Should men cry in front of women?

Question

Is this a + or a - ?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

It depends on the circumstance. If it is a funeral or a particularly rough time, then I say yes if they feel like crying they should. Real men do cry sometimes. It shows that they are also emotional creatures. While many men think crying at any time is wrong, I don't think they have experienced any true sorrow in their lives. I am a veteran, have been in war and have had my life on the line several times. Believe me, there are other things for men to worry about than if they cry in front of a woman or not.

Answer 3

Notice how most of the answers from men here say no men shouldn't, and us females say yes of course you should.
Listen.... crying....can be a very therapeutic means of emotional release.
If you don't feel comfortable crying in front of your judgmental guy friends so you don't break "male protocol", fine, don't.
But do yourself a huge favor and allow yourself the pleasure with a woman....open up, be yourself, release, and be nurtured.
I for one find it to be a way sweet A++++ when a man feels comfortable enough to share his emotions with me like that.

Answer 4

Sure. Why not? A man should feel comfortable enough to cry in front of a women at any time. Even if he has no reason.

Answer 5

well, it depends on the situation, the number of women around, and the expected gain, from crying. In essence, a man is supposed to be tough, and not the one to shed tears ... but come on, we all know that there are times when crying feels good. However, it's more convenient doing so in front of that special woman who has already accepted that she can handle anything you throw at her. In other situations, if you want to get a woman feel close to you, it is usually good to shed a tear or two, and she'll know you are tough ... but are also human, in other cases ... it's just soooo not a great idea

Answer 6

I hate it when men I hardly know cry in front of me, because they feel their lives are so miserable. This tends to happen to me on the 2nd or 3rd date, because I guess I listen pretty well and am sympathetic... but that's just too early for me. I mean if something really terrible happens to you- like someone you know dies or you lose your job or something- I understand. But if you are going to cry just because you are miserable wait a few months, please. In general, women like it if men come across as confident and happy with themselves. Later on in a relationship, it's actually kind of nice if a guy feels comfortable enough to open up like that.

Answer 7

Of course they can. Why should men have to hide everything? It would make life a lot easier if guys just vented their feelings like this, it really clears the air if they're upset about something.. better than keeping it bottled up.

Answer 8

It depends on how the woman feels about it. I don't like to see anyone cry, including myself, so I wouldn't be too impressed if a guy did it, unless he was in excruciating pain and couldn't control himself. But other women see it as a kind of strength — that a man isn't afraid to express his emotions and doesn't want to conform to some arbitrary standard of masculinity.

Answer 9

Men are not supposed to break down and cry and be sissy. Only if they really feel they have to cry then they should. But they should not cry and make a show of it in front of women just so they feel for him that is gay.

Answer 10

I personally feel that if a person, regardless of sex or gender, wishes to cry in front of another person, regardless of sex or gender, that is their perogative and I am not concerned about it. I am more concerned about world hunger than policing someone elses gender etiquette.

Another question could be, what cultural shifts in history have at different times encouraged or discouraged a person to behave or display in certain ways based on societal expectations based on either sex, gender, or a combination of both such as in western culture and a few others who conflate these concepts?
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Also, if we analyze statements like these, "women like it if men come across as confident and happy with themselves." we can see one person using a broad generalization "women" to represent themselves rather than speaking as a singular person representing only their own views "I like it if men come across as confident and happy with themselves"

When people stop using the broad generalizations of gender to represent their own personal views, people can focus less on others as gendered objects, and have more room to use critical reasoning skills from one person to another, rather than grouping and assuming and projecting reactions onto more than warrent.


Amiko-Gabriel

Answer 11

It depends on the situation. If someone you just loved died, then go ahead. If your favorite team lost a game or if they are out of your favorite dish at a restaurant, no.