Men Cry Less Than Women - Yes or No?

[bannacookies]

Yes

No

Depends/other

[ohshee]

I really dont know but. i will be honest like if something was to happen to one of my children or my parents are a pet it's because I might cry I probably would because I love them.. I'm a pretty big boy and there's nothing really except for losing or something happening to a loved one it would make me cry
But I can watch a movie and either I can feel the energy from that person or it's something that I have gone through but I will tear up and yes I have cried.
I have a lot of friends that come to me when they're down and out because they say they come to me because I'll tell them the truth no matter what.
I don't judge anybody
And sometimes basically all the time. LMAO I can feel their energy I can feel their sincerity I can feel their heart and I have teared up when talking to them.
Some people say you're weak your puss of course it won't say it to my face but they might say it.
There's people in life it don't want to feel anything.
I'm the opposite I want to feel everything because I want to understand it.
It's just like this question I didn't have to answer it I didn't have to say anything I'm okay with being me. If I have a tear coming down my face it means that either I feel somebody or I feel something it is very important to me and I'm not afraid to say yes I have cried
As a matter fact I don't care if people judge me because if they judge me that means they don't know me and I love those people because somewhere down the road they realize they're probably pretty wrong so it's all good with me I'm happy I'm confident. And I'm not afraid to be me

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I was born an emotional person and cry easy so I believe everyone is different

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks For Most Helpful Guy :)

[AmandaYVR]

Yeah, of course men cry less.

Those last two bullet points in the infographic are interesting.
In egalitarian countries women cry less. Fascinating. Makes sense.
And men recognize sadness less. I didn't know that either.

[zeitgeist057]

What is the reasoning behind women crying more with more gender equality?

[AmandaYVR]

@zeitgeist057 Actually I misread the infographic. It's saying the opposite of what I wrote. So I have no idea. I thought that more egalitarian = women not being so feminine. You don't gain respect from men, and in the world, by being emotional. You gain more respect, are seen as on more of an equal footing, if you are more composed, not less.
But this infographic looks pretty dumb, tbh. The photos look more like mockery than true fact or science. What if the whole thing's bogus.

[zeitgeist057]

It might be bogus, but seems consistent with my observations and experience.

Thoughts on plausible “whys”:

1. Women cry less with inequality because: It’s less emotionally draining to have a set role, even if that role is as an “subordinate/2nd class citizen”. Conversely, when you are told/believe you have equal rights, but face a lot of adversity, it’s more stressful.

2 men vs women picking up cues of sadness on faces/non verbal cues: I do believe females are more emotionally intelligent in general and this is a measure of that.

[AmandaYVR]

@zeitgeist057 Good points!

[t-8900]

the most emotionally damaged people are going to cry. And people need to let them have that because they've been through hell and back numerous times to get that bad. Cut them some slack, even men. Just give them space and dont shame them for it.

[worldscolide]

Yes but I actually have a practical reason here lol, when I cry, it causes severe pain. Like my sinuses close up and I have a full blown migraine. So I do my best to never cry.

[Flower7]

Yes, I think this is true. I’ve seen more women cry than men.

[DJB72]

Culture plays a role in this. In Western culture, probably - to the detriment of the men.

[pink_and_inlove]

Ok so like I strongly think so because I do be crying for everything sometimes lol

[RaceMaster]

I cry like once every 6 months as way to vent.

[anylolone]

Are a general rule, yes.

[IronsKev]

Yes that's usually the case

[Vigors]

We're not allowed to cry

[Bluemax]

I'm not surprised

[Somegirl678]

i would say yes

[Iron_Man]

Yes big-time

[Slim57]

Yeah