When it's ok for a man to cry.

[ZeeClone]

It is always OK to cry. Never think you're too manly to cry.

(Edit spell check. It makes sense now)

 

[MR T3D]

The one and only time a man is allowed to cry is watching Brian's Song.

well done. beat me too it.
though i really don't cry anymore, sure eyes water, OR i get chocked up, but not cry

 

[Terror_666]

Only when there is some form of testicular trauma otherwise bottle it up until you explode and go on a rampage beating up trees for no real reason.

 

[stone0042]

I am one of the real men that doesn't believe in crying. My only real acceptable times are a serious physical injury, the death of a loved one, or when you lose the super bowl.

 

[Blue22]

When you go to low power?

 

[Craig FTW]

You can cry whenever, it sounds like you being raised for men to be men is from a family living in the 19th century... I kid!
but i think you can cry whenever.
especially when you pull out peanut butter and jelly and realize you have no bread.

 

[Stoic raptor]

When you get a paper cut.






FROM MEASURING TAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Whoolpurse]

When he is all outta nicotine, booze and ammo.

 

[DanielPowell33]

Whenever.

As long as it's a manly sob.

Preferably with an 'Epic No', with falling to your knees and looking up at the sky.

this, also -WHY!!!!!!!!!!! works too in place of no.

 

[fulano]

Ideally, if you're a man, you should do it whenever you feel bad, I guess.

Practically speaking, no. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but a man shouldn't cry when in fron of others. It shows weakness and vulnerability. It's fucked up, and it's wrong, but that's what it is.

Blame society and our own nature.

Also, it does put women off, guys. I'm just saying.

 

[Charley]

Whenever.

As long as it's a manly sob.

Preferably with an 'Epic No', with falling to your knees and looking up at the sky.

This, but only when your recorded sport of choice cuts out just before the deciding goal/touchdown/whatever

 

[IamQ]

When he runs out of animals to kill for food!

 

[What'sCracklin']

Never ever ever..... ever.

 

[Kingsman]

Men crying isn't that bad. They just have to have completely ineffectual faces on when they do it.

The death of a comrade, the death of a family member, the death of a friend, of a pet, of innocence... men can cry at any of these moments, but at no point in his impassive face should there be any sign of despair or weakness. At most, a look of sorrow is slightly acceptable.

Testicle-kicks, though, must be toughed out and emotionless.

 

[VanityGirl]

My dad cried when i went off to college. Me and my dad were buddied and often made racist comments while walking down the street, all the while my mother would be turning her head away pretending like she didn't know us.

My dad didn't cry as his mother's funeral, at least he didn't do it in front of my brother or me. I was 11 and he was 15 at the time. =\



I think it's ok for guys to cry. You guys DO have feelings you know.
My boyfriend shed a tear because he was gettin hassled at work and one of the guys told him the bosses were going to fire him. He only cried in front of me and I didn't find it weird and wasn't put off by it at all.
I actually felt good that I could support him. He's wiped my tears away plenty, why can't I do the same for him?

BTW:
Cut the macho bullshit. I know some of you guys have cried before and will probably never admit it.

 

[Trivun]

a man can cry whenever the fuck his feelings are hurt, forget Fake manly masks, if you gotsta cry and let out emotions then do so.

This entirely. If a real man is afraid to cry then they are afraid of something, which means they aren't a 'real man'. Hence they aren't afraid to cry! Therefore, by the miracle of Fridge Logic, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeLogic] the point is proven. A real man doesn't need to be afraid to show his feelings!

 

[Parallel Streaks]

I'm in the "It's okay for men to cry" group, just because your father was abusive doesn't mean that my beliefs should be altered. You should take it up with a therapist.

It may be my silly hippy ways speaking, but yeah, men ARE allowed to cry. Thanks very muchly.

I personally don't cry willy nilly, but if my feelings are hurt badly, then yeah, I'll cry. It's like a pressure release, if you don't release the repressed emotion of your manhood SOMEWAY then you end up beating your spouse. And that's never good.

Then again, I don't need to worry about putting off girls since I'm gay, I don't need to worry about putting off guys, because I'm meant to be the vulnerable one in the relationship, and if I need to cry I'll just bite my lip and go to the bathroom, sit in the stall and sob for a while. I've only broken down in public once or twice. Once when my grandfather died, and the other when my boyfriend of three years left me.

 

[Drazier]

I don't often cry. But this one time at band camp when the girl I would have sworn I was in love with told me not to talk to her any more, I pretty much lost it. Holy shit was I crying. Usually I tear up a little bit and sit down in a corner or something of the nature. But I really cried then. I remember what I did exactly. I said god damn my life then walked off into the woods at a fast speed. More than a power walk less then a run. I don't know how long I was back there only when I did. It was 9:42 PM on tuesday August 4.

 

[fulano]

My dad cried when i went off to college. Me and my dad were buddied and often made racist comments while walking down the street, all the while my mother would be turning her head away pretending like she didn't know us.

My dad didn't cry as his mother's funeral, at least he didn't do it in front of my brother or me. I was 11 and he was 15 at the time. =\



I think it's ok for guys to cry. You guys DO have feelings you know.
My boyfriend shed a tear because he was gettin hassled at work and one of the guys told him the bosses were going to fire him. He only cried in front of me and I didn't find it weird and wasn't put off by it at all.
I actually felt good that I could support him. He's wiped my tears away plenty, why can't I do the same for him?

BTW:
Cut the macho bullshit. I know some of you guys have cried before and will probably never admit it.

But your bf cried in private. You have to understand that women don't have the monopoly in being the object of social pressure. It would have been massive weak-sauce for your bf to have cried in public.

Not crying is a defense mechanism, too. You have to understand that.