spine when they have enough guts to show that they're feeling upset, even when insensitive jerks will judge them and say that they should "take it like a man." What does that even mean?
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+1 yIf he wants to cry, he can! Not all women want a robot for a boyfriend. I don't remember the last time I cried, but I'm sure I'd cry if my parents died. Not that it's okay to cry about anything - it'd be kinda weird if a guy stubbed his toe and started crying. But for certain things, it's okay.
I think for the most part guys don't cry over physical pain (mature/adult guys, at least), but for certain emotional things, it's totally okay to cry.
I have no idea where you got that bullsh*t about how guys should never cry.02 Reply
Asker+1 ywell society and culture make it out to be that way, and obviously since girls want guys to have confidence, that's the most important quality they want them to have, that's why I feel that way
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If a guy cries, that doesn't mean he's not confident. Quite the contrary, actually - it means he's confident enough not to be embarrassed about showing his emotions. I don't know any girls who want guys with no emotions.
Some men are like this but I think they call them heartless murderers. If you don't have a heart, you most likely don't care about others.
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Many people don't want you to care about them, and if you did, they'd just push you away.
Asker+1 ybecause if you showed that you cared, people will think you are a jellyfish with no spine
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Yeah, but it only shows your insecurities and your fear of putting who you really are out there. If your such a man then why conform to what society says that you have to be? Why not be who you truly are. I don't cry easily, very rarely over a girl, but I'm not afraid of what society says, if I feel like shedding a teat I will. It's called evolution, I'm sure Neanderthals held in their emotion very well.
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+1 yAgreed, society expects us to be callous. Some girls say "it would be nice to hear what a guy feels" and stuff, but they're lying. If they knew, they'd immediately leave them for being wusses.
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Disagree, huh? Then why are mostly the guys who are completely callous or at least are unable to have negative emotions 24/7 the ones to have girlfriends? The moment you've got a problem, the girls flee. "I care as long as I don't have to do anything", haha.
Whoever disagreed was most possibly not male. Girls have no idea about how harsh these expectations are regarding emotional suppression. Did I ever say it was good, healthy, or benefitcial? No. We just don't have a CHOICE.
Asker+1 yI agree with you
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Hey, QA, you should ask these people in an update -
if they all disagree with this statement, then why they teach their children not to cry? :P - +1 y
Heh, I get so many disagreements.
Could someone tell me why there is peer pressure and a lot of ridiculing by other children to force guys into not crying? It might be a bit over the edge to say "durr hurr girls hate guys who cry" but honestly? People really do look down on them as they're *TOLD* that is incorrect.
430 opinions shared on Guy's Behavior topic. No. I would view him as cold. I don't think I could be with someone who couldn't show their softer side, especially to me, someone they trust and care for. That's something he shouldn't have to hide from me. The tougher someone seems to be, whether it be their persona or their appearance, the more I want to know there's a softer side in there. He can be as tough as he wants around other people, but I'm the one person, if no one else, that he should be able to be himself around. If you need to cry, then f.ucking cry, and I'll be there. I'm not going to tell people, I'm not going to laugh, or judge. I'm going to soothe and comfort because that's what I do, and I don't like seeing people I care about in pain. But out is better than in. I think it's bad to repress those emotions. Things usually feel better after a good cry.
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Asker+1 ywell that's why girls want the bad boy, asshole, jerks
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Not necessarily. My boyfriend LOOKS like the bad boy, and he can most certainly be tough when he wants to be and lay down the law, but anyone who knows him personally knows that he's very much a big teddy bear with a huge heart. It wasn't his 'bad boy' persona and appearance that attracted him to me. It was the way he laid himself completely bare with his eyes and the genuine way he talked to me.
Asker+1 yyeah, unfortuneately it's always us guys ability to talk to people and socialize that determines a guy's success with girls, I wish it was different
Asker+1 yyeah well still he had to initiate everything, so there is no way possible he has social anxiety, he had to approach you first
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LOL, I never said he initiated everything, you're making assumptions. We met at a mutual friend's house and BOTH showed an interest in each other, BOTH kept conversation going. He has horrible social anxiety around most people, he doesn't let people in. He's been on meds for it for most of his life. The fact that I showed interested in him was encouraging and helped him to feel comfortable with me. His entire family says that they've never seen him react to anyone the way he did to me, so soon.
From age 3, I always thought Women and Men should be strong and not cry but in the privacy -of themselves. I still can't cry. I had no greater standard for men than I did for women... I'm older now. I think strength comes from what you do not what you feel.
people who hold stuff in commit rape murder torture suicide. research it. .. its not good stuff.
I don't believe in this I think its bs but any standard you hold for men should be held for women too- if its weak its weak. why be a hypocrite.110 Reply
Asker+1 ybitch, ****
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You just have to not hold anything in, obviously.
