Is it ok for men to cry?

@Java09 (3075)
United States
February 10, 2010 2:46pm CST
I think it is,but alot of people think men should have a strong personality and not cry.I hope men have feelings too,and they should show their feelings with out people criticizing them.What do you think?
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9 responses
• United States
10 Feb 10
Ofcourse its ok for men to cry! Men have feelings too!!! Some men choose not to cry tho. Which is fine too.
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@kaylayoe (293)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I hate men who think they have to hide there feelings. My boyfriend is so adorable because he actually shows emotion! He thinks puppies and kittens are cute, if he's sad he'll show it and he is so lovable with me. It makes me extremely happy. Guys who don't show emotion seem to come off as jerks!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
10 Feb 10
Of course it's alright for men to cry! My boys are in their 20's now and I raised them to show their emotions. They're not crybabies but they aren't afraid to show their emotions. It's cruel to tell men they aren't allowed to show sorrow, grief or frustration.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 10
hi Javo09 yes its okay for men to weep as they are human beings, and all of us weep when really sad or hurt, why not a man? He is no less a man for showing a deep felt emotion.Nobody should criticize a man for showing he cared about something or someone. It just shows he is very human.
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@Java09 (3075)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I agree with that,but alot of people think it's embarrassing for a man.They have feelings too.
@dodo19 (47043)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Feb 10
I really don't see the problem of men crying. I think that if men want to cry, then they should cry. After all, I think that crying is part of being human. We all have some emotions and we should express them, if and when we want to.
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• Singapore
11 Feb 10
There's a chinese saying, translated into English is " man does not cry easily, because they haven't reached their deepest sorrow". So man do cry out when their sorrow is immense. Therefore, there's really not much of surprise if man does cry. However, most often, people don't cry, not because of their gender, but rather because they are adults. Adults or young adults tend to withhold their sorrow but children tend to just reveal their sorrow directly by crying.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
11 Feb 10
Yes it's OK for men to cry. Crying relieves stress. I cry easily especially when watching soap operas. But if the pain is real, i really find it hard to cry. I want to cry but the tears won't fall so the pain stays. But if i have to cry, it should be in private so i don't feel guilty seeing other people see me crying.
@alilin28 (1527)
• Uruguay
11 Feb 10
first of all, all of us are human! so, we have different emmotions that we shows on different moments of our life, in this case, crying. we can cry when we receive a good new, and we cryes about the emotion we´ve had. also, when we feel so bad, when we have problems, and its okay to cry, we express our feelings, and its okay that this type of bad emotion we have in this moment goes outside ourself! i think that the men who thought that the only gender we would cry is women, there its a huge mistake! if they think that if they cry on a emotional situation they are going to be less male, they will be sick!(i respect other opinions, but this is my opinion) have a nice day! and enjoy life
@sunyskies (126)
• United States
10 Feb 10
I think it's fine for men to cry. It doesn't bother me at all. Some men probably think it makes them look weak, but I don't think it does.