I know it all kinda depends on the person but as a whole girls seem to cry more. Just curious...
2007-03-13 06:42:35 · 20 answers · asked by Bonzilla!! 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's actually the cultural influence around them as they grow up. It's considered to be wrong for boys to show emotion, but it's expected for girls. Society penalizes boys as they grow for crying with taunts and jeers of being more like girls. As a result, men tend to have a lot of repressed emotions and feelings. They only appear stoic, in reality they've been conditioned to hold it in.
2007-03-13 06:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about hormones and long term conditioning. Men have been trained to suck it up and be tough. Crying is a sign of weakness in the male world.
As in the female world it can be a release of raw emotion. Joy, anger, hurt......
2007-03-13 06:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by voandginger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that the male wants to always see himself as the dominant spouse, the leader rather in the relationship. If someone saw him cry like you for instance, he will indeed feel like hes lost control and will no longer be seen as a man.
2007-03-13 06:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by Wisdom Is Key 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why do men show more anger than women?
they show the same amount of emotions, maybe men show more. It's just that everyone thinks emotion means crying. but anger is also emotion, and guys always have a lot of that to spare.
2007-03-13 06:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jae Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ethics of our society has taught us that men are supposed to be strong and stoic and never show "unmanly" emotions such as crying because of the "weakness" issue.
2007-03-13 07:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by liker_of_minnesota 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women are obviously more emotional. Men are taught not to cry, and tend more towards anger. They probably sublimate a lot of their grief.
2007-03-13 06:46:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's just a matter of social conditioning. Since they were very small, they've been told that men don't cry. Hogwash. I think they cry but are careful to do it more privately.
2007-03-13 06:49:41 · answer #7 · answered by smcdevitt2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boys are brought up to believe that to cry shows weakness and that this is wrong.
2007-03-13 06:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when men are boys they hold back there crying until it becomes hard for them to cry.etc
2007-03-13 06:47:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be less emotive than a girl!
2007-03-13 06:46:39 · answer #10 · answered by Vlado 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