But to do that it's easier to not put anything in that could be held in.
Emotional uninvolvement is a possible solution to this problem. :P
Only those unable to control themselves commit murder and suicide. - +1 y
'You' refers to man different people. Breaking points happen for different reasons under different circumstances. you can not predict a break dow. people have lots of ways of harming themselves and others without going to extremes.
trained myself to not get upset or angry or of corse cry. but I also don't get close to people. life has a lot of different colors I think the stromngest people can experience all of them. mean we are here then we die might as well live.
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I don't hold anything against people crying anymore- tho I do not feel comfortable ding it, there is no honor in not dong it. honor comes from what you do in your life not what you 'avoid'
QA what are you getting upset about? I thought you think men should not lose control.
Why just men btw? why not men as well? its a hypocritical especially since you called me a bitch for answering a Q you asked me.
Asker+1 ybecause you girls always say what you want in a guy and then you go for guys who are the oppossite of that
Asker+1 ybeing yourself does not work
I like it. Nothing worse than seeing emasculated men.
I'm a pretty stoic man. I have emotions, people just never see them...although I can't recall ever crying...even when my grandma died (with whom I was very close with.)
It's not like I make an effort to never cry. It just doesn't happen.21 Reply
Asker+1 yyeah, women will always be testing us, us men, we don't test women
+1 yI think he should grow a pair and stop worrying about what others think. Don't be a wuss but if you need to cry then cry.
I never ever cry over physical pain, and I've done every thing from breaking bones to getting my face gashed open above my eye. I also train in boxing, wrestling, and three different martial arts. But if something moved me to tears I wouldn't care who was watching. It's because I don't let society dictate who I am. I don't know them anything and their opinion doesn't make me.31 Replybuddy, I'm a cage fighter, I cry at songs most days
ying and yang for you ehhh?
some men don't cry, some men do, to say that if any man from any background cannot cry as it makes him spineless is ludicrous and concerning. one of my friends passed away recently, I cried, for hours, so did many other male friends of mine. I think no less of anyone who cries for whatever reason.
if you feel that you can't cry, because it makes you less of a man, I'm afraid you are emotionally deprived and you need to let go of what others might think of you20 ReplyMen only think other men who cry are weak. Do you hear girls saying it? I doubt it. Not that we encourage it, but it's OK to cry and show a sensitive side.
My father used to tell me (a female) that crying is weak every time I cried in front of him. It's like I couldn't express my sadness/anger. I couldn't be myself and it hurt to cry those times I couldn't hold it in 'cause I heard his voice telling me I'm weak. What's the point of holding your emotions anyway? They come back stronger.
This made me think of my ex, who would sob and I thought he was crying but when I went to dry his tears there was nothing there. I was like huh? It was just a way for me to pity him. And you would think only girls are capable of using pity tears.01 Reply
Asker+1 ywhy is that?
+1 yI don't really see how it makes a man better in any way to hide his feelings all the time. Every psychologist in the world will tell you that is unhealthy and leads to other problems. And who wants to be intimate with somebody who is totally unresponsive emotionally?
Both men and women need to have some control over their emotions. It's not good if an adult of either gender cries in public over every little thing all the time.
But taking any behavior or attitude to an absolute extreme is unhealthy and asking for trouble. It's also perverse. You feel that way for a reason; by suppressing it you are removing a valuable part of the human experience.69 Reply- +1 y
It's not a choice whether you suppress it or not. It's the "peer pressure of society".
So no matter what psychologists say, it unfortunately won't happen, because many people cling to false ideals and unjustified stereotypes regarding the opposite gender, based on their outdated "roles".
They say we should be social, we should sleep according to our circadian rhythm, we should have friends we can trust, and feel the world as it is. Are we allowed? No. Society has rules that f-ck it all up. - +1 y
You can't blame your struggles with emotion on "society" here. Society doesn't choose your friends, when you sleep, how you feel or how you express your emotions. I know men can be mean and there is a lot of pressure to be tough.
But that doesn't mean you can't show emotion with people you trust. Most men I know cry sometimes, but not around other men.
I think maybe you've internalized the role too much. If you're not happy about that, a therapist can probably help. - +1 y
Society tells you when to wake up.
Also, it just sucks how everyone is whining about how great it would be if we all -had- emotions and could share them, while in contrast, we're taught to never show them and suppress all of them ; and then people wonder "hey why aren't you ever sad" "why aren't you happy" "why are you not human anymore".
People should finally decide on what they expect and teach accordingly.
We should have a giant crying party and feel the sadness... oh wait, I CANNOT. - +1 y
I feel for you: I do. You've built up a wall where you never feel anything. You sound pretty unhappy.
