Is it actually normal for a grown man to cry and let it all out?

[RichardCranium6201]

Guys, ever feel like the shit going on is just too fkn much, and just wish u can get a good cry out instead of mopping around all day? I know men don't do this, because society says not to. And even for me, it's just hard. No matter how hurt I get or feel, I can push most of my feelings away to some deep vault and forget it. But every now and then, I do. I wish I can just get it all out so I can hurry up and move on. Normal or no?

[Static_In_The_Attic]

NOWADAYS there is NO NORMAL…

[Calyptomaniac]

Bottling it up is worse. Let it out when you need to.

[RichardCranium6201]

But even when I know I need to. It's just super hard for my eyes to drop tears due to feelings. I'm not sure how or when I decided to turn my eyes off from heartache. Altho, contrary to all this, I have been (well kinda) forced to watch a chick flik with my ex chick and got kinda caught up in the moment, ahahahahaahHHHahhha... it was a beautiful story. But we will leave that for another question. Lol

[sage2021]

Yes it is. God made man with tear ducts and tears, not just girls/women.

[HelpfulWoman_]

Normal? It’s a pathetic leak of weak, testosterone-deficient slush escaping through a crack in your fragile ego. You cry not out of emotion, but because your oversized, throbbing penile pressure needs a valve release, turning you into a sobbing, leaking water tower of mediocrity.

[Jessica405]

We ALL have emotions that cause deep sorrow. This can often lead to crying. It is natures way of getting release from that pain. It IS perfecty normal and acceptable.

[Nikki1989]

Not just normal, but healthy. Crying is a human stress‑release mechanism, not a gendered one.

[Beckybooboo]

The saddest thing I've experienced as a nurse when I worked the ED, are men apologizing for crying. You're HUMAN!

[NathanDavis]

yes, it is normal

[Anonymous]

It’s a healthy emotion.

[Anonymous]

In private, yeah.