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The first thing I need to say is that neither I nor my husband are football supporters. I noticed in the news at the weekend about some football team being knocked out of some cup or something, there were grown men actually crying openly in the stands. I'm all for the new man idea but this goes a bit too far for Heavens sake it's a game of football not a tragic disaster why are these idiots crying, it would suit them better to show some emotion toward their wives or girlfriends and families not 11 Idiots chasing a bag of air around a field. Am I alone in thinking this/

2007-05-13 22:43:15 · 48 answers · asked by The Woman Behind the Man 3 in Entertainment & Music Polls & Surveys

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yes i have. it was my dad when my grandpa got hit by a car. it hurt so much 'coz dad's the rock of the family, having him break down was horrible. I hope I never see it again...

2007-05-13 22:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by ~ B_e_K_z ~ 5 · 2 0

I cried when Marlons family were eaten in Finding Nemo. I'm not really into football though so no tears from me there. If you don't like men crying then I feel very sorry for your husband. Every man cries at some point in their lives and I feel sorry that your husband will feel that he has to go to another room and cry without your support. Surely this shows a lack of emotional support on your side. Guys are people too.

2007-05-13 22:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Neither one of you is a football supporter yet you cannot acknowledge that it IS something OTHERS are passionate about, and if all the anticipation, hope and enthusiasm they have invested in a match results in a bitter disappointment, it is only to be expected they will deem it a "tragedy."
How do you know that these "idiots" DON'T show the same emotion toward their loved ones? You don't MAKE tears well up in your eyes - it's not a voluntary action. Anyway, why does THEIR crying bother YOU so much - it doesn't impinge upon your life - would you be happier if they were fighting?

2007-05-13 22:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by Dolores & the prune 7 · 0 0

The only time I saw my dad cry was at his father's funeral 25 years ago, and at his mother's funeral 2 years ago. My husband shows his emotions a little more freely and cried when both of our children were born, cried when my grandmother passed away, and cried when I was diagnosed with a chronic disease. I've also seen him tear up during other emotional times as well. It's not a bad thing for a man to cry, but crying over a football game seems a little odd to me. I hope they're as open with their emotions to their wives & families.

2007-05-13 22:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca M 3 · 0 0

I think like anything,if you have a passion for it,indeed whether you are a male or female....the pain is indeed felt & then why not? I watched this match myself,beig that my fella is a Man Utd nut,i didnt really get a choice.....lol!! However I dont think theres anything wrong in crying over a sport,if its something you believe in...
Im sure that equally these guys do show emotion to there wives/girlfriends too....
Emotions run high over many different varients.....why not football?

2007-05-13 23:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by dontgiveatoss 2 · 0 0

Psychologically, when people live vicariously through an athlete or team, they begin to identify closely with that athlete or team. I have cried at movies, and tho I am a sports fan, have never cried over a loss by my team----but have shed a tear or two when one of the athletes at a press conference began to weep. But I'm just a big baby---sports are an escape. Reality sucks sometimes. No big deal---we all have our fantasy lives.

And how do you know that they don't show emotions toward their wives and girlfriends?

2007-05-13 22:50:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well you have to know the person I guess. My husband and I are huge Pittsburgh Penguin fans, so when we went to the last game of the season, he shed a tear or two because it was a great season. For some people their team is a big part of who they are. I'm not condoning it, because I think we're borderline obsessed in my house, but it just how people feel. I think it's worse with women. Why do women cry at movies and they only see it once?

2007-05-13 23:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Oh well ! They lost the game & all the bonuses along with it! Had they won their wives would've been just as happy! Tears unfortunately are endless, they can cry over their loss but also for many other things. Anyways, I know many people (women & men) who cry and feel sad but it doesn't help anyone (missing children, Darfur, war victims etc) so it is far better to cry for egoistical reasons and be more practical when it comes to others.

2007-05-13 23:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by marissa 4 · 0 0

You're not totally alone but close! lol. As Bill Shankly once said, 'football isn't a matter of life or death...it's more important than that'. ;) I think it's one of the best things about football that it genuinely brings people together around the world and means so much to them that it causes that kind of emotion. You're missing out on one of the simple pleasures of life!

2007-05-13 22:48:25 · answer #9 · answered by sonfai81 5 · 1 0

I have seen my father cry a few times - but not over football or anything like that - it usually seemed to be happy things that made him emotional.

2007-05-13 22:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by hello world 7 · 0 0

Yes I have seen grown men cry but generally over their wife's giving birth to their children or on their daughters wedding day, my man crys through emotion and not through sport thankfully.

2007-05-13 22:47:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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