Yes, there are many pressures and unfair and messed up things in our world. And none of us make it through to adulthood without being scarred by some of the bad things about the world.
But you have to decide whether you want to just blame society for ruining you or if you want to get better. You can get back in touch with your emotions. It will just take some work. And society won't stop you. - +1 y
Whenever I try to do anything, I always realize "but you're supposed to not have emotions, sir!" and it kinda hinders the process.
The reason for my personal unhappiness is that I know I should be emotional (though balanced..) and yet I really did lose the ability -on my own-. The fun fact is that when I'm around other people, I can copy their emotional states. Essentially... I'm unhappy alone, and happy with others. But we're supposed to be happy alone as well, and that's also conflicting. xD - +1 y
Well some people are just naturally more emotional than others. I feel like maybe you're just getting caught up in another round of "this is how a person is supposed to be."
You have to figure out who you really are and what you want to do with yourself. It's more about being true & honest to yourself than "guys should cry at least 3 times a year" or something like that.
I think every adult can benefit from therapy. It's really a great way to work on the behaviors & thinking you want to change
Asker+1 ythere are literally more things that turn women off than there are things that turn men off
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Mesonfielde, I was the same way once too, but I changed to be able to feel emotions again. You need someone that will be there to help you through it. Also, don't worry about the other people in the world. If they don't like the way you are, then they're missing out on knowing you.
Asker, I can almost guarantee you that the list of turn-offs for women versus the list of turn-offs for men would be about the same. Also, crying is good for EVERYONE, no matter the gender. I don't think that the term "take it like a man" is meant as "become a robot that never feels sadness because that's not what a man does." In reality, most women like it when men can cry. I think that a man being able to cry is good because it shows that he's human and that he can feel emotions in the same way that I usually do. Sometimes I do turn off my emotional switch, but that's not the right way to handle things, no matter which gender you are. So, I agree with sarah-a180. That's just my opinion, of course.
Well even a man is only human so don't forget that, men are not just some alien being who has to close off forever, they have emotions and feelings too and to not cry when someone you love dies, they would be sick, it would look like they don't give a sh*t at all. People are not weak for showing emotions I just utterly hate that concept, actually a sensitive man is a couragous man who is not afraid to face the facts and doesn't give into this whole stereotypical thing that men do and their whole ego games. A real man shows everything that they feel inside and doesn't care what anyone thinks. Your litterly just looking down your nose at them, do not do this at all because then you really won't be accepted by anyone at all, even you have emotions and don't tell me you haven't cried or been sad, angry or depressed but everyone feels what you do at some point in their lives, remember this.
00 ReplyI have cried in front os someone twice in my lifetime. Once when I was very young and a close friend passed away.
And when my fiance was killed in a car accident. I honestly could have, or even now, given two sh*ts about crying in front of other people. That is a level of pain and loss you never want to feel. A part of you, AN ACTUAL PART OF YOU, is ripped out and gone. And you can feel that hole, and nothing you do fills it. So I cried, and I cried a lot. Time does not heal something like this. I still cry sometimes when moments hit and I miss her more then usual, sitting alone in my apartment late at night.
I say cry if you want. It makes you MORE of a man then you think.The universe designed it as a way for you to express pain and fear. And if you hold it inside it eats away like cancer, devouring eternally from the inside, until in the end, all that's left is a shell of your former self. Drifting through a world you are now far removed from.
A ghost in the machine...00 ReplyNO! I'll be honest I wouldn't want a man so in touch with his emotions that he weeps at bambi...although the bit where his mum dies is pretty sad..i'm welling up just thinking about it... anyhoo
Everyone cries dear, even if tears don't physically spill, you can be crying inside. And everyone at some point in there life has cried..even you.
For some, crying is a sign of weakness and therefore if a man does it he is seen as weak., for women to cry...and lets face it we do it better then boys, and fake it better too. Its OK for her to do so. So with men if he cries that makes me think he is stronger, because crying in front of others takes more strength.
But when it comes down to it, a man doesn't have to cry to show he's emotional...punching a wall, getting hammered, er... there are many ways a man can prove to be crushing up inside.00 Reply
Anonymous(36-45)+1 yBad boys are just a novelty, someone to have a bit of fun and thrill , but not someone to marry and have kids with.. do you think girls like being bashed and abused? they have low self worth already and are dependent on them as they fear being alone or for whatever reasons..actually its pretty sad bad boys having to use that muscle and lack of brain to control their spouse. Strong men are those who can make decisions and take care of things, but also those who have morals values, are respectable, who are down to earth and can show they have feelings and emotions when it all gets too much at the end of the day.. Men who cry in those situations are in pain are human.. but men who cry like little boys like when a sports team loses are a turn off.
