Obviously circumstances some into it, but I believe that real men don't cry, whereas many of my crybaby friends think it's actually a pretty manly thing to let yourself cry.

Thoughts?

So if I want to become a real man, do I need to have my tear ducts epoxied?

FFS, the Dogs' Trust ads make me cry!

Try explaining to your brother that you Father only has hours to live…

i have/do cry. have no problem with it anymore than laughing

Of course they do!
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I just have that effect sometimes. 🙄

it's all down to personal choice, or even DNA….and what IS a ReaL Man ….in my head i'm still 15 and invincible, however i'm 40 with a prolapsed disc, 2 kids, a big job and a beautiful wife so either i'm a real man or a 40 yr old boy….i'm going for the latter…and crying is totally allowed.

Surely it's just a physiological reaction?

I cry more readily at happy things than sad things.

you're a student, you haven't lived

maybe one day, you might know what a real man is but right now, you clearly have no idea

When your your parent or dog dies. Or if you're drunk.

now then sam, as you well know, i am a REAL man…

and yes, i have been known to shed a tear at opportunistic moments.

let it all out son.

err I dont really get this question. Is it possible to stop yourself crying, seems a pretty involutary response to me.

I suppose my answer would be real men dont cry if nothing bad ever happens to them. Which is highly unlikely

To me its like asking do really men never sneeze. Mind I have to say its never really occured to me I might be able to stop myself crying but then again I cant stop ****ing mid flow no matter what were as some of my mates reckon this is deffinetly possible.

so you view tears as weakness? just another emotion triggered easier in some than others
I see nothing wrong in it

nope not in public.. maybe in a quiet corner very discreet…?

you're a student, you haven't lived

I think that's pretty much it, really.

Crying at films is for pussies, though.

Crying at films is for pussies, though.

Except when a dog dies, obviously.

Real men have kids. If you have kids you'll cry*.

Andy

*Even if it's because you've been head-butted in the happy sack.

Being able to hide your emotions from others for their benefit is part of being a man. stiff upper lip, strength in adversity, or at least the illusion of it, is part of the manly skill set.

Denying yourself the expression of emotions in any circumstance isn't even healthy, let alone manly.

Heal and grow.

Define a "real man".

Crying at films is for pussies, though

c'mon – you've never seen Shane, have you ?!

John terry? 🙂

There was a great big ugly power lifter at my gym who's wife's sister I knew well. She told me her sister told her that he cried after sex; not sure what a real man is but I guess he thought he was.

For a few years, I couldn't. Then one day, I could again and I have been happier ever since.

It's a good thing to do when necessary.

Cry only if you mean it otherwise keep calm and carry on.

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There are some situations where you need to hold back, but let it out later. For the sake of others like. So a real man can control this I think

if you don't cry, you're an automaton, not a man

Yes we do.
If you've been present at a birth, a death, a conception, then you do.

I cried at my son's birth but I'm pretty bloody sure I didn't cry at his conception.

Did you mean constipation?

Wot rapier said

Real men do cry, but they cry tears of petrol and beer. HTH

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of course they do

but they don't eat quiche

but they don't eat quiche

should read "but they don't eat cock" – except the gayers, obviously…

Oh blimey, here we go … STW plummets 🙄

Oh blimey, here we go … STW plummets

usually at your instigation 🙂

I cry at Hollyoaks… And my Mum always tells me that I'm 'her brave little soldier'… which I think means that I am a real man..

So yeah… crying = real man for sure..

Cried the other weekend, as we bid farewell to our 16yo three-legged cat and he was put to sleep.

You only need to have seen the display put on by Patrick Kielty who, over several hours, sobbed himself to sleep on the first night on the Sport Relief's £1,330, 000 sponsored bike ride to know that the answer is NO.

He proceeded to sob after every little ride he did thereafter (between bouts of drinking alcohol).

I am very uncomfortable with men sobbing unless there's a very good reason for it, which would typically involve personal loss or some tremendous achievemnet / high.

I was very surprised by the out-pouring of grief after Princess Di died.

I'm sorry, my tongue was so far in my cheek there that nobody noticed. 🙄

I haven't cried for, well I can't remember so must be nearly 30 years.

(Luckily I haven't had reason to so far….)

I make no claim to any particular masculinity, but I often find myself moved to tears by great beauty

If you think you;re a real man because you don;t cry, you need help