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WHY DO WOMEN CRY?

STUPID AND BORING QUESTION...I KNOW..STILL I FIND IT AMAZING EVERYDAY...I SEE WOMEN AROUND ME SHED TEARS AT DROP OF A HAT..I KNOW THE CLICHED ANSWERS...WOMEN ARE SENSITIVE,GUYS AREN'T.OR SOCIETY ASKS GUYS TO HAVE TOUGH EXTERIOR. BLAH BLAH....BUT I AM SENSITIVE & EMOTIONAL.NOBODY EVER ASKED ME TO BE TOUGH...STILL LAST TIME I CRIED...IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO...AMAZING...

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Warren on January 26, 2009 at 5:54pm: HI. I'm a 45 yr. old woman. I have cried alot lately for good reasons. also could be my age (menopause, hormones) May seem like weakness; does to me occasionally; but I usually experience relief afterwards. And let's face it: life can suck! Men could probably benefit from crying too!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bikram on January 26, 2009 at 6:34pm: wish somebody could teach us how to..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by alexander on January 27, 2009 at 12:03pm: I heard a saying which reflects the answer to your question."A man who swears is lying and a woman that cries do Not TRUST HER."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melanie Warren on January 27, 2009 at 3:18pm: yeah, I heard that one too...Makes us females seem like such witches though, don't you think? I will admit that crying can get a response but I don't believe a woman's tears have much to do with her morality or whatever.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bikram on January 27, 2009 at 4:11pm: well that ws the whole point.i dont cry alone.i dont see cryin as weakness nor does anybody around me.still i find diff 2 cry even wen i m alon.i had my share of sad moments in my life.i m askin how does ur brain work differently in this matter?wat do u feel diff than us?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by alexander on January 27, 2009 at 8:32pm: I don't think that crying is a weakness but it is a buying technique that one hides behind in order to be
1.believed
2.to get sympathy
3.to stop pressure mounting on him cause he's lying.
Crying over relationship split,death of a loved one,losing your job ,being cheated or an accident have a cleansing effect.So is crying a weakness or not?I leave it up to you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bikram on January 28, 2009 at 1:58am: gabriel...ah sarcasm...got you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matthew Craven on January 28, 2009 at 11:55pm: Personally I've had a bad year; so it's not a boring question albeit sexualised (!) Define ' crying'. Define 'weeping'....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melanie Warren on January 29, 2009 at 12:02am: oh you rock..Liking your thought pattern. Say more...= 3; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matthew Craven on January 30, 2009 at 4:09pm: Picking up upon many points in this thread (I've never really posted on a website before.....can't believe I just typed 'thread' !) my personal definition of crying would have to remain as either a device or a modest, even casual, release. Weeping; more an uncontrolable flood !

I accept that society & propriety still govern our accepted actions and reactions but I think it goes a little deeper obviously. Some people are just 'hard-wired' to be unemotional. I'm one of them. I happen to be male. I've know women colder on the surface than I am (lived with one for seven years !). It actually depends what mood / frame of mind I'm in as to whether I consider this a weakness or not. What society expects of me as a human or as a man tends not to interest me.

So: I weep once in a blue moon (!). Twice in my life that I can remember...... once in public; shock horror. I don't consider 'bottling things up' particularly healthy; but it's who I am. It manifests more as internal frustration than ((c)overt) anger and renders me quite passionate too. Music is my catharsis so far.

I have no scientific basis to my thoughts just now - haven't learned it yet. What I do find interesting is that I can't see any hint at any tears of joy or happiness.......maybe I've missed the initial point entirely......; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by forensiclove on January 30, 2009 at 5:25pm: music is my catharsis to, Nietche said life without music was pointless....and i breathe music in, when a relatioship i put %100 into and get kicked in the teeth as a result in the end, i have 5 youtube.playlists made-up over the time of "getting over" that person, right now my song is "Iris"
love,

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Craven on February 1, 2009 at 6:10pm: Nietzsche was right ! I find Sir Bob of Dylan's songs cathartic too in a 'seeking advice' or 'validation' kind of way. Last year, for example, this one was relevant: Idiot Wind from Blood On The Tracks. Perhaps even the entire album.; ▶ Reply to This