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Asker+1 ywell I would bash and physically abuse my girlfriend or wife I had one, because she asked for it
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It's even sadder that a girl has to keep track of "how she wants to be controlled".
Why do you even NEED to be controlled? Is your own brain not enough for that purpose?
Opinion Owner+1 yHaving a strong man around does not amount to control,. a girl can be strong and think independently too, likewise, dish her own abuse ... if the man/women suppresses their emotion in a relationship they would probably take it out on their partner..
Asker+1 yyou girls are just f***in' bitches, ****s
Disagree. A man has every right to cry under those circumstances---- Love and loss is not a weakness, but a strength. Even if I see a guy cry out of happiness during an emotional time is a turn on, lol. It shows how much he cares about something, and in turn could care for me.
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Asker+1 yyour a bitch
+1 yI mean... are men robots?!?! NO... are you an a**hole? Because if not, by lacking these very important emotions, and by not showing them AT ALL... you come off as one... this is WAY MORE UNATTRACTUVE THAN A MAN WHO SHARES HIS FEELINGS... YOU'RE FREAKING HUMAN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Women are emotional and need to have a man who understands and can share those emotional feelings... if you can't show them to her, then she won't feel like you trust her and won't feel a true deep connection... YOU'RE NOT A DAMN ROBOT...AGAIN...no..it's not life for a man NOT to cry when someone close to him passes away, or for him to be upset when his girlfriend hurts his feelings... it's life that it DOES hurt and you should be able to share those feelings with someone rather than bottle it up...freaking shed a tear if you have a heart
00 ReplyThat is ridiculous. If you want a guy to be able to feel happy (an emothion) then wouldn't you expect that he could also feel sad. Why on earth would you not "allow" a guy a right to his emotions? That's not just unfair. Its Stupid for lack of a better term. If you cme across a man like this I guarantee you he's probably some psychopathic killer in the making. If that's the man you want then have at it. You don't have to date a whiny crybaby but there is an in-between. Stop being so judgemental..
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Asker+1 yyou said it is not fair, well I have a newsflash for you, LIFE IS NOT FAIR GET OVER IT YOU F***IN' BITCH!
+1 yYou're right about women having really high standards, but no woman has ever judged me for crying. I've dated a lot and I've heard from all of them that they appreciate and admire my ability to show my emotions. I also know a lot of girls that'll say showing your emotions makes you more of a man. Now I'm not saying go be a cry baby and cry over stubbing your toe, but I am saying that crying is a natural reaction to a body's emotion or feeling of pain, and if you don't do it, you're not healthy.
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Anonymous(30-35)+1 ythere is nothing wrong with guys crying. lots of girls prefer the sensitive type. and therev is almost no way any guy wouldn't cry if he'd lost his parents , sure they wouldn't cry in front of people, but they would cry. and if a guy had been stabbed there's no way that they wouldn't cry, its painful, my mums a doctor, I've been around people been in situatiions like that. my mum saved my bf's life after he'd been stabbed. he cried but I dnt blame it. if you really think guys shouldn't cry or get upset or anything than you don't have much experience in life do you?
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+1 yHumans feel pain & have emotions. Not letting out your emotions in a healthy and safe way is very dangerous. To think that a guy should ALWAYS be strong and stay strong is a pipe dream. If a guy's parent(s) died, and he didn't cry, I would think he was one heartless and demented man.
PRIMARY PSYCHOPATHS do not respond to punishment, apprehension, stress, or disapproval. They seem to be able to inhibit their antisocial impulses most of the time, not because of conscience, but because it suits their purpose at the time. Words do not seem to have the same meaning for them as they do for us. In fact, it's unclear if they even grasp the meaning of their own words, a condition that Cleckley called "semantic aphasia." They don't follow any life plan, and it seems as if they are incapable of experiencing any genuine emotion.
(I was going to properly site the paragraph above, but I guess I can't, because I'm not a level 4.)33 Reply
Asker+1 ybitch
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I wasn't calling you a psychopath; I was giving an example of how I think not showing emotions is not healthy.
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I don't often show my emotions either. You can't base a person not showing emotion on being psychotic. I get the sh*t kicked out of me by my dad if I show emotion. -.-
There's a saying that goes real men don't cry. I think men should be able to show emotions such as crying. What I hate is how we are depicted as being strong or "macho" acting tough and holding all of our emotions instead. I think girls do find it as a turn off if a guy shows his emotions. They think he is not a real men or acts like a women and gets made fun of. I will say I a sensitive guy but can act manly when the times comes. We as men having feelings, heck he aren't robots. Robots can't show emotions but we as humans can. I think its alright to cry for a guy but not just cry for anything like when you lose a bet or your team loses. Perfect times to cry would be during the birth of your child for example or when your child graduating from school. Losing a love one as I have when my grandfather passed away but I cried in my room so no one would see me.
