When was the last time you cried like a little girl?

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

My early morning investigations into the human condition now extends to sorrow. When did you last feel so SAD that you sat down and WAILED like a little girl struck in the face with a frozen hen?

For me it was a family funeral (which is never going to be a barrel of laughs) but aside from that I can't remember the last time I BOOED MY EYES OUT.

Being a man it's considered GAY to cry, so I never do. That can't be good for me, surely.

 

[Gerbil]

When my dad died

 

[Yorkie]

It is good for a man to cry and release his emotions instead of bottling them up.
I think it is only wind up merchants who think it is gay to cry.
Just a thought....

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

It is good for a man to cry and release his emotions instead of bottling them up.
I think it is only wind up merchants who think it is gay to cry.
Just a thought....

You have over 20000 posts, so I will reply to your point.

Perhaps my choice of the word "gay" was overly jocund, but I merely meant it's generally considered unacceptable for a fully grown man to let it all come flowing out. I agree they should be able do so, but if I saw a gentleman in Tesco crying, I'd walk the other way for fear that he was a bit other. A lady, on the other hand, I would put my big, strong, comforting arm around, rest my hand on the small of her back, and tenderly ask what was wrong.

Men should cry more, but it's somewhat disconcerting if they do.

 

[Yorkie]

The lady would probably hit you for putting your arm round her uninvited.

It seems to be a British thing - stiff upper lip and all that - that dictates that a man shouldn't cry in public.

 

[yorkshire seagull]

It seems to be a British thing - stiff upper lip and all that - that dictates that a man shouldn't cry in public.

Certainly more true up North... I've lived here for 7 years now, and blokes up here seem to think it's wrong to show any sort of emotion at all...

 

[Frutos]

When my Nan passed away two years ago.

 

[Trufflehound]

Every time Baloo "dies" in The Jungle Book.

 

[Starry]

The most recent time I cried was crying with happy tears after my baby signed 'milk please' to me.

I'm a hormonal woman, I cry a lot. The last sad tears were over the adoption I think.

 

[Gwylan]

When my dad died; I was in tears for days.

 

[Ernest]

When Mark McGhee was sacked

 

[Meade's Ball]

I think it was my last birthday. July of the year just gone. In general, i prefer to hide all serious, open emotions in public by making putrid jokes about them or sneering in the direction of those betrothed to sympathetic understanding or caring features. On the birthday my brain was in real pain as i strolled the baking streets of north London. My girlfriend had a day off work and we went to look at trainers she could buy me as a gift. The gift of love. And receipted cash.
Most anniversaries are days of thought and consideration of past events and what might happen in the next twelve months. Due to injury, i couldn't actually remember key events or hearts being broken or votes in elections or medals won in egg-races at junior school. So, i could bare little more. My girlfriend walked off after a while as i grew tired of her kindly whimpering and shook my head in vein. I sat on a bench very near some construction workers, most of them i thought ungay lovers of dust and splinter, who were hard at play/work. They had all sorts of instruments roaring, so i took that as an excuse to wail unheard. I hoped these tools screamed louder than i. And they did, i think. I just held my head to hide the streams from these two fattened, blinded eyes and wept for around 15 minutes.
Was quite freeing. My girlfriend was found again an hour or so later. We walked and shared a pint of beer and returned home where i was allowed to sleep the rest of the day away.

 

[Spunk Bubble]

When my wife gave birth to our first child

 

[Questions]

When I got my last credit card statement.

 

[Titanic]

I think it was my last birthday. July of the year just gone. In general, i prefer to hide all serious, open emotions in public by making putrid jokes about them or sneering in the direction of those betrothed to sympathetic understanding or caring features. On the birthday my brain was in real pain as i strolled the baking streets of north London. My girlfriend had a day off work and we went to look at trainers she could buy me as a gift. The gift of love. And receipted cash.
Most anniversaries are days of thought and consideration of past events and what might happen in the next twelve months. Due to injury, i couldn't actually remember key events or hearts being broken or votes in elections or medals won in egg-races at junior school. So, i could bare little more. My girlfriend walked off after a while as i grew tired of her kindly whimpering and shook my head in vein. I sat on a bench very near some construction workers, most of them i thought ungay lovers of dust and splinter, who were hard at play/work. They had all sorts of instruments roaring, so i took that as an excuse to wail unheard. I hoped these tools screamed louder than i. And they did, i think. I just held my head to hide the streams from these two fattened, blinded eyes and wept for around 15 minutes.
Was quite freeing. My girlfriend was found again an hour or so later. We walked and shared a pint of beer and returned home where i was allowed to sleep the rest of the day away.

Blimey

 

[Brovion]

Probably when my Nan died (1985). She was the first really close person to me to die when I was an adult (my other grandparents all died when I was a boy) and I did indeed 'cry like a girl who'd been hit in the face with a frozen hen'.

I've cried a bit since then. I did when my Dad died (2005) but it was more a few manly sobs and sniffles rather than full-on tears. Also on a few other occasions, most recently, and a bit obscurely, at half-time during the home game against Bournemouth. The Sussex cricket team were being introduced after their Cup win and I found myself crying with a mixture of pride at Sussex and sheer frustration and hatred at LDC for holding us back. Weird moment.

 

[Marshy]

when my first son was born, i was just absolutely drained from a very long few days and blabbed for about 5 mins when i got home all alone !

Did feel a lot better after though.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i don't think cryings that bad, shows you're DEEP and have EMOTIONS

some birds dig that

as for me, it was when i found out my gran has cancer, about....2? years ago

 

[rool]

It usually happens to me when I am driving, usually on my own, and some song from the late 60's will come on and for no apparent reason it will sometimes make me cry uncontrollably.
I can't remember anything happening although I would only be between 3 - 6 years old. Say a little prayer by Aretha Franklin usually does it but there are others that cause micro seconds of memory that I can't unlock.

Weird

 

[byf]

When I split with my ex girlfreind..and I had to clear my stuff out of the house and her little lad said to me..I love & I miss you!