Thoughts on crying

[J]

So have the rules on men crying changed? Does it remain emasculating or effeminate? Women seem to wield it as a weapon. I put forth that crying is therapeutic.

George - p. 9-10

"Sometimes you're swimming in unwept tears and you'll go under if you store them up inside." And I'm at the bottom of a sea of tears."

I've been needing to, been on the verge of crying but cannot tumble over the edge. I'm sure I'd feel better after. I'm in need of Monsieur Perdu's la pharmacie litteraire.

[Lee]

If a work of fiction doesn't bring the reader to tears or nearly to tears it probably was not worth reading.

[Marilyn]

To me there are no rules for crying; it is a very personal thing and rids our bodies of toxins, and releases stress; at least in my case. I do not cry often, but when I do, I always feel better afterwards.

[Carrie]

There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

[Carrie]

I remember being startled the first time I saw my husband cry, but it certainly didn't make him seem less a man in my eyes. Everyone cries and there is no (nor should there by) shame in it.

[Emily]

Crying, in it's most genuine form, is release. Emotions in a liquid, salty state.

It is one of the most natural things humans do, and somewhere along human characterization it has been labeled as a sign of weakness. But anyone who claims that "real men" don't cry hasn't experienced happiness that moves you to tears, or the pressure of sadness that breaks your heart in two. Or, simply, they are lying.

[Carrie]

Emily wrote: "Crying, in it's most genuine form, is release. Emotions in a liquid, salty state.

It is one of the most natural things humans do, and somewhere along human characterization it has been labeled as ..."

I think the mostly likely is the last thing...they are simply lying. I like your comment here. :)

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Carrie wrote: "There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving"
Oh Carrie, you have my heart with this quote. I actually work at Washington Irving's home Sunnyside. :)

[Kelly]

If a man in power cries he is considered sensitive and caring. If a women in that same position cries she is considered weak and unsuitable for her position. Gender is very important to how tears are perceived.