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Anonymous(36-45)+1 yNah, that's all silly crap. Normal women aren't heartless like that, if anything most of us wish you'd show emotions a little more. If my guy cried, it would split my heart in two and melt me at the same time to see him that vulnerable and I'd do anything to make him feel better that I could. It would just strengthen the bond and I would certainly not look down on him for it. If he was constantly crying and whining for no reason, however, yeah, that'd be a problem, just like it would be a problem if a chick did that to you (it's annoying).
10 ReplyHonestly, the first thing that came to mind when I read the question is that you are suffering from depression at the moment, and it's manifesting itself as outward aggression and hostility toward others. You're attempting to get people to validate what you feel towards yourself at the moment, so at least you might feel like your not alone.
10 ReplyI like a man to be sensitive, not necesarily a baby but sensitive enough to be able to cry, feel happy or sad. Nothing wrong with it ! For me it is much better to share your feelings with the people you love, and if my man would not be willing to show his feelings to me, then I would be dissapointed very much.
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+1 yYour homework... ask a fellow 'man' with no emotion, feelings, just 'pure manlyness' to break your back with a golf club, paraylise you, condemn you to life in a wheelchair...
See how well you cope, how 'not-depressed' you'll be, prove your manlyness!01 Reply
Asker+1 yI will prevent myself from that happening
+1 ywhy should you judge other people who are connected with their emotions more than you...have you ever seen me, myself and irene - I mean hilarious movie, but its true...if you just hold in all your emotions one day you'll flip...sometimes crying is the only medicine and if you can't understand that then I'm sorry...i just hope its not drugs you'd turn to over crying...
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Asker+1 ywell it's better to flip than be a wuss
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being a "wuss" has nothing to do with crying...its people like you who turn otu to be serial killers and school shooters...seriously tho, I feel for you man, when your mother or father dies, it will be a shame to not shead a tear on their life...too bad, its really too bad for you, I'm glad I'm not in your life style...
hey, if you feel the full range of emotions, than you are not really living. everyone needs to laugh, get mad, feel happy, feel scared, and yes, cry in order to be human. if you shut out parts of you, than all that negativity will come back in a bad way. Crying is a healthy reaction to certain circumstances and regardless of how many X chromosomes you have, everyone is allowed to cry. maybe you need to learn how.
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We were taught to forget. I for one know about myself that the only way I can feel sadness is through empathy towards someone else's sadness, and my own sadness relocates itself into anger. And there's nothing I can do about it.
Of course, I don't get angry basically almost ever, because I hate being angry too. xP
Asker+1 ybut women are turned off by men who cry
+1 yin my opinion if a guy doesn't cry, he's simply not a man, if he ant tell you how he really feels, he just hids it to look bigger its a weaker thing to do, a women would not reject a guy just because he cries when he is upset, itts just simply a wayn of showing feelings.
30 ReplyI think it makes you weak if you don't cry or show emoshin
it doesn't make you strong it shows that you don't care and you don't have a hart just because your parents aspeshaly your father says don't.cry or show emoshin when you are littel doesn't mean that when you grow up you can't show emoshin or cry most women want to know what you feel and think we don't want a robot for a boyfriend or husband we want a real man who feels and crys not fake crying but real crying and real feelings10 Reply
Anonymous(36-45)+1 yHave you ever been shot, stabbed or severely injured before? Didn't think so, but those type of injuries aren't something you can just walk off. The reality is, if you got shot you would be crying like a baby. And unless you hate your parents with a passion, when they die and are gone forever chances are your going to cry.
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Asker+1 ynope, but still, a real man should take it like a man, have balls, use his testosterone to shield him from any kind of pain
1.3K opinions shared on Guy's Behavior topic. I'm 27. Healthy, fit, and live a productive life. I love sports, love martial arts, and I like women. And I admit I cry. I'm not afraid to show my true emotions. I lost my father? I'd cry. Lost a girlfriend? I'd cry. Lost my mother? I'd cry. The point is, crying doesn't mean you're not masculine. It doesn't mean sh*t. Empathy is nothing to be ashamed of.
20 ReplyReal men cry and show emotions.
Real men are not always serious.
Real men are full of emotions, and anyone who bottles them up ends up with health problems.
Act like a man?
Yes acting like a man means crying, sharing emotions, going through sad times and good times and facing them with appropriate emotions.
What you seem to be talking about is a robot and someone that could never be loving or real to a partner or children.92 Reply- +1 y
Acting like a man means almost never crying and barely having emotions. That is a "man" of ideal.
Why? Because by lacking emotions as a whole, you lack negative emotions as well - and that way you can always act not-sad not-depressed just overwhelmingly awesome and the same all the time.
Asker+1 ybullsh*t
I'll cry if I can't help myself. Sometimes my emotions are so low that I have to cry to feel better. And if a guy/girl has the nerve to come over and tell me to 'Stop crying, be a man", then guess what happens?
They get punched and knocked out. THERE! Are you f*cking convinced now how 'MANLY' I am?00 Reply
+1 yMen are gonna cry, be scared, feel weak, get sad and depressed, etc... NO WAY AROUND IT... I think what you're saying is that a Man should never show it. In any case it is a matter of opinion and I agree to a certain extent as to that it can be quite uncomfortable to observe a man in such a state(any living creature for that matter).
00 ReplySo unless you have never cried or felt depressed (in other words, unless you are an emotional zombie) then this post is just completely hypocritical.
I agree men need to be men and not be wimps, but God didn't give us tear ducts just to test our manliness (men should cry in private though)00 Reply562 opinions shared on Guy's Behavior topic. haha lolol I love how the p**** ass bitch writing this sh*t goes up anonyymous f***in nigga has no balls... but yeah I mean I haven't ever cried from physical pain and last time I cried was because I viewed myself as a worthless pile of sh*t that nobody would ever care about but hey... you wanna show your a man come and run with tha wolves nigga f*** 2 dope boys snort some crack then hit a bitch with a gat... GOLF WANG!
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+1 ywow so if your mom died? or if you were really in love, well with your personality it seems you don't know what love is! and don't you feel a little bottled up if you never cryed its natural, well I don't like to cry a lot either I don't want people to think I'm a softy even though I'm a 16 year old girl
00 ReplyYou have some serious issues if you think men should just "suck it up" when a tragedy occurs in their lives. Crying is natural for everyone, not just women. It IS a show of emotion and compassion, and for your information, girls tend to dislike the apathetic assholes who don't give other guys a bit of credit for crying - especially after a death or being physically hurt. "Taking it like a man" isn't sexist towards women - it's sexist toward men. Being a man doesn't mean you never cry.
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+1 yI think its perfectly normal for ANYONE to cry, especially in a tragic situation like someone close to you dying. It isn't weak at all, in fact I see it as strong; it takes a lot of courage for a man to cry in front of others, after all its only an emotion. But as for men who don't show any emotion what so ever, I find it very unattractive. Just be yourself, emotions and all.
00 ReplyMen who cry have a bigger spine than guys who deny their emotions. And why do you feel that men should not cry? I think a man should cry when he wants to, as it shows who he is. We all die naked and alone - I don't cry about that as I'm connected with the world and those closest to me.
00 ReplyDude you got it wrong if a man is strong he shows his weekness, a week man hides his weeknes because he is week and doesn't want to be hurt any more or shamed. A strong man would show his weekness and wouldn't care what people think though cuzz its how he feels, it is stupid to say if one crys that he is any less of a man then the one next to him holding back the same feeling.
00 ReplyPersonally, I don't cry when I'm in pain. Got kicked somewhere that should only be treated delicately and my eyes were dry. As for emotions, I have cried when I was overwhelmed and in all honesty it has happened more than once.
N offence, but if you feel I am less than masculine for doing that, please get someone to kick you in the trousers with the maximum force they can, and check to see if you cry.00 Reply
Anonymous(45 Plus)+1 yIve been stabef 11 times. I've been pistol whipped, beaten, bottles broken in my face, tazered, and even beat unconcious with a napkin holder. I did not cry any of these times however, my daughtet was taken from my life by her mother.
The day it happened I lost control of my own body. I fell to the floor and cried like a baby. It was not a choice. As hard as I tried I couldn't even stand.
Im certain that this did not make me any less a man.31 Reply- +1 y
No, it makes you a guy who loves his child.
Anonymous(30-35)+1 yim sorry to say but this makes you very ignorant men are still humans they were born with feelings for a reason..for me a man who crys is the strongest frm all because it shows that he doesn't care of what people think and isn't afraid to let anybody see him cry..no offense I respect your opinion but you really need to learn a thing or two
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Anonymous(45 Plus)+1 yI think a man who can cry and show his feelings are sensitive and I think its sexy. We don't see it much anymore because some of the guys are wanna be hard asses an think it makes them look like a p**** or something which in reality your not,your only human and we were all made this way and there's no way of hiding it..
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Asker+1 ybut a man crying makes a woman think he is weak
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Not to mention that after 8 years of suppression you eventually forget how.
Asker+1 ystill, it makes men look weak
Opinion Owner+1 yI do not think it makes a man look weak I mean come on your human and if anyone thinks that it makes you weak then there just assholes an cold hearted it shows you have feelings an you ain't afraid to show them!
Asker+1 ybut girls want the bad boy
Everyone gets upset. One of the greatest traits my boyfriend has is his personality and the fact he's not shy to express how he's feeling. If he's depressed, upset, extremely happy, or laughing so hard he cry's it's okay. Trying to hide your emotions or bottling it in, or keeping it from people can cause problems. crying doesn't make you any less then a man. it show's a sensitive spot that most women like.
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Asker+1 yhow so?
+1 yThis rationale is bullsh*t.. Lotsa men that are considered 'real men' in that classical, old-school sense, do cry. They aren't afraid to show their true emotions.
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Asker+1 yyeah but the girls end up losing attraction for them
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notice your talking about a type of female... I have no problem showing my emotions with my wife... and she KNOWS I'm no wuss... Your rationale is just misguided here... a real man shows his emotions, and isn't afraid to put them on display...
Asker+1 ywell your wife is a rare breed
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yu think most girls want that old school rigid typa guy... this is 2011 you know
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my boyfriend has cryed in front of me and it honestly made me MORE attracted to him not less. I felt special that he left me see that side of him.. sooo
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Women want a man to have a heart... not to be some stoic stereotype... lots of yung guys fall for this tough guy crap, and they miss out on life...
Anonymous(36-45)+1 yIf I saw a guy crying, I'd think he'd be more of a man to show his emotions than one who chooses to wall it all up. I know it's not healthy for one. And two, most guys who don't believe they should show emotion like that are the ones with serious rage and anger issues. I've been physically and emotionally abused by those kind of guys who never believed they should show signs of "weakness". A woman never sees a man who can cry as weak. I think that's the biggest self-conscious and prideful issue a guy can deal with. Humans weren't made to be machines. Man or woman. It's good to show emotion, no woman want's to be with a robot or an angry man.
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Amen. I never really thought that much of a man hiding all of his emotions being a warning sign that he might end up being abusive, but I kinda do now that I think about it.
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No one wants a robot... but no one wants to hear complaints and other people's problems either.
So, decide on what you want, because these two things are rather controversial.
As long as we talk about "man" and "woman" instead of "people of __ gender", we will never be able to lose the shackles of emotional suppression and errorenous ideals of a past meant to be forgotten.
Opinion Owner+1 yThere is a balance. It's not so much on "how much" the guy cries, as to his attitude and perspective. If it's something serious like a family member dying, or even the birth of his child, my word, I'd think there would be something the matter with a man who doesn't cry over that kind of thing. If the guy is crying because he's just unstable, I think that's okay, as long as the guy honestly means to get help with it. Crying is part of a healing process also.
Asker+1 yummmmmmmmmmm yes you do, you women find so many things about us men that turn you off
Opinion Owner+1 yYes I do? I'm sorry, but everyone is different with how they see the world. I don't think you can block what every woman thinks into one category. Some women choose to see the negative, and some women choose to see the positive. We don't all think the same way. I do know one thing, most of all women see showing emotion as a strength. Maybe you just had an experience with one or two women that wasn't the best... doesn't mean all women are that way or think in the way you claim we do.
Asker+1 ywell women want a man with confidence after all
+1 yI thinks its OK for guys to show emotion and if someone they were close to died, its okay to cry...but just don't be overly emotional and sensative because then that's not ok...Men have hearts too, they're not made out of stone...Plus I think its kinda hott...
00 ReplyPlease.. my boyfriend has cried to me twice already. He knows theirs no judgement and that I acknowledge and respect his feelings. life is rough. He shares his vulnerabilities with me so I can help him carry on. I don't mind it. Really it touches my heart to know that he trusts me so deeply as to cry in my arms. It means he does not fear me.Tears are a HUMAN response to letting go of pain.
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Asker+1 yyeah well you girls expect guys to be dominant, strong, assertive all the time
I'd never think less of a man if he cried due to the death of a loved one or some horrible tragedy, and any girl who would isn't worth being with. Jesus, how viciously jugemental do you think we women are?!
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Asker+1 yyou always go for the bad-boy, jerk, douche, the guy who doesn't give a rat's ass about what other people think about him
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Actually, I hate the bad-boy jerk douche types. It sounds like you've been hurt by some girl(s) and now you're lashing out. I'm sorry that happened to you, but someone like that isn't worth being with and it isn't worth changing who you are over. To hell with what a bitch like that thinks.
Asker+1 yyou girls may say you hate them but you can't help but feel attraction for them
+1 yI think it's perfectally fine for guys to cry. Thera absolutly NO weakness if guys cry. I think that's stupid if a guy doesn't cry because he thinks it weak or feminant. It's life everyone cries. Get over it.
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Asker+1 yyeah but girls want a strong guy
stupid. I don't even want to read the whole thing. its just stupid. a guy who shows his emotions is stronger than one who doesn't. it shows that he is confident, sincere and not a total cold-hearted ass unlike some people on this site.
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Asker+1 ywell that's why women want the bad boy, jerk, asshole for a boyfriend
Asker+1 yyeah but at least the bad-boy, jerks do end up getting the girl, and even when he breaks the girls heart, and either the girl or guy does the dumping, the girl always or usually wants to go back to him
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well obviously you understand the entire world and how they think, so why did you even bother asking for peoples' opinions? when I see an asshole, I stay clear. I don't care how sexy the bad boy image is, I'm not a slut or a desperate cry for help who will leap into anyone's arms. The image is great, but personality wise, bad boys suck and should really never get any self-respecting girls.
Asker+1 ywell the vast majority of girls like those type of guys, glad to hear you are not one of those girls
Asker+1 ywell girls always say they want the nice guy but they always go for the jerks and bad-boys
Asker+1 yyeah but more girls go for the bad boys than they do the nice guys, the majority of girls do
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Asker+1 yman I wish I could just hit you bitches without getting in trouble
it sounds like you are saying all men should be psychopaths :/
I love a men who is strong enough to be himself and let his emotions show regardless of what people might say.30 Reply
+1 yYeah, be brave? If you are so brave, how come you are afraid to let us know who you are? Anonymous = brave, justify that!
30 Replymen or women, we are all human. we have feeling. And that's all
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Asker+1 ywell a real man is supposed to bottle up his emotions
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then he's not a real man, he's a serial killer waiting to happen. People who bottle up their emotions are more likely to engage in a violent outburst then people that express themselves.
Asker+1 ywell being physically violent is better than being weak
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What? That's a stupid assumption. If you bottle up emotions enough, eventually they'll just disappear. You don't kill people only for the heck of it, you know. I for one usually cannot even get aggressive or angry anymore (among various other emotions) because I suppressed them for way too long.
However, it's also a fact that I still am single. xD - +1 y
psychological studies have shown that those who commit crimes, like rape and serial killers, are people that on the first view were calm, cold, emotionless, etc.. not saying all people with that criteria are serial killers or rapist but most of the rapist and certainly serial killers do match that criteria. there will eventually will be something that triggers it!
Anonymous(30-35)+1 yNo, just like women, men are HUMAN. They have the right to cry and feel weak as much as any other respectable person would. Okay, if they cried because they broke their toe nail, I wouldn't be impressed but otherwise it would be a turn-off if they didn't show their emotions. No-one wants to be with a robot.
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+1 yEhhhhh...humans are humans dude...people have emotions and they cry sometimes you dig ? It's not about whether you are male or female...it's about whether you are human
20 ReplyYou might not feel the same if you had a wife/girlfriend who you honestly loved died. I like it when guys occasionally cry. It shows a bit of weakness that they aren't perfect which makes them perfect. My mom died 2 years ago. My dad, brother and I cried which is a liable reason to cry.
20 Replywhat do I think? I think you're weird. women love it when a man shows his sensitive side. but they don't like it when they show it off to the whole world. if a guys parents died it's perfectly fine for him to cry and feel upset. that'd be taking it like a man. not crying because you think it'll make you weak? that's ridiculous and I really would not wanna be with a guy like that.
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Asker+1 ywhy would you not want to be with a guy like that?
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I agree with smashliee, this guy's f***ed
+1 ygod... if a guy whose mom and girlfriend died doesn't shed even a single tear for them then I would like to stay away from him.
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Asker+1 ywhy?
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well I don't want a weepy boyfriend . but I want a guy who has no qualms about showing his emotions... so in other words I need a human bf... and humans cry. crying doesn't mean you are weak..it shows that you cared enough
+1 yI agree, God and Evolution should have just made Guys, Men, literally invincible, made them immortal meanwhile us Women, Girls, are mortal
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Do you want to die? You are not at home!
Just kidding. However, it's only the stupid humans who distorted ideals and roles in a way that the expected behavior of men is unnatural. - +1 y
so you think it is sexist, an unfair double-standard on what society and culture expects differently out of men and women?
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I don't care what society expects as long as it's consistent. But after teaching me to redirect my sadness into something else so I would never cry and make me less emotional to live up to the standards of the role, they shouldn't expect me to do a 180 degree twist because no one knows what the hell they are doing.
I don't care about the difference between "men and women" in this case. I care about "men and men". Because the two views are oppositional, and that's just batsh-t stupid. - +1 y
Therefore, yes, it is sexist.
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